12+ hour, 39+ min ago  (360+ words) American Bible Society/ NORC at the University of Chicago graphic. PHILADELPHIA (BP) " An increase in personal Bible use in the U. S. in 2025 was short-lived, the American Bible Society said in its latest State of the Bible release, with newest engagement numbers…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (810+ words) GADSDEN, Ala. " Alabama's'Craig Carlisle'will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention in June when'messengers meet in Orlando. Charles W. Smith, president of the'University of Mobile'and member of Redemption Church in the Mobile area, shared his plans to…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago  (860+ words) EDINBURG, Texas " From the second floor of the new building under construction, Gerardo Lorenzo watched the progress of the work with gratitude. What was once a prayer was now taking shape in steel and concrete. As he stood there talking…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (769+ words) IDAHO " Idaho is among the least evangelized states in the nation, but that state's Southern Baptists have a plan. It's called Reach Idaho. "What a tragedy that, within the borders of the United States, we have a state that includes…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (476+ words) GATE, Okla. " In late February, wildfires spread across northern Oklahoma, burning thousands of acres in the Oklahoma Panhandle, including in Gate, a small town in Beaver County. Doug and Debra Little were among the many who were affected. Their house,…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (842+ words) When my family first answered the call to pursue the International Mission Board for full-time missions, we had no idea where we would end up or what we would be doing. My initial thinking was that we would serve somewhere…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (598+ words) EXPORT, Pa. (BP) " Evangelical giving has stabilized after several years of significant decline, but almost no one gives a biblical tithe to the church, a new study from Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts found. Ron Sellers, Grey Matter Research…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (815+ words) Ukrainian refugees have joined or planted churches around Europe, like this one in Gummersbach, Germany. JACKSON, Miss. " One moment, the Skopyches were tourists, vacationing in Europe to visit friends. The next, they were among an overwhelming swell of millions of…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (366+ words) NASHVILLE (BP) " This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with Lifeway Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, Lifeway publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (868+ words) Sharing the Gospel is an essential part of Agape Myanmar Mission's ministry. 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…...