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Warren, Parker build bridges across Dallas churches
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (352+ words) Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard Two Dallas pastors continued the decade-long relationship between their churches during Holy Week. Pastor Jeff Warren of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas delivered the sermon during the Good Friday "Seven Last Sayings" service at Golden…...
Sanctions removal to be recommended for SWBTS
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (337+ words) SWBTS Staff / Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary FORT WORTH'Sanctions placed on Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2023 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges will be recommended for removal, President David S. Dockery announced in a'letter to the seminary…...
Fire engulfs Fort Graham Baptist Church
23+ hour, 59+ min ago (265+ words) Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard A major fire Tuesday before Easter destroyed Fort Graham Baptist Church north of Whitney. Images shared on social media and local TV showed the church engulfed in flames, with collapsed walls, and charred remains of the…...
Editorial: Is Trump like Jesus? Nope.
18+ hour, 45+ min ago (1030+ words) Screenshot from Bryan Metzger's X of (left to right) Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Donald Trump, and Paula White-Cain during an Easter event at the White House, March 26, 2026. Eric Black / Editor Many of us looked at…...
Bedford church community engagement delivers growth
18+ hour, 55+ min ago (537+ words) Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard More than 1, 000 people now attend Freedom Church in Bedford'up from about 165'a surge leaders attribute to years of outreach and evangelism efforts. Robert White, pastor of Freedom Church in Bedford, attributes the key drivers behind the…...
Canada's hate speech bill raises concerns
19+ hour, 24+ min ago (980+ words) Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard Canada's House of Commons recently advanced Bill C-9, otherwise known as the federal "Combatting Hate Act." The bill proposes amendments to Canada's Criminal Code, introduces penalties for displaying hate/terrorist symbols, and removes the "good faith" religious…...
Artemis II shows how faith in space has changed
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (1470+ words) Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service On Monday, April 6, NASA astronauts finally were about to commence Artemis II's flyby of the moon, the first such close observance of Earth's satellite in nearly 60 years." The four astronauts had spent days on the…...
Nigerian Christians experience deadly Easter attacks
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (234+ words) Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard Attacks struck Christian communities in Benue, Kaduna, and Nasarawa during Easter services. Several believers were abducted during these attacks." At least 17 were killed during an early morning raid in Benue's Mbalom community. In Kaduna, gunmen initiated…...
Around the State: Wayland featured in national TV series
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (509+ words) Baptist Standard Around the State: Wayland featured in national TV series Staff / Baptist Standard Wayland Baptist University was selected for feature coverage on Empowered, a public television documentary series hosted by actress Meg Ryan that highlights organizations making a meaningful…...
Celebrating Churches: Truevine MBC celebrates growth
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (170+ words) Baptist Standard Celebrating Churches: Truevine MBC celebrates growth Staff / Baptist Standard After 122 years of faithful ministry, Truevine Missionary Baptist Church in Spring is experiencing significant growth, with worshippers at times turned away due to limited sanctuary space. In response, the…...