A father and son hammer a cross into the ground at Ashland Baptist Church. Each of the 2,500 crosses represent a baby that is aborted in the U.S. every day.
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May 18, 2022
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May 18, 2022
Leanne Jamieson stocks clothing in the children's boutique that is part of the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center
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May 18, 2022
Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Kentucky is displaying 2,500 crosses on its front lawn in memory of the approximately 2,500 babies aborted daily in the U.S. as recently as 2019.
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May 18, 2022
Nathan Lorick (left), executive director of the SBTC, presented a check for $228,000 to Elizabeth Graham and Rachel Wiles.
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May 18, 2022
Firefighters battle a blaze at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Wrightsville. The church caught fire Friday morning, May 13. Pleasant Grove Baptist Church photo
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May 18, 2022
Attendees participate in worship at a 2017 Send Conference in Long Beach, Calif.
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May 18, 2022
Henry and Thu Phan. IMB Photo
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May 18, 2022
IMB missionary Henry Phan shares a Bible passage in Southeast Asia. Henry grew up watching his own parents plant churches. He tries to pass on lessons learned from his parents to those he disciples — showing Christ’s love through actions and words. IMB Photo
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May 18, 2022
A small house church meets in Southeast Asia. Planting churches often begins with a few gathering to study God’s Word. These believers are discipled and encouraged to share the good news with their family and friends. IMB Photo
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May 18, 2022
Henry Phan baptizes a new believer in Southeast Asia. Henry and his wife, Thu, shared Jesus’ redeeming love and discipled new believers in five different countries during their 20-plus year career with the IMB. IMB Photo
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May 17, 2022
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May 17, 2022
Nothing could have prepared Derek and Joy Yelton for the shock of discovering their daughter had been sexually abused, but God brought them through the difficult ordeal. Submitted photo
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May 17, 2022
Paper cutout family split apart on a paper heart - divorce concept
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May 17, 2022
Photo by Madelynn Duke
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A Ukrainian boy and his mother look at a picture drawn by Madison, 11, of First Baptist Church in Comanche, Okla.
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May 17, 2022
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May 17, 2022
Calvary Church Pastor Willy Rice, kneeling in blue shirt, gathers with more than 130 new believers who took part in the church's beach baptism service May 15. Photo from Willy Rice/Twitter
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May 16, 2022
Hayley Catt, a NAMB staff person and foster mom, has been a single foster mom for five years. Her passion to serve at-risk children and families grew out of her time serving as a missionary overseas. Hundreds of thousands of children in the U.S. go through the foster care system each year. Photo provided by Hayley Catt
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May 16, 2022
Logan Mabe, family advocacy ministry FAM specialist and lead pastor of Ocean View Church in Chula Vista, Calif., and his wife Brittany are passionate about FAM and adoption. Together, they lead their church to serve at-risk children and families. Photo provided by Logan Mabe
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May 16, 2022
A Moldovan believer paints a newly built bed that will be used by Ukrainian refugees in Bozieni Children’s Home in Bozieni, Moldova. IMB Photo
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May 16, 2022
Ion Burlacu, left, pastor and director of Bozieni Children’s Home left, listens to Ion Miron, Baptist General Secretary of the Moldovan Baptist Union, share about the overall refugee outreach in Moldova. Burlacu and church members at their church were in the process of converting the attic into a room to house refugees. IMB Photo
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May 16, 2022
Ion Burlacu, left, and Ion Miron, right, pray for a Ukrainian-Korean woman staying in Bozieni Children’s Home. Burlacu is a pastor and director of the children’s home, and Miron is the Baptist General Secretary of the Moldovan Baptist Union. The woman and her family fled the violence in Ukraine and found refuge in the children’s home. IMB Photo
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May 16, 2022
Church members at Dancu Baptist Church prepare food for Ukrainian refugees who are staying in the church. These women are volunteering their time to provide three meals a day. IMB Photo
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May 16, 2022
Hector Gomez, left, and Jordi Poblete, worship leaders at the Mariners Church Irvine, leave flowers outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022, after a fatal shooting. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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May 16, 2022
Buffalo TV station WGRZ honors the victims of a shooting at a Tops market Saturday (May 14). Screen capture
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May 13, 2022
People keep a close watch from the gallery as HB813 concerning abortion is heard on the floor during legislative session, Thursday (May 12) in the House Chambers of the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Hillary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
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May 13, 2022
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May 13, 2022
Samford University President Beck Taylor announces the historic $100 million gift from the estate of Marvin Mann during a May 12 press conference.
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May 13, 2022
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May 12, 2022
Since it opened last year, business at Southpoint Community Market has increased by 600 percent.
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May 12, 2022
Southpoint Community Market, a ministry of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas, brings fresh food like meat and produce to people who might otherwise have to take a $5 or $6 bus ride to get.
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May 12, 2022
Hans Wunch, at right, gathers with pastors from Mallary Baptist Association at The Source Cafe on the campus of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga.
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May 12, 2022
Hans Wunch, associational missions strategist for Mallary Baptist Association, records an episode of Wunchtime in the old bedroom of his son Micaiah, currently a student at Southeastern Seminary.
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Miles de personas asistieron a un evento de oración organizado por Robby Gallaty antes de la reunión anual de la SBC 2021 en Nashville. Foto de archivo de BP de Eric Brown
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May 12, 2022
El Centro de Convenciones de Anaheim está programado para ser la sede de la reunión anual de la SBC en 2022. (Baptist Press/Brandon Porter)
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The Democratic Party’s attempt to institute a vastly expansive right to abortion in federal law again died in the U.S. Senate Wednesday (May 11). As it had done in February, the Senate rejected an effort to consider the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), voting 51-49 against invoking cloture. (Baptist Press/Brandon Porter)
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May 11, 2022
First Baptist West Plains, Mo., had previously hosted a Kanakuk day camp called Kampout! in the church parking lot. The church has canceled a similar event for this summer.
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May 11, 2022
FILE - Deb Walker visits the grave of her daughter, Brooke Goodwin, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Chester, Vt. Goodwin, 23, died in March of 2021 of a fatal overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that is making its way into the illicit drug supply. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke, File)
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May 11, 2022
Willie McLaurin, SBC Executive Committee interim president and CEO, said he wants to reassure Southern Baptists that "we’re here to serve, and we’re here to keep a laser-sharp focus on the Great Commission.” Photo by Brandon Porter
Charlie and Audrey Houck stand with their sons, Lewis and Benji, in front of the parsonage provided by Mesa Church in San Diego. Jamie Cox, Mesa's kids' director who took the photo, also currently lives in the parsonage but will soon move into an on-campus duplex the church is renovating for staff.
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May 9, 2022
Rising inflation has increased demand for diapers through Cornerstone Baptist Church’s baby boutique serving mothers in south Dallas. (Cornerstone Baptist Church photo)
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May 9, 2022
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May 9, 2022
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May 9, 2022
Photo from Wisconsin Family Action Facebook page
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May 9, 2022
The Lender family is preparing to move from Raleigh, N.C., to Charleston, S.C., to plant a church, set to launch in September.
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May 9, 2022
The Summit Church in North Carolina commissioned two teams to plant two new churches in South Carolina in a ceremony April 28. Screen capture
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Rolland Slade, pastor of Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon, Calif., and chairman of the SBC Executive Committee, gave the keynote address at a prayer event hosted by the San Diego Downtown Fellowship of Churches and Ministries May 5. Screen capture
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May 6, 2022
Robert Hyde (left) celebrated with Paul Will his release from the Louisiana State Penitentiary March 30, 2022. Submitted photo
Bart Barber (middle), Robin Hadaway (second from right), and Tom Ascol (right) answered questions and interacted with one another at a candidate for the known 2022 SBC presidential candidates hosted by FBC Keller, Texas and moderated by Joe Wooddell (far left) and Tony Richmond (second to left) on May 4. (Baptist Press/Brandon Porter)
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Aiden Thomas became the last teenager for Dave Paxton to baptize on Jan. 23. Photo
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May 6, 2022
Dave Paxton – here speaking at a junior high school Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting – remained active with students throughout his career. Photo from First Baptist Orange Park
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May 6, 2022
A cross-country motorcycle ride provided many fine sights to see for Dave Paxton (left) and First Baptist Orange Park Executive Pastor Stanley Puckett before they both retired last year. Photo courtesy of First Baptist Orange Park
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May 6, 2022
Berendo Street's deacons maintained the church's homeless ministry despite strict pandemic-related restrictions the past two years.
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May 6, 2022
Senior Pastor Sung Kun Park is planning now for the transition that will happen when he retires in 2024.