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.

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Even before its formal dedication, a newly installed ultrasound machine at a local pregnancy resource center was already fulfilling its purpose. SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Voters in a ...

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 — Voters in northwest Georgia will be going to the polls on March 10 to fill a newly vacated state Senate seat on the same day that they will decide whether the former occupant of that seat ...

ATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Melanie Ford has been named Ministry Wives Coordinator for the Pastor Wellness team at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, effective Jan. 1. In her new role, Ford will help lead and ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least 21 people and ...