Southern Baptist Leaders Reignite Debate over Permanent Female Pastor Ban
A group of clergy members at the Southern Baptist Congress (SBC) are calling for denominations to reconsider an amendment that would forever prohibit women from serving as pastors of member churches. Last year, the amendment known as a legal amendment failed to fall five percentage points below the two-thirds of the support required to pass […]
Baptist Pastor Receives Backlash for Claiming Violence May Be Necessary to Stop DOGE
The Tennessee Baptist pastor has caused a backlash online after preaching a sermon by suggesting his congregation that “sometimes violence is necessary” when it goes against government efficiency (DOGE) efforts. I did. “And I'm worried that in this country we are on the verge of bloodshed. this It's an attempt to bring us back into […]
Biden to visit Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston for last trip as president
On Sunday, the day before President-elect Trump's inauguration, President Biden will attend a service at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in his final visit as president. The president is scheduled to give a speech about Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Monday at a service commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. […]
New York Times waits until Christmas to drop profile of Baptist minister who conducts pro-abortion rituals
The Satanic Temple offers “abortion rituals” for the purpose of “casting.”[ing] This is to eliminate the feelings of guilt, shame, and psychological discomfort associated with the extinction of a fetus. But demonized anti-Christian groups are not the only game in town when it comes to normalizing and ritualizing the mass slaughter of innocent people. . […]
Trump Nominates Baptist Pastor for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
One of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees is a former NFL player and Baptist pastor who served in the first Trump administration. President Trump on Friday nominated Scott Turner to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with the Texas native “serving as the first executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council […]
Abyssinian Baptist Church’s Newest Reverend Is on a Mission to Make Gen Z Embrace Suits and Ties in Church
The Rev. Kevin R. Johnson, recently appointed as the new senior pastor of New York City's historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, is making the traditional service of men in suits and women in dresses fit for the next generation. I'm thinking of doing it. “Abyssinian, this has always been a traditional Baptist church,” he emphasized, “so […]
600,000 Florida Blue customers could be impacted if a new insurance contract with Baptist Health can’t be reached – WJXT News4JAX
Jacksonville, Florida — Thousands of Florida Blue customers are in limbo as they wait to see whether Baptist Health Systems will remain in their health care payment network. In just seven days, Florida Blue's insurance contract with Baptist Health expires. The two sides are still negotiating a contract, and if no agreement is reached by […]
‘A true miracle’: Flames torch historic Baptist church sanctuary — but the fire fails to destroy famed pulpit
A massive, four-alarm fire broke out in the historic chapel of First Baptist Church of Dallas last Friday. But the flames failed to destroy the sanctuary’s historic pulpit. “It’s truly a miracle, especially when you see the area where this pulpit was on display engulfed in flames.” As the church began assessing the damage this […]
Firefighter injured at second major Dallas Baptist church fire within weeks: ‘We see God working’
A fire in the Dallas area on Friday caused extensive damage to a church and injured at least one firefighter. According to the Dallas Fire Department, the fire broke out around 12:30 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. The pastor, PD Taylor, 85, who walks with a cane and was preparing for his Sunday […]
First Baptist Dallas Fire Fails to Destroy Historic Pulpit in a Stunning Miracle
A four-alarm fire over the weekend destroyed much of the historic First Baptist Church of Dallas’s chapel but left intact the cherished 130-year-old pulpit that was a cornerstone for some of the congregation’s most beloved pastors. Built in 1890, this historic chapel in downtown Dallas was located next to the church’s current chapel. It remained […]
