Christians among victims in Iran protests, evangelist says, as prayer requests echo
TEHRAN, Iran (BP) – Christians have been shot as police respond to protests across Iran, a U.S.-based evangelist told Baptist Press, with Southern Baptists requesting prayer for persecuted Christians and others across the nation.
Pivotal moment for Iranian Christians, Gateway prof says
NASHVILLE (BP) – American Christians keeping track of recent protests throughout Iran should continue to pray for an evangelical Church with a bigger footprint than most may imagine, said a Southern Baptist seminary professor.
Red List 2026: Nigeria, China, Mexico among top five persecutors of Christians
SANTA ANA, Calif. (BP) – Nigeria, Rwanda, China, Mozambique and Mexico were the most dangerous countries for Christians from 2023-2025 in five distinct categories of persecution, Global Christian Relief (GCR) said in its second annual Red List.
Militants kill dozens in Christian villages in Nigeria after U.S. missile strikes
NIGER STATE, Nigeria (BP) – Militants have killed at least 58 individuals in Christian villages in northeastern and northcentral Nigeria since Christmas, and kidnapped others from a Catholic boarding school, according to numerous reports.
Baptist leaders urge hope, prayer for Venezuela after Maduro’s removal
NASHVILLE (BP) – As the U.S extraction of now-former President Nicólas Maduro brought widespread celebration among Venezuelans amid pockets of protest inside and outside the country, Baptist leaders are calling on others to keep the country in consistent prayer for peace now and in times ahead.
ERLC hopeful persecution lessens following US actions
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission expressed hope that religious persecution will lessen in Nigeria. Pres. Donald Trump ordered Christmas Day air strikes aimed at terrorist groups that had “been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians”.
Nigerian churches attacked and worshippers abducted
Armed assailants attacked two churches in Nigeria’s Kogi State in recent weeks and abducted worshippers, a United Kingdom-based human rights organization focused on international religious freedom reported.
Unexpected joy as Christmas returns to Israel, but Gazan Christians still sheltered
NAZARETH, Israel (BP) – Yasmeen Mazzawi, an Arab Christian who attended Nazareth Baptist School as a teenager, observed an unexpected joy as Christmas returned to her hometown of Nazareth for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas War.
Nigerian leaders verify Christian persecution, refute false narrative of land dispute
KADUNA, Nigeria (BP) – Nigerian Christian leaders verified Dec. 16 that Christians there are persecuted for their faith, refuting a growing international narrative that violence in the deadliest country for Christians is not religion-based.
Amid hardships, Baptist work growing in Cuba
ORLANDO, Fla. – When life becomes difficult, even overwhelming, Cubans are turning in faith by the thousands to the only One who can offer hope amid despair.
