PULASKI, Tenn. — Those leading and volunteering at CB Outreach in Pulaski want their unity to show the world the truth of Christ. No competition. No tension. No barriers. Just a building in the center of a mission field.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — After 31 years as pastor of Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana de Savannah, Samuel Rodríguez was honored by a congregation, community members, and Baptist leaders who remembered his faithfulness, his love for the gospel, and his role as a pioneer in Hispanic Baptist ministry in the region.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Después de 31 años como pastor de la Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana de Savannah, Samuel Rodríguez fue honrado por una congregación, una comunidad y un grupo de líderes bautistas que recordaron su fidelidad, su amor por el evangelio y su papel como pionero de la obra bautista hispana en la región.

UNADILLA, Ga. — There are many words that describe Unadilla First Baptist Church’s Eddie Lee Bowen. A servant’s heart comes to mind. Humble and unwavering are others.

COCHRAN, Ga. — Mount Calvary Baptist Church was founded June 20, 1840, by seven charter members in rural Bleckley County, almost three decades before the city of Cochran was incorporated. Nearly 185 years later, Pastor Lane Collins believes those early members would be grateful to see a church marked by growth, unity, and a staff that serves together in love.

A team of eight from CrossView Baptist Church traveled with the Mell Baptist Association to Ichmul, Mexico, this summer to serve a village of about 100 to 150 people.

VIDALIA, Ga. — A Christian learning center in Vidalia has filed a federal lawsuit against Vidalia City Schools, alleging the district ended its relationship with the ministry after its director criticized a proposed tax increase on his personal Facebook page.

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — More than 600 pastors, church leaders and lay people traveled from across the country—2,275 miles by plane from California, 11 hours by train from Louisiana or by car from across the region—to find renewal on “the mountain” at the 2026 Black Church Leadership and Family Conference.

SEATTLE (BP) – The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has submitted an amicus brief supporting a Christian ministry’s right to hire support staff who agree with the ministry’s tenets in a case the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is rehearing.

Esther (Sook Hyung) Kim, a Southern Baptist missionary to Philippines, died July 16 after suffering a heart attack. She was 64.

Snowcapped mountains stand tall, sprinkled with forests of greenery against backdrops of blue sky. Despite being layered with light, these mountain ranges are home to some of the least reached people groups, making it one of the most spiritually dark places in the world.

Chapters 3–4 of Judges recount the repeated cycle of Israel’s disobedience, captivity, and deliverance. Living among the pagan tribes in Canaan, the people of God gave in to the peer pressure around them and “did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.”

It is only natural that if you’ve been a member of a church for an extended period of time, you will relate to some pastors more than others. That is not necessarily a bad thing. You are human, and we all tend to favor some personality types over others.

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University is inviting Northeast Georgia residents to join a historic week of celebration this September as the University officially inaugurates Dr. Larry W. Lyon as its ninth president while commemorating its 80th Anniversary. 

ORLANDO, Fla. — What began as a week of evangelistic outreach has become an ongoing season of ministry for Hispanic Florida Baptist churches across Central Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Lo que comenzó como una semana de alcance evangelístico se ha convertido en una temporada continua de ministerio para iglesias hispanas bautistas de Florida en toda la región central del estado.

In a village in Thailand, a pastor’s wife knows how to safely move a stroke survivor’s arm. Sue Papen, a physical therapist, taught her, as well as other church leaders and national partners, a simple range of motion exercises.

ROME, Ga. — A local youth has recently become the first member from his troop to achieve the capstone award given out by nationwide outdoor adventure and character development organization Trail Life USA.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Odelle Cadwell of Temple of Faith Baptist Church in Detroit is the recipient of the 2026 Dellanna West O’Brien Leadership Award, national Woman's Missionary Union’s most prestigious leadership honor.

ROCKSPRINGS, Texas (BP) – Flash flooding that wiped out the only road to a Texas Hill Country adventure camp last week prompted a call for help that led to a ride that 325 middle schoolers will never forget.

ATHENS, Ga. — What began as a World Cup final watch party at Green Acres Baptist Church became a picture of the nations gathered around one table.

HAZLEHURST, Ga. — First Baptist Church Hazlehurst welcomed hundreds of middle school and high school athletes from across southeast Georgia on Thursday, July 16, for a Night of Champions outreach that ended with about 120 students making spiritual decisions.

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup closes and Spain is left holding the trophy, Southern Baptist churches and missionaries around the world are praying for an impact that outlasts the hardware.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The expiration of a one-year provision in the Big Beautiful Bill that defunded Planned Parenthood has pro-life groups and supporters questioning whether their voices are still being heard in defense of the unborn.

POLKVILLE, N.C. — As grandstand lights illuminate the summer sky behind Polkville Baptist Church each June, thousands of spectators gather for an event that might seem unexpected for a local congregation: a professional rodeo.