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  Pearson resigns as SBC Executive Committee CFO

  Jeff Pearson will end his tenure as chief financial officer of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Board on Feb. 15.

  02/01/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

• Obituary: Joe Provence

  Joe Provence, who served Wayland Baptist University in a variety of roles, died Jan. 21. He was 82.

  02/01/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Ukraine Baptists prepare for possible Russian invasion

  Baptists in Western Ukraine have made plans to shelter fellow believers in the case of a Russian invasion at Ukraine’s eastern border, the leader of a Baptist seminary in Ukraine said.

  02/01/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  TBM volunteer teams bring hope to Marshall Fire survivors 

  After the Marshall Fire ravaged Boulder County, Colo., more than 30 Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers suited up and went to work, sifting through the ashes to bring hope to survivors

  02/01/2022 - By Leah Reynolds

• Obituary: Nelda Joye Camp

  Nelda Joye Camp, a longtime member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville, died Jan. 26 in Garland. She was 96.

  01/28/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  East Texas church grows with ‘Who’s Your One’ campaign

  First Baptist Church in Henderson implemented NAMB’s Who’s Your One evangelism campaign and saw growth during the COVID pandemic.

  01/27/2022 - By Raquel Wroten / Baptist Press

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  Around the State: DBU students serve at Cornerstone Church

  Student volunteers from Dallas Baptist University served at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

  01/26/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Death sentences declining in Texas, report reveals

  Last year, the population of Texas Death Row fell to the lowest level since 1985, and juries in only three counties imposed death sentences, a new report reveals.

  01/25/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  WMU helps Afghan women resettle in Minnesota and Wisconsin

  Afghan refugees have received help and hope from the Minnesota-Wisconsin Woman’s Missionary Union, which has been meeting practical needs and building relationships through a ministry fueled by a grant from the WMU Foundation.

  01/25/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

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  Texas rabbi urges Americans to view each other in God’s image

  The Texas rabbi who recently survived a hostage-taking at his synagogue gave the closing remarks at an online White House briefing Jan. 21, with an impassioned plea for civility and toning down heated rhetoric.

  01/24/2022 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Mix of triumph and apprehension at March for Life

  Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall on Jan. 21 for the March for Life, an annual anti-abortion rally that took on a cautiously triumphant tone as attendees looked forward to a pending Supreme Court ruling.

  01/24/2022 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Association and church a peaceful presence on the border

  Bluegrove Baptist Church in Henrietta and other churches from Wichita Archer Clay Baptist Association have committed to ministry along the Texas/Mexico border.

  01/24/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press