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  Christian couple beaten by mob at police station in India

  A 300-person mob beat and threatened to kill a Christian couple at a police station in Karnataka State, India, after the wife was falsely accused of forced conversion, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reported Jan. 23.

  01/26/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Baptists help meet mental health care needs in Ukraine

  Baptists in the United States and abroad continue to help Ukraine meet mental health needs exacerbated by Russia’s war on the country, a conflict nearing its second anniversary.

  01/26/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Gaza Baptists report damage, severe shortages

  Bombing in Gaza damaged the Baptist church there, and a church leader reported people in the region face continued food and water shortages.

  01/25/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Ugandan youth grow stronger physically, spiritually

  The Youth Running Club—a TBM outreach to youth in rural Ugandan villages—helps young people grow stronger both physically and spiritually.

  01/25/2024 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men

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  Religious freedom advocates call for hearings in Congress

  More than 40 international religious freedom advocates sent a letter to key members of Congress calling for hearings to examine why the U.S. Department of State failed to designate Nigeria and India as Countries of Particular Concern.

  01/19/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Jehovah’s Witnesses sue Norway after registration revoked

  The Jehovah’s Witnesses of Norway are suing the state for revoking their national registration and withholding state funds.

  01/18/2024 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

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  Persecution of sub-Saharan African Christians highlighted

  In its annual list detailing countries of concern when it comes to persecution against Christians, Open Doors International highlighted outbreaks of violence against sub-Saharan African Christians, where 16.2 million were forced out of their homes at the end of 2022.

  01/17/2024 - By Fiona André / Religion News Service

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  Baptists in Belarus voice concern about new law

  Both registered and unregistered Baptists in Belarus voiced concern about a bill recently signed into law requiring all registered religious communities to reregister or face punishment for illegal religious activity.

  01/12/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  ETBU baseball team impacts Dominican Republic

  The East Texas Baptist University baseball team showed God’s love by serving communities in the Dominican Republic last month.

  01/10/2024 - By Sara Braun / East Texas Baptist University

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  Neither Nigeria nor India cited for serious violations

  In spite of a Christmas Eve massacre of about 200 Nigerian Christians and evidence of India’s growing transnational repression of religious minorities, neither nation was designated as a Country of Particular Concern by the U.S. Department of State.

  01/05/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  TBM-built facility in Turkey drawing crowds

  A TBM team constructed a community center in Antakya, Turkey, last August. The Christian group meeting there is “bursting at the seams, with in excess of 60 folks in attendance,” said Rupert Robbins, associate director of TBM Disaster Relief.

  01/05/2024 - By Ferrell Foster / Texas Baptist Men

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  TBM helps feed Ukrainian war refugees in Romania

  Baptist churches around Suceava, Romania, continue to care for and feed Ukrainian refugees almost two years after the Russian invasion, and Texas Baptist Men has come alongside the congregations to help provide the meals.

  01/03/2024 - By Ferrell Foster / Texas Baptist Men