• 

  Is Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng a pro-life activist?

  When blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng made a daring escape from house arrest and found refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, he instantly became a popular hero in the West and a rallying point for human rights activists everywhere. But claims that he is a Christian as well as an anti-abortion activist apparently are not true.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Disaster recovery help still needed in Japan

  Japan received relief in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, but many residents affected by the disasters still need to recover. The BGCT disaster recovery team has scheduled a June 19-26 trip to help.

  05/17/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Fire destroys Burmese Bible school

  Fire destroyed a Bible school and other buildings at a Baptist-run refugee camp on the Thailand/Myanmar border April 28.

  05/03/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Churches attacked in Kenya, Nigeria

  Kenyan churches are tightening security after a lone attacker exploded a grenade inside an evangelical church in Nairobi on Sunday April 29, killing one person and injuring 15. Meanwhile, a string of bombings in Nigeria during Sunday morning worship services killed at least four people in Maiduguri and 15 in Kano, with many others injured.

  05/01/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  British Baptists face budget shortfall

  The Baptist Union of Great Britain faces likely cutbacks as leaders project that financial support from Baptist churches will continue to decline.

  03/14/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Baptist minister in Texas makes another run for Kenyan Parliament

  A Kenyan expatriate and Baptist pastor who lost his bid for a parliamentary seat in 2007 has announced plans to run again. And his ultimate ambitions reach even higher, as evidenced by his Facebook page, "Rev. Dr. Solomon Kimuyu for President."

  03/09/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Japan tsunami survivors still feel comfort of Baptist relief

  In March of 2011, Baptist disaster relief teams, known in this part of Japan by the yellow shirts, hats or vests they wear, responded to the world's first triple disaster—a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis— within days. They have kept a steady presence ever since by working through the Tohoku Care ministry.

  03/07/2012 - By Administrator

• British Christians say no to nukes

  Baptists and other Christian leaders in the United Kingdom are urging the government to scrap plans to replace its fleet of nuclear-armed submarines.

  02/15/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Baptist workers report progress, point to need on second anniversary of Haiti quake

  While international attention long since has moved on to other stories like the pro-democracy Arab Spring and U.S. presidential election, the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake remains a present reality in Haiti, Baptist workers reported on the disaster's second anniversary.

  01/20/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Israel inaugurates Gospel Trail so visitors can follow Jesus’ steps

  Israel has inaugurated a Gospel Trail for Christian pilgrims– 39 miles of integrated paths leading from Mount Precipice on the southern outskirts of Nazareth to the site of ancient Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Gaza Baptist Church, ‘functioning’ but ‘restricted,’ says Brother Andrew

  The last remaining evangelical church in Gaza is functioning but in danger of dying, famed Bible smuggler Brother Andrew said after a recent visit to Gaza Baptist Church.

  12/20/2011 - By Administrator

• 

  Baptist fined in Uzbekistan

  The leader of a Baptist church in Uzbekistan was fined 80 times the minimum monthly wage Nov. 21 for holding what authorities considered an illegal religious meeting outside of a registered house of worship.

  12/05/2011 - By Administrator