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International officials urge China to release jailed pastor

The United States and the European Union are urging China to free Pastor Wang Yi, sentenced to nine years in prison in what religious liberty advocates call Christian persecution.

01/03/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Lois Evans dies at age 70

Lois Irene Evans, wife of Tony Evans for 49 years and founder of Pastors’ Wives Ministry, died Dec. 30 of biliary cancer. She was 70.

01/03/2020 - By Jon D. Wilke / Baptist Press

Montaño continues to follow wherever God leads

Carlos Montaño felt an early calling to Christian service, but not a specific direction. Even so, he understands God has guided his life and continues leading him into places he never imagined.

12/31/2019 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

McCammon marks 10 years of ministry to prisoners’ families

Families whose relatives are housed inside Huntsville’s prisons find a warm welcome at a large house a few blocks from the Walls Unit. Debra McCammon recently marked her 10th anniversary as the executive director of the Hospitality House.

12/31/2019 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

Court to review ‘ministerial exception’ rulings

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to rule once again on the freedom of churches and other religious organizations to make employment decisions without government interference.

12/30/2019 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

Obituary: Robert H. Dilday

Robert Harrison Dilday, a longtime Baptist editor, died of cardiac arrest on Dec. 22 in Richmond, Va. He was 64.

12/30/2019 - By Ken Camp

Beth Moore the top 2019 newsmaker in the Baptist Standard

Bible teacher Beth Moore and a Corpus Christi layman who testified to God’s sustaining grace through personal tragedy were among the Baptist Standard’s top newsmakers in 2019.

12/28/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Analysis: Top Baptist Standard opinion articles in 2019

Editor Eric Black describes the most-read opinion articles and topics published in the Baptist Standard during 2019.

12/27/2019 - By Eric Black / Editor

Sex abuse response, entity transitions top 2019 SBC stories

Southern Baptists marked a year of transitions at several national entities in 2019, and they launched an initiative to help churches care for individuals affected by sexual abuse and harassment.

12/23/2019 - By Tobin Perry / Baptist Press

Baptist Friendship House a beacon of hope for 75 years

For the vulnerable and the hurting, Baptist Friendship House has stood as a beacon of hope in the heart of New Orleans for 75 years. For the past 20-plus years, Kay Bennett has played a key role in sharing that hope with area residents in need.

12/23/2019 - By Trennis Henderson / Woman's Missionary Union

International religious freedom agency reauthorized

The independent religious freedom watchdog whose future was in question in recent months was reauthorized as part of an ominbus bill President Trump signed Dec. 20.

12/23/2019 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

State Department cites religious freedom violators

The State Department issued its latest designations of the world’s most serious violators of religious freedom, moving Sudan down to its next-tier watchlist.

12/23/2019 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service