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Ukrainian Baptist leader sees God-ordained role

Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary President Yaroslav “Slavik” Pyzh expressed confidence God positioned him to serve the seminary during Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

11/08/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Burmese army attacks Baptist seminary in Myanmar

The Burmese military attacked a Kachin Baptist seminary in northern Myanmar on Nov. 3, injuring four young men in a dormitory, International Christian Concern reported.

11/04/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

TBM brings clean water to Amazon village in Peru

A team of seven Texas Baptist Men volunteers helped drill a water well and start a church building for an Amazon River island village in Peru.

11/01/2022 - By Ferrell Foster / Texas Baptist Men

Religious freedom panel criticizes China-Vatican deal

Members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom criticized a recently renewed Vatican deal with China, saying it emboldens the Chinese government to crack down on Christian communities.

11/01/2022 - By Claire Giangravé / Religion News Service

Zimbabwe Baptist leaders killed in auto crash

An Oct. 21 automobile accident claimed the lives of the longtime former president of Zimbabwe Theological Seminary, his son and the seminary’s current president.

10/25/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Religious freedom group seeks inquiry into Iran’s crackdown

The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom called on the Biden administration to establish a commission of inquiry at the United Nations to examine Iran’s brutal suppression of protests.

10/17/2022 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

Baptist pastor and wife kidnapped in Ukraine

A Baptist pastor and his wife remain missing after being kidnapped Sept. 21 from their church in Russian-occupied Mariupol, Forum 18 News Service reported Oct. 6.

10/11/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Christians murdered, thousands displaced in Nigeria

Dozens of Christians were murdered and 6,000 displaced in terrorist attacks in Nigeria’s middle belt in September.

10/04/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

How Samaritan’s Purse became a global relief powerhouse

Each week, in a hulking warehouse in a small town in North Carolina, Samaritan’s Purse employees load semi trailers full of supplies for the people of Ukraine: medicines, food, tarps, blankets, hygiene kits and school bags for kids.

09/12/2022 - By Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Queen Elizabeth II spoke openly of her Christian faith

Elizabeth II of England, Britain’s longest-serving monarch and official head of the Church of England, died Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96.

09/09/2022 - By Catherine Pepinster / Religion News Service

Ukrainian Baptists sow ‘seeds of hope’ in war zone

Six months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Baptists inside the embattled nation and in neighboring countries continue ministry in a war zone and begin preparation for what could be a hard winter.

09/08/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Violence threatens religious freedom in Nigeria

Violence by Islamist groups, mob violence against people accused of blasphemy, identity-based violence and violence targeting worship threaten freedom of religion in Nigeria, a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom states.

09/06/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor