Members of Oklahoma Baptists’ state convention board of directors gathered Tuesday (Sept. 15) at the Baptist Building in Oklahoma City, to meet, pray, hear ministry and financial reports, as well as finalize plans for the upcoming annual meeting in November. Two years after Hurricane Florence struck North Carolina with devastating force, North Carolina Baptists on Mission dedicated a new ministry hub near Rose Hill, N.C.

NASHVILLE (BP) – SBC Executive Committee President and CEO Ronnie Floyd hosted a Facebook Live event today (Sept. 15) to share more about the 2021 Annual Meeting and encourage as many churches as possible to send messengers to Nashville. Watch the full broadcast below.

Cancellation of the 2020 California Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting topped items of business at the CSBC Executive Board meeting held virtually Sept. 10; Gateway Seminary has launched executive searches for a new vice president for academic services and a new vice president for business services to be added to the seminary's executive leadership team.

Alabama joins the nearly 20 state conventions adapting or not holding an annual meeting in 2020. The volleyball era at Spurgeon College got off to a rousing start Sept. 1. Several New Mexico Baptist churches are offering custom face masks in an effort to abide by the state’s mask mandate.

Fred Evers, pastor of Northside Baptist Church, died Monday (Sept. 7). He was 64. Heath Lambert, pastor of First Baptist Church Jacksonville, announced Sept. 6 that he will undergo surgery on his brain to treat a neurological condition.

Hurricane Laura’s 140-mph, Category 4 winds considered nothing sacred, including houses of worship. ppi Baptist Disaster Relief (MBDR) teams were in the first wave of a large response of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams rolling into Louisiana after Hurricane Laura raked the state Aug. 27.

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary President Jamie Dew posed a question to the audience gathered Sept. 3 for convocation, the official start of the academic year. In a joint effort to equip believers to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is sponsoring Season 5 of the "Knowing Faith" podcast.

Work has begun for 80-plus Oklahoma and Kentucky Baptist volunteers in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Laura.

The Union University Auxiliary hosted "An Evening with Abby Johnson." Ouachita Baptist University enrollment is the highest since 2000, while the University of Mobile's is highest in five years.

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Con solo un mes restante en el año fiscal 2020, el dar a través del Programa Cooperativo permanece estable a pesar de los retos enfrentados por las iglesias y miembros debido a la pandemia global COVID-19. Las ofrendas en agosto totalizaron más de $16 millones, marcando la primera vez que ese umbral se alcanza en meses consecutivos desde que la pandemia empezó.