African American Fellowship joins others from Black diaspora in first joint dinner
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – Marking a first, the National African American Fellowship (NAAF) and other Black diaspora groups will celebrate jointly in a Black Collective Dinner Monday, June 8, in advance of the Southern Baptist Convention 2026 Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Fulani militants killed most Christians in Nigeria in past year, USCIRF says
WASHINGTON (BP) –- Militant Fulani killed more Christians in Nigeria over the past year than any other aggressor, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said May 8 in naming the militants a nonstate violator of religious freedom.
U.K. Baptist preacher latest convicted for Gospel outreach in abortion buffer zone
COLERAINE, Northern Ireland (BP) – A retired Baptist pastor is the latest Christian convicted for religious activity in an abortion buffer zone in the United Kingdom, this time for holding a church service on the outskirts of a zone.
Antisemitism spurs Millennial to help young evangelicals grasp biblical view of Israel
RUCKERSVILLE, Va. (BP) – Aaron Evans was fresh from viewing an Auschwitz exhibit at the Reagan Library on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas launched the deadliest attack on Israel since the Holocaust.
Russian Orthodox church complicit in kidnapping, housing Ukrainian children, expert tells USCIRF
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC-MP) is helping the Russian government kidnap, house and falsely indoctrinate Ukrainian children, according to expert testimony before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Supreme Court stays Fifth Circuit ban on abortion pills by mail, restoring access
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals nationwide ban on mail-order abortion pills, the main mode of pregnancy termination in the U.S.
Southern Baptists join nation in 75th annual National Day of Prayer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP) – Southern Baptists are among many who will pray in churches, businesses and the public square May 7 on the 75th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer (NDP), months ahead of the nation’s semiquincentennial.
Supreme Court appears divided over temporary protected status for Haitians, others
WASHINGTON (BP) – Haitian pastor Keny Felix professed terror to Baptist Press regarding the future prospects for the 1.3 million immigrants living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS).
SCOTUS unanimously affirms pro-life pregnancy center’s claim against New Jersey
WASHINGTON (BP) – A Christian pro-life pregnancy resource center can fight in federal court the state of New Jersey’s order to submit a broad spectrum of documents including the identity of financial donors, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously April 29th.
Sunday rain ‘definitely godsent,’ pastor says as wildfire burns, better contained
HORTENSE, Ga. (BP) – Up to an inch of rain fell on the Highway 82 wildfire April 26, days after Twin Rivers Baptist Church and others began praying for rain, helping contain the most destructive of the largest blazes burning southeast Georgia.
