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WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court could not find five votes for either side in an appeal that would have established the first state-supported religious charter school in the nation, the court has announced.

Every June, messengers from thousands of cooperating churches attend the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. There are many people who help that gathering, as well as adjacent meetings, go as smoothly as possible. A few are elected officers of the SBC. Far more are elected members of various committees. Some of the most helpful include the Executive Committee’s professional staff, or various contracted experts like our parliamentarians. Southern Baptists are always grateful for the assistance of the many staff members who work for the venues, hotels, and restaurants in each host city.

PLANO, Texas (BP) – Texas pastor and former Southern Baptist Convention President Jack Graham says he believes the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission should be defunded. He made the comments on X the day after a 10 former SBC presidents released a letter expressing their support for the commission.

RICHMOND, Va. – International Mission Board trustees approved 65 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 21-22 meeting near Richmond. The missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 10, at 10:08 a.m. CDT in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas. The event will be livestreamed on sbcannualmeeting.net.

MOBILE, Ala. (BP) – First in Fallujah, Iraq, then in Djibouti, Africa, and finally Mobile, Alabama, the Memorial Day Flag Relay (MDFR) has been bringing encouragement and healing to active-duty servicemen, veterans and their families for 20 years.

Sanford Miller Brown Jr. was a Baptist preacher’s son from Kansas City and a recent graduate of Missouri State University. He was beginning a career in business.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. House passed a budget bill early today (May 22) to defund Planned Parenthood, end transgender interventions and help Christian nonprofits and families, all Southern Baptist-supported measures the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) supports this fiscal year.

It was a significant moment in history. Everyone in the room felt the gravitas of the gathering May 13. The program was hemmed in worship and prayer. Jeff Iorg, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, said, “We have come to a moment we must lean forward.”

DALLAS (BP) – Counseling for ministers’ wives will be offered for the first time this year at the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas to address trials often experienced in isolation given the unique roles of such women.

DALLAS (BP) – A group of 10 former Southern Baptist Convention presidents has released a letter expressing support for the continuation of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.