The Spirit of the Lord seemed to move upon the hearts of the people – Mrs. A.P. Hill By Charles Jones With an inconspicuous beginning, Georgia’s Great Revival of 1827-1828 represented the …

By Aaron Wilson By Aaron Wilson ELPASO, Texas -- Immigrants who are detained at the U.S.-Mexico border face many needs — the greatest of which is perhaps hope. Lifeway Christian …

Hurricane Ida left Louisiana a mess with an estimated $50 billion in property damage. Georgia Baptists are in Amite City helping residents clean up. (Photo/Entergy New Orleans) By ROGER ALFORD The …

By Tom Strode AUSTIN, Texas (BP) – A Texas law that prohibits abortion when a fetal heartbeat can be detected became effective Wednesday in a barrier-breaking development hailed by pro-life …

Hygienist Samantha Gray cleans the teeth of a patient aboard a mobile dental clinic in Macon. By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index MACON, Ga. – Dental patients are captive audiences …

By Ronnie Floyd Together, We Need Extraordinary Prayer and Cooperation The current challenges across America and the world are extraordinary. Together, we need to respond with a commitment to …

By SCOTT BARKLEY Baptist Press SARALAND, Ala. (BP) – Oklahoma pastor Jeremy Freeman and Florida ministry leader Amanda Stanton have been named as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the …

Hispanic pastors from across Georgia listen as Thomas Hammond welcomes them to the Georgia Baptist Missions and Ministry Center. By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index DULUTH, Ga. – Pastor Charles …

Pastor Brian Stephens has set up a canopy tent in front of New Holland Baptist Church for outdoor prayer. Prayer concerns are stapled to a cross outside New Holland Baptist Church. By ROGER ALFORD …

Views from the sky show the extent of damage from Hurricane Ida. (Photo/U.S. Coast Guard) By Baptist Message staff NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Baptist pastors used social media a day …

Hurricane Ida arrived in Port Fourchon, La., around noon Sunday (Aug. 29) as a Category 4 storm. With winds of 150 mph, Ida is one of the strongest storms to hit the mainland United States. (NOAA …

By Diana Chandler KADUNA, Nigeria (BP) – An additional 47 Nigerian Baptist school students kidnapped in July have been released, leaving captive 31 of the more than 120 originally taken, the …

Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are easily identifiable by their yellow shirts. Here, members of a chainsaw crew remove a tree from a home. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – Georgia Baptist …

By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index ROCK SPRING, Ga. – COVID-19 may have impacted lots of things, but it didn’t impact giving at Peavine Baptist Church in north Georgia. Peavine, which has been …

Shorter University President Don Dowless honors long time associational missionary, the late Bob Bagley, and his widow, Evelyn, by putting their names on a residence hall. By Dawn Tolbert ROME, Ga. …

Anne Wilson never expected to be a contemporary Christian music singer. She considers her new career as miraculous. By Mark Maynard NASHVILLE (BP) – Anne Wilson was always reaching for the stars. …

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief shower units, feeding units and heavy equipment make their way to the Waverly, Tenn., area to assist residents devastated by flooding. Photo from Facebook By Brandon …

Larry Wynn will serve as executive director of the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – Noted Georgia pastor and denominational leader Larry Wynn will be …

By Diana Chandler SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (BP) — So painful was the decision to demolish the sanctuary where a mass gunman killed 26 people in 2017, including an unborn child, that members …

Kevin Miller, discipleship pastor at Bethlehem Church, baptizes a new believer last Sunday. A total of 114 new believers were baptized that day. By Roger Alford BETHLEHEM, Ga. – As pastor of one of …

The Baptist Paper A restructuring plan for the work of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina launched yesterday (Aug. 24) as soon as the executive committee of the convention’s board of …

Lifeway President and CEO Ben Mandrell shares the organization's strategy for the future with trustees during their August 23-24 meeting in Nashville. (Photo/Aaron Earls)  By Aaron …

By Timothy Cockes NEW ORLEANS (BP) – After spending time this summer volunteering at the  Baptist Friendship House in New Orleans , medical school student Megan Duggins knew she had to take a …

By Evan Riekhof MOUNT VERNON, Ga. — Brewton-Parker College recently announced Frank Sharpe of Laurens County as the director of the Academic Success Center. In the new role, Sharpe will facilitate …

DULUTH, Ga. – Church leaders have immediate access to all the downloadable resources they need to promote September’s Mission Georgia offering, including a series of promotional videos and …