ATLANTA — Georgia Right to Life announced winners of the 2026 True to Life Oratory & Film Contests on Tuesday, April 21.

NAHUNTA, Ga. —Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief has begun deploying volunteers and equipment to help meet needs in Brantley County, where wildfires have destroyed dozens of structures and evacuations have been ordered. The blazes have prompted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to declare a state of emergency for more than half of the state's counties.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Dr. Ryan Blackwell as the organization’s 11th president and CEO during a special-called meeting on Wednesday, April 22, in Nashville.  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It can be said that Hope Church is a plant that no longer needs to be watered. After three years of hard work, steadfast praying, and unwavering commitment, Hope Church has transitioned from being an extension of Salem Baptist Church into an autonomous church body.

FINLEY, Tenn. (BP) – Former police captain Jamie Reynolds considered himself a “reluctant AMS” when he began serving as an associational mission strategist for the Three Forks Baptist Association a dozen years ago.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — What began as a simple question after attending a service in another city turned into a community-wide movement for students in Cartersville. For the first time, Tabernacle Baptist Church hosted a student-focused Good Friday service during the school day—an event designed to give teenagers a clear, accessible opportunity to engage the gospel in the middle of their normal routine. Nearly 900 students gathered together in worship, 63 made first-time decisions to follow Jesus, 81 made decisions to move forward with baptism, and 71 recommitted their lives to Christ.

A locally renowned musician found himself sitting in the one-room jail cell of the local police station. In addition to an illustrious career as a pianist in a band, he was his community’s cantor. 

WAKE FOREST, N.C. — On Tuesday, following weeks of prayerful consideration, Southeastern Seminary’s Board of Trustees unanimously elected Dr. Scott Pace as president of Southeastern and Judson College.

MACON, Ga. — It was a warm day in late April 2025 when Nick Morgan laced up his Puma Nitros. Approaching the starting area, he was surrounded by nearly 30,000 other runners who had earned a coveted spot in the Boston Marathon. Three hours and 17 minutes after the starting gun fired, he crossed the finish line, placing a respectable 9,422nd place.

Robert Eugene "Gene" Dailey, age 100, of McDonough, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at his home under the care of Southern Grace Hospice.

In remote villages of the Himalayan mountains, women’s health trainings are opening doors for believers to build relationships and share the gospel.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The attention brought by National Child Abuse Prevention Month for protecting the most vulnerable is not to be relegated to April, and doesn’t begin with churches. It does, however, start with the gospel.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. — Brewton-Parker Christian University is pleased to announce that its Prison Education Program, led by Dr. Roger Byrd, has been awarded two grants through the Georgia Coalition for Higher Education in Prison, further strengthening the university’s commitment to providing transformative educational opportunities to incarcerated individuals.

WAKE FOREST, N.C. — On Tuesday, Southeastern Seminary and Judson College welcomed the Board of Trustees and the Southeastern Society to campus for their annual spring meetings.

Wallet, keys, phone. Repeat. Check. These three items are necessary, and then I am out the door. It seems I go through this mindless routine every day. Each part of this trio is essential for me to get through the day. Without the wallet, I would lack my driver’s license and money. Keys enable transportation, and the phone is a lifeline for many tasks a pastor handles in his ministry.

Matthew 21 opens with preparations for the Triumphal Entry. The time has finally arrived for Jesus to present Himself to His city, Jerusalem. He is on heaven’s search-and-rescue mission to save the world.

NEWPORT, Tenn. — As the second anniversary of Hurricane Helene approaches in September, it remains more than just a distant memory for many people in East Tennessee.

From one archipelago to another, a Portuguese global missionary partner is employing the same church-planting skills in islands separated by thousands of miles.  “Because why would I wait?” 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, voiced his support for a resolution signed by Gov. Bill Lee that designates June as “Nuclear Family Month” in Tennessee.  

WASHINGTON (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has endorsed a letter from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America urging the U.S. Justice Department to allow state lawsuits to proceed against mail-order abortion drugs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler called this week for a strong statement from Southern Baptists on the role of pastor and its limitation to men.

NEW ORLEANS — The board of trustees for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College approved new faculty members and curriculum updates, heard a variety of positive reports, and looked toward the future of the institution during their spring meeting on April 14-15.  

BIRMINGHAM , Ala. — Chris Johnson at Lifeline Children’s Services said that in the list of needs he gets from vulnerable families, beds are the number one ask. So it made a big difference when a group of more than 50 people built 25 bed kits as part of Birmingham Serve Tour on March 20–21.

When Josh and Madison Oakes interviewed for service with the International Mission Board, they were told that, historically, in the region where they would be serving, it typically took 100 years of gospel proclamation before the message would take root and people would commit their lives to Christ. 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Board of Trustees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary convened on Monday, April 13, for their annual Spring meeting to adopt the operating budget, approve faculty promotions, elect new board officers, and honor outgoing trustees.