BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Southern Baptist churches saw a slower rate of closures in 2024 than in recent years, according to Lifeway Research, even as the denomination continues to experience an overall ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Meant for the Mission, a two-year theme that will be woven throughout Woman's Missionary Union curriculum beginning this fall, provided the backdrop for more than 20 different ...

ATLANTA — Tax increases on Georgia homeowners could be limited to the inflation rate, including taxes for education, after most school systems decided against capping property tax hikes last year.

STATESBORO, Ga. — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention elected new officers Tuesday to lead them in the coming year. Steve Browning, lead pastor of First Baptist Church ...

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University has begun a national search for its next president, marking a new chapter for the institution as it continues its mission to provide Christ-centered higher ...

The Georgia Baptist Convention was remarkably biracial before the Civil War, and enslaved members and pastors made a significant contribution to Georgia Baptists. The ministry of thousands of Black ...

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Chip Dean, the new pastor at First Baptist Church of Powder Springs, is a winsome and energetic Christian gentleman who embodied every trait that the congregation was looking for ...

Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70. Tito was the third of nine Jackson children, which include global superstars Michael and sister ...

In a matter of days, 135 eligible cardinals from around the world will gather in Rome for a papal conclave in order to choose the next pope for the Roman Catholic Church. Meeting beneath the artistic ...

BUFORD, Ga. — Did you know there is an urgent need in your area for Christian volunteers to serve families living with disability this summer? Joni and Friends, an international disability ministry ...

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. (BP) – Southern Baptist evangelist David Miller, known as a “Country Preacher at Large” for his humble, hospitable and straightforward style of Bible preaching, was laid to rest ...