A host of people gather for the midweek service at First Baptist Church in Atlanta. GERALD HARRIS/Index ATLANTA — It has become obvious that more and more churches are eliminating their Sunday …

WAYCROSS — Dorotha Del "Dot" Lott, retired SBC missionary, 82, died Aug. 4 th under hospice care at Baptist Village. Born June 14, 1935 in Sumrall, MS, she was oldest daughter of Edgar A. and Lola …

Texas National Guard soldiers arrive in Houston to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey. LT. ZACHARY WEST , 100th MPAD/Flickr A dozen years ago today – August …

Correction: A previous version of this story stated Fr. Allan J. McDonald as the current priest at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Macon. McDonald, a former priest of the Macon church, currently …

Revelation 12:7-12 Tim Riordan, pastor SonRise Baptist Church, Newnan “You underestimate the power of the dark side.” Although Star Wars is just a science fiction movie, the …

Pastor Fayiz Saknini, a native of Nazareth and longtime preacher of the gospel, died Aug. 17. JOE WESTBURY/Index SMYRNA — One of God’s most cherished saints, Fayiz Saknini, age 90, died on …

TMU students, friends, and people in the community gathered on the front lawn and around the cross to view last Monday's total solar eclipse. EMIR CANER/Facebook CLEVELAND — Photos and videos of …

“Those to whom we minister are visual artists, designers, writers, photographers, videographers, dancers, actors, storytellers, and musicians," explains Kerry Jackson, Mission Service Corps …

Georgia Baptists are mobilizing to help those who are coping with widespread destruction following the landfall of Hurricane Harvey in coastal Texas. Within hours of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore in …

Nearly 60 registrants attended the Friday evening session of reaching youth held in the chapel of First Baptist Church of Tifton. JOE WESTBURY/Index TIFTON — If numbers are any measure of success, …

This fall, 22 outstanding college freshmen will receive scholarships through the Georgia Baptist Student Achievement Award program. These young men and women are chosen from among a large number of …

Baptismal candidates from Center Baptist and Shoal Creek Baptist churches in White County gather with their pastors on the bank of the Chattahoochee River. JOHNNY SUTTON/Shoal Creek Baptist Church …

By Thom Rainer It happened again this week. A pastor contacted me to let me know his deacons asked for his resignation. The reason? No one was really clear about it. The best I can discern the issue …

A recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that, after a seven-year decline, teen deaths by drug overdoses are again on the increase.  The study released earlier this mont …

Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines, third from left, participated in a panel discussion on race and the SBC, hosted by Cornerstone Baptist Church Pastor Dwight McKissic, center. Also …

Mark  5:1-2, 8-15, 18-20 Tom Rush, staff evangelist Liberty Baptist Church, Hartwell The story of the Gadarene demoniac is filled with important lessons for both the believer and …

WAKE FOREST, NC (BP) — Despite the joys of living for Christ, sometimes it can be so hard that we're tempted to wonder if it's worth the sacrifice. It is, of course, worth every moment of …

In this file photo, students at the Baptist Collegiate Ministries at Wesleyan College in Macon take part in a Bible study. DANIELLE BURDETTE/Special I have always believed that if God didn’t call …

BOWERSVILLE — Connie Mack Bowers, 87, of Air Line School Road, died June 8, from lymphoma. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Vandiver Bowers and was married to his wife, Martha Claire Vassar, …

BILLERICA, MA — For the past 25 years, New Colony Baptist Church in Billerica, MA has been teaching children from the community about the love of Jesus Christ through Super Summer Camp. For four …

BRYAN NOWAK/Facebook The Georgia Baptist Mission Board staff took a break from a staff meeting on Monday to go outside the Missions and Ministry Center in Duluth to see the solar eclipse. It was …

An Army Air Corps pilot who never had to jump from his plane, Dale Dyer finally parachuted when he was 80 years old, then again when he turned 90. Plans are to repeat the feat in three years when he …

Studies on states with a high connection to religion tend to run pretty static. Most religious areas exist in the Deep South and Bible Belt. On the other hand, the least religious tend to be in the …

Doyle Pennington of Fayetteville, Southern Baptists' first lay Mission Service Corps volunteer, died August 13. CELESTE PENNINGTON/Special FAYETTEVILLE — Doyle Pennington of Fayetteville, 75, died …

MARIETTA — We are told that this modern, consumer-oriented culture likes options, lots of options. When I was a boy the only cereals on the market to my knowledge were Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, …