2020 Coronavirus Pandemic

Missouri Baptists support The Baptist Home through COVID outbreak By BP Staff JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP) – The Baptist Home, a residential senior care facility affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention, has experienced an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus at two of its four campuses. The agency’s Chillicothe, Mo., campus has seen six deaths from […]

ARABI, La. (BP) – Donnie Broussard had been sober more than four years from heroin and crack cocaine when the COVID-19 pandemic shot his daily routine. He didn't feel worthy to continue as Celebrate Recovery leader at the Arabi campus of Celebration Church in greater New Orleans.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The vast majority of U.S. Protestant churches say they are holding in-person services, but churchgoers have yet to attend in the numbers they did before the coronavirus pandemic struck.

Earlier this year, as my family sat at lunch after church service, my daughter lamented that there seemed to be no great miracles anymore. She had read about Jesus walking on water, turning water into wine, and feeding 5,000 people with only five loaves and two fish. These were impressive miracles, she thought, but they were in the olden days.

ARLINGTON, Texas (BP) – For Lamar Baptist Church, the October fall festival is a hallmark event for community outreach and children's ministry. But this year, restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic make the usual event impossible.

Starvation, empty cupboards, hopelessness and depression make the COVID-19 crisis dire for refugee communities in South Africa and Greece.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BP) – Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor Greg Laurie announced through social media he tested positive for COVID-19. Laurie said in a video posted Monday (Oct. 5) that the test results came Friday (Oct. 2).

CARSON CITY, Nev. (BP) – Nevada’s new COVID-19 safety guidelines still unconstitutionally favor casinos over churches, religious freedom advocates said.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Christians around the country and the world have called for prayer in light of the news that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – There were no 4-on-4 full-court scrimmages, no defensive rebounds and no passes of any kind, but First Baptist Church of Alpharetta, Ga., still held summer basketball camp and is preparing for winter leagues.