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EF-3 tornado prompts Minnesota-Wisconsin Disaster Relief

NEW By Scott Barkley, posted July 28, 2026

APPLETON, Wisc. (BP) – A midday tornado that destroyed homes and brought other significant damage to cities on the northern shore of Lake Winnebago has led to Minnesota-Wisconsin Disaster Relief personnel assessing the situation for future response.

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Families come to ‘the mountain’ seeking renewal at Black Church Leadership and Family Conference

More than 600 pastors and church leaders gathered at Black Church Leadership and Family Conference on July 20-24 in Black Mountain, N.C. Each night featured a worship service and preaching. Photo by Myriah Snyder-Garrett

By Myriah Snyder-Garrett, posted July 28, 2026 in Ethnicity, SBC News

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – More than 600 pastors, church leaders and lay people traveled from across the country – 2,275 miles by plane from California, 11 hours by train from Louisiana or by car from across the region – to find renewal on “the mountain” at the 2026 Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC).

Drone footage shows the widespread destruction in Menasha, Wis., from a tornado July 27. Screen capture from WLUK

By Scott Barkley, posted July 28, 2026 in Disaster Relief

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By Ella Nichter, posted July 28, 2026 in Churches & Ministry, Lifeway

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Even with wide differences across congregations, most attendees are content with their church’s worship style.

About 150 people gathered for the June 22-25 annual meeting of the Japanese Church Planting Network.

By Karen L. Willoughby, posted July 28, 2026 in Ethnicity, SBC News

TIGARD, Ore. – This fall, a Japanese-language church is to start in Chicago, adding to 52 others in the Southern Baptist Convention. A Japanese Baptist church in Tosu, on a southern Japanese island, started as a Bible study last year.

IMB missionary Esther Kim meets with a group of children while sharing the Gospel in a community without a church in Lucena, Philippines. Kim died July 16 after a heart attack at age 64. The photo is the last image taken of Esther sharing Jesus with the children. IMB Photo

By IMB Staff, posted July 28, 2026 in International Mission Board

Esther (Sook Hyung) Kim, a Southern Baptist missionary to Philippines, died July 16 after suffering a heart attack. She was 64.