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More Americans stay away from church since pandemic

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly every congregation in the United States shut down, at least for a while. For some Americans, that was the push they needed to never come back to church.

01/06/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

European Baptists pray for peace in Ukraine

Even before Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to observe a 36-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas, the European Baptist Federation and Ukrainian Baptists planned a Christmas Eve prayer vigil for peace.

01/06/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

On the Move: Dale, Sanchez and Skinner

Staff changes noted for churches in New Boston and Stanton.

01/04/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Bobbye Rankin, missionary and IMB president’s wife, dies

Bobbye Simmons Rankin, who served more than two decades as a Southern Baptist foreign missionary to Asia before her husband Jerry was named International Mission Board president, died Jan. 2 in her home state of Mississippi. She was 78.

01/04/2023 - By Mary Jane Welch / International Mission Board

Percentage of professing Christians in Congress stable

The religious makeup of the new Congress bucks the trends seen in American religious life, a new report finds.

01/04/2023 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Banquete anual navideño para pastores y esposas

La iglesia Bautista Parkview, localizada en Plainview, Texas, albergó la junta anual navideña para pastores patrocinada por la Unión Femenil Misionera (UFM) para el compañerismo de los Plains de Texas.

01/03/2023 - By Clara Molina

La Red Nacional Bautista Hispana (RNBH) se reúne en Tennessee

El 5 de diciembre, la Red Nacional Bautista Hispana se reunió en Tennessee.

01/03/2023 - By Clara Molina

Churchgoers value time with God but practices vary

Most Protestant churchgoers say they spend time alone with God at least daily, but there’s a range in what they do in that time and what resources they use, a Lifeway Research study reveals.

01/03/2023 - By Marissa Postell / Lifeway Research

Ten most significant religion stories of 2022 named

Religion News Service editors selected what they considered the 10 most significant faith-related stories in 2022.

01/03/2023 - By Staff / Religion News Service

Special session ends without passing most hot-button bills

Texas lawmakers face pressure in upcoming session

When the 88th Texas Legislature convenes Jan. 10, Texas Baptist public policy watchdogs believe state lawmakers will resist intense pressure to expand gambling and approve some form of vouchers for private education.

01/02/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Sunday school looks different since COVID

Sunday school, adult forums and other Christian formation classes, already threatened by declines in worship attendance, have been further challenged since COVID-19 shuttered churches and sent their services online.

01/02/2023 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Homeschooling’s role in Christian nationalism examined

In September 2020, six months into the pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau reported the share of homeschooled children had shot up to 11 percent of households. With the escalated numbers has come increased attention to homeschooling.

01/02/2023 - By Bob Smietana & Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service