12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (334+ words) Posted by Staff and Carissa Jones | Apr 28, 2026 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature DAVIS'On the weekend of April 10-12, nearly 700 people attended the annual Falls Creek Spring Retreat. This event brings together collegiate and young adult groups from church and campus-based ministries across the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (126+ words) Posted by Staff | Apr 27, 2026 | Disaster Relief, Feature ENID'Within hours after a large tornado did major damage in Enid on April 23, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers arrived to help. "We always want to provide help, hope, and healing to the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (242+ words) Posted by Carol Pipes | Apr 24, 2026 | Feature NASHVILLE, Tenn. "Lifeway Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Dr. Ryan Blackwell as the organization's 11th president and CEO during a special-called meeting April 22 in Nashville. A native of Arkansas, Blackwellgrew up at Cross Churchandpreviously served…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1047+ words) Posted by Harrison Flowers | Apr 23, 2026 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature April marks Donate Life Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about organ donation, one Oklahoma man is living proof of its impact. Pete Petree remembers two dates: June 1, 1990, when he began…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (442+ words) Posted by Jacob King | Apr 22, 2026 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature PAULS VALLEY'Two weeks ago, an armed gunman entered Pauls Valley High School with the plan to do significant harm, according to police. However, when Principal Kirk Moore heard the commotion, he jumped…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (170+ words) Posted by Bryan Painter | Apr 21, 2026 | Feature Oklahoma Baptist University will offer a broad selection of summer courses for 2026, designed to provide flexible and affordable options for students attending colleges and universities. Tuition for Summer 2026 has been set at $350 per credit…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (539+ words) Posted by Staff | Apr 20, 2026 | Feature MOORE " Hundreds of Oklahoma Baptists attended the annual Advance Conference, March 2-3 at Moore, First. This annual event focuses on equipping pastors and church leaders with skills and methods to improve the mission work in their…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (440+ words) Posted by Bryan Painter | Apr 14, 2026 | Feature SHAWNEE'Kenneth Chapman, educator, pastor and higher education leader, was honored as the 2026 inductee into the Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU), Walter O. Mason Jr. Kingdom Diversity Hall of Fame during a ceremony held Sunday, April 12, on…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (804+ words) Posted by Ricky Holder | Apr 11, 2026 | Feature, Missions & Church 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (475+ words) Posted by Jacob King | Apr 9, 2026 | Disaster Relief, Feature GATE'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…...