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Churches celebrate first Baptist missionary and Black 18th Century pastor George Liele Feb. 7

CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP) – It’s not lost on First Baptist Church of Charleston Pastor Marshall Blalock that had Black missionary George Liele visited the church during his 18th century ministry, he would have been required to worship from the balcony. In…

SBC of Virginia gives $175,000 to IMB in honor of 175 years of ministry

More than 400 attendees were encouraged to “Press On” in ministry during the Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia (SBC of Virginia) Annual Homecoming on November 8-9 at The Heights Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, VA. The SBC of Virginia’s yearly…

‘It’s on me,’ SBC leaders and pastors say of baptism decline

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- Several Southern Baptist leaders, missionaries and pastors are voicing a unified response to the continuing decline of baptisms across the Southern Baptist Convention: "It's on me." In the face of a steady, 20-year decline, a new…

IMB recommends mission volunteers postpone travel

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- In light of the continuing global expansion of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus), the International Mission Board's coronavirus task force and senior leadership recommend that mission volunteers from U.S. churches postpone international mission-trip travel through April 30.…

IMB-NAMB name Bryant Wright Send Relief president

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The International Mission Board (IMB) and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) announced Bryant Wright as the new president of Send Relief on Monday, March 2. Wright was the founding pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in…

Two ultrasound machines, hundreds of lives saved

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is Jan. 19, 2020, in the Southern Baptist Convention. NASHVILLE (BP) — Amory's life changed forever when she saw those two blue lines on the pregnancy test. Thinking it was a false positive,…

LifeWay trains thousands of Spanish-speaking leaders

By Art Toalston MEXICO CITY – It wasn’t that long ago the LifeWay Global team dreamed about ways to resource pastors and other church leaders around the world—those with extremely limited or no access to formal theological training. The vision…

2018-19 giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® for International Missions totals $156.6 million

By Ann Lovell In the Photo: IMB worker Sally Pepper (left) visits with new mothers in the maternity ward of Kigoma Baptist Hospital in Tanzania. Through meeting the needs of these women, Sally has seen many get back on their…

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM: Sealed for missions

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- As Southern Baptists, we have one thing that unites us. At our core is the passion to take the Gospel of Christ to those who have never heard. We work together toward that common goal. As…

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