Above: Paul Chitwood and other short-term missionaries in South Africa pray for a terminally ill AIDS patient on July 2, 2015. The trip was conducted through a partnership between the Kentucky …

By Roy Hayhurst and Tom Strode Getty Image CHICAGO (BP) — Lawyers for both the U.S. Justice Department and a religious freedom organization defended the constitutionality of the ministerial housing …

By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) -- A slim majority of pastors say they approve of the job President Donald Trump has done in the White House, according to a new study, but many are unsure. A LifeWay …

FORMER BP INTERN MYRIAH SNYDER NOW AT CHRISTIAN INDEX DULUTH, Ga. (BP) — Myriah Snyder has been named content editor of The Christian Index, newsjournal of the Georgia Baptist Convention, moving …

By Gary D. Myers NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary trustees named Chuck Kelley as chancellor of the school through July 31, 2019, and approved the accelerated M.Div. …

Georgia SBDR volunteer Fort Oglesby, of FBC Hartwell hauls debris to the street from a flood damaged home in Longs, SC. He worked with 6 others to help homeowner Ray Childers, 71, who has lived in …

This space satellite image provided by NOAA shows the size of Florence. Nearly 40 deaths have been reported in the wake of the storm. NOAA/Special Beginning this morning, the first contingent of …

Clyde Meador has been named interim president of the International Mission Board, effective Sept. 27. IMB/Special RICHMOND, VA — Former international missionary Clyde Meador will likely soon carry …

Latest forecasts predict Hurricane Florence is drifting south into Georgia; full impact is still unknown. Churches are ready to help where needed. ACCUWEATHER/Special[/caption] MILLEDGEVILLE — …

Johnny Hunt, right, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock, and past president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), will join the North American Mission Board (NAMB) as senior vice …

The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY stands against a sky of cumulus clouds at sunrise. ANSWERS IN GENESIS/Special WILLIAMSTOWN, KY — It has been called “the eighth wonder of the world.” At …

At left, Georgia Baptist state missionary Marcus Merritt gets a photo with Wolfman, who once played harmonica with Lynyrd Skynyrd. At right Marty Youngblood talks with Sinner, one of numerous …

Showcased just outside Red Hill Church's two tents at the Route 66 festival is a 1955 Chevy Bel Air. The gleaming red and white car attracted visitors to the church's display. BP/Special By Andrew …

LAWRENCEVILLE — The airways are filled with political announcements, some boosting one candidate and some booing another. Your mailbox has also likely been loaded with political flyers for months …

Vice President Mike Pence's message to the Southern Baptist Convention included his personal testimony as well as points on the achievements of President Donald Trump in such matters as placing …

The invitation and acceptance of Vice President Mike Pence to speak at the SBC annual meeting has stirred up discussion among Southern Baptists. Pence is scheduled to deliver his address at the …

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has destroyed 36 structures, including 26 houses, since it began releasing lava through vents May 3. USGS.GOV/Special[/caption] By David Roach PAHOA, Hawaii (BP) -- Amid a …

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering 2018 Week of Prayer missionary, church planter and pastor Taylor Field began serving the homeless and drug addicted in 1986 on New York City’s Lower East Side …

WASHINGTON — On March 20 Dr. Michael Lewis, pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta , opened the U.S. House of Representatives in prayer. The invitation for Lewis to pray was extended …

At right Rick Dunbar, IMB trustee chairman, announces the 16 members of the IMB's presidential search committee during the trustees' March 1 plenary session. The committee’s first meeting was …

Senator William Ligon of Brunswick responds to media questions after the vote on Senate Bill 375, also known as the Keeping the Faith and Adoption Care Act. MIKE GRIFFIN/Special ATLANTA — The …

Virginia Foxx As editor of The Christian Index, I have had the enviable privilege of meeting and interviewing some remarkable people, including some of the most notable pastors, amazingly dedicated …

IMB President David Platt, shown here addressing IMB trustees during a November 2016 meeting, will step down after a new president has been found. Platt says he spent months in prayer and counsel …

Participants in Pastors Day at the Capitol gather together. Attendees heard varous speakers illustrate the need for further political involvement by Georgia Baptists. MIKE GRIFFIN/Special ATLANTA — …

The crowd at the Legislative Prayer Breakfast gathered together in the morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 25 in the James "Sloppy" Floyd Building in Atlanta. GERALD HARRIS/Index ATLANTA — It was a …