Burmese church Easter event reaches hundreds of refugees
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At least 200 refugee families from at least seven nations in Africa, South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East were welcomed to Colina del Sol Park April 4 for Agape Myanmar Mission’s 10th annual Easter Community Outreach.
Lifeway’s 33rd Black Church Leadership and Family Conference July 20-24
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Lifeway Christian Resources’ Black Church Leadership and Family Conference returns for a 33rd year July 20-24 to the Ridgecrest Conference Center in Ridgecrest, N.C.
Chasing those chasing the dream
PLANO, Texas – When Jack Tai was a pastor in China, he thought the U.S. had so many Christian churches that surely most Chinese immigrants would be reached with the Gospel.
Rising antisemitism abroad becoming dangerous for Jews, experts tell USCIRF
WASHINGTON (BP) – Antisemitism is becoming so prevalent abroad that in many places it is dangerous for Jews to reveal their identity publicly, experts told the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in a virtual hearing on the systemic hatred March 18.
IMB looks to build African American involvement in overseas missions
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Community missions is well known and established in African American churches. Quintell Hill is working to see that passion become just as evident for international missions.
Heightened security at synagogues encouraged after terrorist attack on Temple Israel
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (BP) – Ric Worshill, executive director of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, has long hailed the importance of onsite security amid increasing antisemitic attacks on synagogues and Jewish gatherings.
Hispanic church planters have unique advantages, obstacles in gospel work
MIAMI – José Abella’s parents grew up in Cuba before immigrating to the United States in the 1960s, but he’s spent his entire life in the U.S. Abella says this multicultural pull is both an advantage and an obstacle for Hispanic church planters.
Lausanne Jewish evangelism consultation calls Christians to fight antisemitism
ATLANTA (BP) – Battling rising antisemitism, Messianic leaders at the 2026 North American Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE-NA) called on Christians to demonstrate courageous love in speech and action.
FIRST-PERSON: The significance of Black hymns for all Christians
Baptists are known as singing people. I am a product of the Black Baptist church tradition.
Oldest Baptist church in Texas had 2 enslaved Africans among founding 9 members
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (BP) – When Old North Church organized as the first Baptist church in Texas in May of 1838, among the nine founding members were Anthony and Chaney, enslaved Blacks.
