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SBC membership continues decline but baptisms rising

The number of Southern Baptists in the United States is the lowest it has been in 50 years, but more of them seem to be showing up in church. And the number of baptisms in the SBC continues to rebound from the lows of the COVID-19 pandemic.

05/01/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

House committee holds Ten Commandments bill hearing

In a sometimes-testy late-night hearing that continued into the early-morning hours on April 30, the Texas House Committee on Public Education heard public testimony on a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom.

04/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

On the Move: Raleigh, Wigley

Pastoral changes noted in Garland and Burleson.

04/30/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: HPU dedicates pavilion and courts

Howard Payne University held a dedication ceremony and ribbon cuttings April 26 for the new Ben and Bertha Mieth Outdoor Pavilion and Woody and Miki Martin Volleyball Courts on the campus.

04/30/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Pew study: White evangelicals remain Trump loyalists

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office were filled with change and controversy. And for many Americans, it appears too much. Whiter evangelicals are the exception.

04/30/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Mangieri named as CEO of Baptist publishing house

Carolina Carro de Mangieri, director of global events and fellowship for the Baptist World Alliance, has accepted the role of chief executive officer/publisher of Editorial Mundo Hispano/Casa Bautista de Publicaciones in El Paso.

04/30/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

William Barber arrested after praying in Capitol Rotunda

Prominent pastor and anti-poverty activist William Barber and two others were arrested while praying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda April 28.

04/29/2025 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

More teens see social media’s negatives but not quitting

Although a recent Pew Research study says more teens are becoming aware of the negative effects of social media, that doesn’t mean they’re ready for anything resembling a large-scale break from it.

04/29/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Debbie Potter nominee for Texas Baptists’ president

Debbie Potter, incumbent first vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and children’s pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, will be nominated as BGCT president at Texas Baptists’ annual meeting, Nov. 16-18 in Abilene.

04/28/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Kerrville church offers gospel-centered escape room

To help bring the Bible to life in a fun and innovative way for elementary kids to understand, the children’s ministry at Trinity Baptist Church in Kerrville recently put together a gospel-centered escape room.

04/28/2025 - By Leann Callaway / Special to the Baptist Standard

Respond to emerging frontlines, Baptist leader challenges

New frontlines affecting Baptists are emerging around the world, Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, asserted during his Pinson Lecture on Baptist distinctives at Hardin-Simmons University, April 23.

04/28/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

Live in the authority of Jesus, Baptist lecturer challenges

“Will you live as if all authority belongs to Jesus?” asked Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, addressing participants of the Pinson Lectures on Baptist distinctives at Hardin-Simmons University, April 23.

04/28/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard