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  Valley church recognized God called Melba Zapata to pastorate

  When Melba Zapata accepted the call as lead pastor of New Wine Church in La Feria this year, she became one of the first Hispanic Baptist women pastors in Texas.

  03/28/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Around the State: UMHB presents Easter pageant; TBM serves at UTD and Huntsville

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor presented its 79th annual Easter pageant March 28. A dozen Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers served chicken fajitas to students at the University of Texas at Dallas, and a chainsaw crew worked in Walker County after straight-line winds caused damage in the Huntsville area.

  03/28/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Frank Page resigns from SBC post over ‘personal failing’

  Frank Page resigned as president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, effective March 27.

  03/27/2018 - By Art Toalston / Baptist Press

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  Pressler lawsuit moved to federal court

  A lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a Houston layman active in Southern Baptist Convention politics in the 1970s and 1980s has been moved to federal court.

  03/27/2018 - By Bob Allen / Baptist News Global

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  Address same-sex relationships with grace and truth

  Christians who believe the Bible will not allow them to bless same-sex unions have a responsibility to become family to LGBT individuals, a Houston pastor told participants at a Texas Baptist conference.

  03/27/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Justice and kindness inconsistent with protecting privilege

  Christians cannot cling to privileged positions and honestly claim to “do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God,” an African-American pastor from Philadelphia told the Micah 6:8 Conference.

  03/27/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Community needs too great to minister in isolation, panel says

  Both the kingdom of God and the needs of communities are too great for any single congregation to operate in isolation, panelists told participants at a conference sponsored by Texas Baptists’ Christian Life Commission.

  03/27/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Students rebuild homes and share faith during spring break

  More than 1,400 middle school, high school and college students served across the United States in Texas Baptist mission endeavors over spring break.

  03/27/2018 - By Kalie Lowrie and Kirsten McKimmey / Texas Baptist Communications

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  Turkey accuses American pastor of terrorism and espionage

  A North Carolina pastor who has been jailed in Turkey will go on trial next month on charges he is a terrorist who used Christianity as his weapon.

  03/23/2018 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Johnson Amendment remains intact in spending bill

  The tax law that prohibits houses of worship from engaging in explicit political activity without endangering their tax-exempt status will remain intact for now.

  03/23/2018 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  DBU team helps BWA renovate offices

  A team from Dallas Baptist University helped renovate the Baptist World Alliance offices during spring break.

  03/20/2018 - By Baptist World Alliance News Staff

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  Churches make gradual progress toward diversity

  Protestant churches may be a little more diverse these days—and that’s a good thing, their pastors say.

  03/20/2018 - By Bob Smietana / LifeWay Research