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  Pressley nominee for second term as SBC president

  North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley will be nominated for a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Rockwall pastor Michael Criner announced April 13.

  04/15/2025 - By Chad Austin / Biblical Recorder


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  Volunteers clean homesites, share faith in Oklahoma

  Texans on Mission volunteers spent two weeks responding to needs after wildfires tore through Stillwater, affecting about 200 homes in the area and 74 campers at nearby Lake Carl Blackwell.

  04/11/2025 - By Russ Dilday & Taryn Johnson / Texans on Mission

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  Baptists watch five religious liberty cases

  NASHVILLE (BP)—Five cases addressing religious liberty ranging from parental rights to age verification on pornographic sites will be decided when the Supreme Court announces its decisions in the coming months….

  04/09/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Disaster relief meets needs in tornado-stricken Missouri

  Carla Robinette recalled the March 14 tornado that hit Poplar Bluff, including her home. She said she experienced the event “with a lot of fear.”

  04/04/2025 - By Russ Dilday / Texans on Mission

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  SBC ethnic fellowships issue statement on immigration

  Leaders of 13 Southern Baptist ethnic groups approved a joint statement on immigration seeking religious liberty protections, compassion without demonization and enforcement options including fines or other penalties in lieu of deportation.

  04/03/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Judge rules against Johnny Hunt in defamation suit

  A federal judge ruled against former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt, rejecting his claims of defamation against Guidepost Solutions and nearly all the former megachurch pastor’s claims against the SBC and its Executive Committee.

  04/01/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Churches losing members as humanitarian parole ends

  They are pastors, deacons and other clergy, actively working among the 500 Haitian churches in the Southern Baptist Convention—at least for another four weeks.

  03/31/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  ‘Divine appointment’ awaits volunteers in Missouri

  Three Texans on Mission disaster relief leaders motored toward a “divine appointment” on a country road in southeast Missouri.

  03/25/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Greenville pastor Mann nominee for SBC 2nd VP

  A Northeast Texas director of missions has announced his plans to nominate Greenville pastor Tommy Mann to serve as SBC second vice president at the 2025 SBC annual meeting this summer.

  03/25/2025 - By Brandon Porter / Baptist Press

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  BWA challenges Baptists globally to ‘Stand in the Gap’

  The Baptist World Alliance issued an urgent call for Baptists globally to give, pray and “Stand in the Gap” in solidarity with suffering people at a time when humanitarian aid is being cut.

  03/20/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Water ministry is ‘not just about a hole in the ground’

  Doug and Cathy Hall made their first trip to Uganda this winter to learn more about Texans on Mission’s Water Impact work in the central African nation.

  03/13/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Lawyers say Justice Department probe of SBC closed

  Lawyers for the Southern Baptist Convention said March 12 the U.S. Department of Justice has ended an investigation into the denomination’s response to allegations of sexual abuse committed by Southern Baptist pastors and institutional leaders.

  03/13/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service