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PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — A Pawleys Island pastor, his wife and an academy director are facing multiple charges in connection with a convicted sex offender who was allowed to serve as a custodian at the church where a daycare and school were operating.

On July 4, 2025, a storm surged in Kerrville, Texas, sweeping multitudes away in horrific flood waters and turning a peaceful city into ground zero for one of Texas’ biggest tragedies. More than 100 people were killed in Kerr County, with widespread destruction to homes and businesses in the area. 

KERRVILLE, Texas –One year after the tragic flooding in the Texas Hill Country that left residents experiencing tremendous physical and personal loss along with emotional traumas, local churches are once again springing into action as devastating flood waters take a toll on their community.

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Cambodian Southern Baptist Fellowship (CSBF) anticipates a “Joshua” surfacing in the near-to-middle future, but they’re not just waiting.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Over the past decade, churchgoers are more likely to see someone of a different ethnicity in their congregation but less likely to hear about that racial diversity from the pulpit.

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Jeff Iorg recalls a moment early in his discipleship when he came across Ephesians 5:18, “And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit.”

COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) – Pastor Darryl Baker thought it might be best to cancel the outreach. Days before a scheduled sports camp in a Columbus neighborhood, a husband shot and stabbed multiple times his estranged wife and preteen stepdaughter, murdering them.

FORT WORTH (BP) – A U.S. District Court has dismissed “with prejudice” a lawsuit originally filed in 2019 that alleged defamation on the part of former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson.

HOUSTON – A Texas Business Court judge has dismissed most of the claims against Second Baptist Church in Houston in a lawsuit brought by current and former church members last spring.

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup roars to a close and Spain is left holding the trophy, Southern Baptist churches and missionaries around the world are praying for an impact that outlasts the hardware.