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MORGAN CITY, La. (BP) – Hurricane Francine made landfall Wednesday night, hitting the Louisiana coast in Terrebonne Parish, with Morgan City facing particularly bad damage. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR), with help from Send Relief, has been assessing and preparing to send volunteer teams to bring help and hope.

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Haitian pastors decry Republican ticket’s claim immigrants stealing, eating pets

Keny Felix, senior pastor of Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church in Miami, Fla., and president of the Southern Baptist Convention National Haitian Fellowship, speaks to a group of Black leaders in Nashville on Sept. 12. Photo by Brandon Porter

MIAMI (BP) – The U.S. Republican presidential ticket’s unfounded claims that Haitian immigrants are stealing and eating pets in Ohio is alarming, harmful rhetoric that “fuels xenophobia and perpetuates damaging stereotypes,” a group of Southern Baptist pastors and other Christian leaders advocating for Haitians globally told Baptist Press.

Reflections on the 2024 SBC Annual

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It’s my privilege to serve as the recording secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention. The recording secretary is elected each summer by messengers to the SBC Annual Meeting. Along with the registration secretary, a position currently held by my beloved colleague Don Currence, the recording secretary position is not term limited.



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