WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Turner, associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist in Plano, Texas, was confirmed last week as the new secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a role central to President Donald Trump's domestic agenda at a time when most Americans say the cost of living around necessities are a top concern.

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Protestant church rising in war, but U.S. aid crucial, Ukraine delegation tells ERLC

ERLC Vice President and Chief of Staff Miles Mullin, third from right; and Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Vice President for Convention Administration Jonathan Howe, head of table, host Ukrainian delegation members and others, from left, Slavik Pyzh, president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary; Oleksii Boiko, head of the Chernivtsi Supreme Regional Council and speaker of the Congress of the Chernivtsi Province; Missions Eurasia Communications Manager Inna Sinkevych; Oleksandr Shkuridin, congressman and head of the Interfactional Fraction of the Chernivtsi Province Congress; Vyacheslav Nahirniak, pastor of First Baptist Church in Chernivtsi and deputy bishop of the Evangelical Baptist Union of the Chernivtsi Oblast; and Mission Eurasia President Sergey Rakhuba. (Photo by Diana Chandler)

NASHVILLE (BP) -- The Protestant Church, seen as “a fringe” denomination in mostly Orthodox Ukraine, has gained traction and respect for its humanitarian aid during Russia’s war on Ukraine, a delegation of governmental and religious leaders said during a visit here.

New England student event commissions missionaries, builds next gen witness

The latest group of Quest missionaries are commissioned at Youth Encountering Christ, sponsored through Baptist Churches of New England. Photo by Shendl Pratt/BCNE

About 530 students and chaperones gathered at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, Mass. from Jan. 24-26 for a weekend of worshipping, hanging out and learning about missions. Among the 38 congregations represented were those of Arabic, Filipino, Hispanic, Brazilian, Chinese and Ethiopian descent.

Molina to lead National Hispanic Baptist Network in full-time role

Bruno Molina speaks at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting. BP File Photo

DALLAS (BP)—The National Hispanic Baptist Network has elevated its executive director, Bruno Molina, from a part-time role to a new full-time role to oversee the organization's diverse offering of support to Hispanic churches and leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention.

Southern Baptist pastor confirmed as HUD secretary

Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Housing, testifies at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Turner, associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist in Plano, Texas, was confirmed last week as the new secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a role central to President Donald Trump's domestic agenda at a time when most Americans say the cost of living around necessities are a top concern.

Friendship Baptist Church Starts Hispanic Church At “Just the Right Time”

Church and denominational leaders pray over Church Planters Martin and Ester Nieto at Martin’s ordination service at Friendship Baptist Church. (Photo courtesy of Friendship Baptist Church)

SYKESVILLE, Md. (BP) — In the fall of 2024, Friendship Baptist Church started a Hispanic church called FBC en Español, led by Church Planters Martin and Ester Nieto of Cancun, Mexico. The new church is already gaining momentum and drawing visitors from the local Hispanic community.



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