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  British Christians urge wide welcome of Ukrainian refugees

  An ecumenical group of 52 member bodies in England, including the Baptist Union of Great Britain, urged the United Kingdom and other European nations to follow the lead of Ukraine’s immediate neighbors in welcoming refugees from that besieged nation.

  03/16/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  ERLC applauds Texas high court ruling on heartbeat ban

  Southern Baptist and other pro-life advocates commended the latest setback to a legal challenge to Texas’ prohibition on abortion if fetal cardiac activity can be detected.

  03/15/2022 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  Young adults and money? It’s complicated

  When it comes to making financial decisions, although some Christian young adults are influenced by their faith, many don’t manage their money in distinctly Christian ways.

  03/14/2022 - By Marissa Postell / Lifeway Research

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  Christian leaders ask Kirill to urge end of war in Ukraine

  More than 100 U.S. Christian leaders, including the leaders of multiple denominations, sent a letter to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church on March 11 asking him to use his influence to help stop the invasion of Ukraine and “prayerfully reconsider the support you have given to this war.”

  03/14/2022 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Cerca del conflicto, los bautistas del sur se movilizan en oración por Ucrania

  No es necesario tener una conexión personal con el país de Ucrania para orar por él. Pero para muchos bautistas del sur, la invasión y los combates en curso en ese país lo han convertido en algo personal.

  03/14/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  State of emergency the new normal at Ukraine seminary

  With Russian air raids just 100 miles northeast of Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, President Yaroslav “Slavik” Pyzh is challenged to live in a state of emergency as the new normal.

  03/14/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Longtime editor Presnall Wood dies at age 89

  Presnall H. Wood, who was editor of the Baptist Standard through one the most tumultuous periods in Southern Baptist history, died March 10 in Dallas. He was 89.

  03/12/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Mariupol Baptist church basement serves as bomb shelter

  As Russian forces intensify their bombardment of Mariupol, hundreds of citizens have sought shelter in the basement of a Ukrainian Baptist church.

  03/11/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  CERI offers relief to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova

  Children’s Emergency Relief International is supporting the Baptist Union of Moldova and its churches in efforts to feed and house refugees from Ukraine.

  03/11/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Ukrainian Baptists persevere as war escalates

  In spite of escalating Russian attacks and diminishing supplies, more than 600 Baptist churches in Ukraine are offering refuge to displaced people, responding to the needs of people seeking to travel to safety.

  03/10/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• Obituary: Wallace Philpot

  Wallace Philpot, longtime Texas Baptist pastor, died March 5 in Keller. He was 87.

  03/09/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Lifeway trustees elect first Black woman trustee chair

  Lifeway trustees elected Missie Branch, assistant dean of students to women and director of graduate life at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, as chair during a special called meeting on March 8.

  03/09/2022 - By Carol Pipes / Lifeway Christian Resources