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SBC leaders praise high court ruling on at-home meetings

NEW By Tom Strode, posted April 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (BP) – Southern Baptist leaders and other religious liberty advocates applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest decision supporting the free exercise of religion in the face of government restrictions related to COVID-19.

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As volcano erupts on St. Vincent, nearby Kingstown Baptist Church helps evacuees

Ash rises into the air as La Soufriere volcano erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, seen from Chateaubelair, Friday (April 9). (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel)

By Diana Chandler, posted April 12, 2021 in Disaster Relief

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (BP) – About 10 miles below the erupting La Soufriere volcano on the small island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown Baptist Church Pastor Cecil Richards thanked God for rain that fell briefly as he led a virtual worship Sunday (April 11).

Through partnerships, Calvary Church in Clearwater, Fla., has had a hand in planting more than 60 churches around the world in the last five years, like this one in Southeast Asia. Calvary Church photo

By David Roach, posted April 12, 2021 in VIsion 2025

CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – When Calvary Church turned 150 years old in 2016, Pastor Willy Rice laid out an ambitious vision: plant 150 churches in a decade, including 100 international churches.

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By Tom Strode, posted April 12, 2021 in COVID-19, Religious Liberty

Ash rises into the air as La Soufriere volcano erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, seen from Chateaubelair, Friday (April 9). (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel)