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Dozens killed in Nigeria as violence mars Easter celebrations in several nations

NEW By Diana Chandler, posted April 7, 2026

CENTRAL NIGERIA (BP) – At least 54 Christians were killed early Easter in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, many during worship, with dozens more abducted from Evangelical Church Winning All Souls and other sites, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.

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Dozens killed in Nigeria as violence mars Easter celebrations in several nations

Women mourn the death of a family member following an attack by gunmen in the Zike farming community in north-central Nigeria, April 15, 2025. (AP file photo/Samson Omale)

By Diana Chandler, posted April 7, 2026 in International News, Persecution

Big Emory Baptist Association director of missions Matt Cannon (orange shirt, with microphone) leads a time of prayer on Sunday, March 22, at the dedication service of the association’s new Biblical counseling center. Attendees at the event formed a semi-circle around the building, which has undergone a complete remodel in the past year. Photo by Sabrina Stamper / FBC Lenoir City

By David Dawson/Baptist and Reflector, posted April 7, 2026 in SBC News

HARRIMAN, Tenn. – The small building that sits across the parking lot from the Big Emory Baptist Association (BEBA) office was once filled with broken equipment.

Emmanuel church leaders participate in a groundbreaking ceremony last year. The new facility is being built on a prime piece of land close to a local school. Submitted photo

By Jane Rodgers /Southern Baptist TEXAN, posted April 7, 2026 in Churches & Ministry, SBC News

NEW CANEY, Texas – July 18, 2020, is a date that still touches Joshua Crutchfield deeply. It was on that day he lost his friend, John Powell, Emmanuel Baptist Church’s planter and first pastor, who was killed while helping rescue the passengers of a burning vehicle along a North Texas roadway.

By Diana Chandler, posted April 7, 2026 in Ethnicity, Lifeway

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Lifeway Christian Resources’ Black Church Leadership and Family Conference returns for a 33rd year July 20-24 to the Ridgecrest Conference Center in Ridgecrest, N.C.

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By Aaron Earls, posted April 7, 2026 in Discipleship, Lifeway

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – When facing difficult circumstances, most churchgoers still trust in God’s love and provision. Some, however, begin to question God’s character and involvement in their lives, and their number has grown in recent years.