BUTLER, Pa. (BP) – A rally for former President Donald Trump was interrupted Saturday afternoon following what appeared to be gunshots. Trump was speaking at a campaign rally when several pops rang out. After lifting his hand to his ear, Trump ducked to the ground at the crowd behind him scattered.
WASHINGTON (BP) – Gene Mills, president of the nonprofit Louisiana Family Forum (LFF), has joined the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as an appointee of House Speaker Mike Johnson.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – In a culture filled with athletes, entertainers and online personalities competing for children’s attention, the B&H Kids “Here I Am!” series seeks to introduce young readers to a different kind of role model: men and women whose lives were marked by faithfulness to God.
When I think about what happens when Southern Baptists pray, give and go together, I am reminded that the Gospel can advance farther than any single church could accomplish alone.
NASHVILLE (BP) – A spike in hatred and persecution against Jewish people was the motivation for the resolution on antisemitism passed by messengers at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Students and faculty from four Southern Baptist seminaries took a joint trip to the Asia-Pacific region this summer to learn about the culture and share the Gospel.
HAVANA (BP) – In persistent religious persecution following public protests five years ago, Cuba is cracking down especially on church-sponsored humanitarian aid and prayer, a watchdog group said in a new report.
DALLAS – The Vietnamese Baptist Union of North America celebrated America’s 250th birthday during the Union’s annual meeting, which took place over the July Fourth weekend.
A new report cited by International Christian Concern says Islamic Fulani militias are the deadliest persecutors of Christians in Nigeria, responsible for a far greater share of civilian deaths than Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province combined.
WASHINGTON (BP) – U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime Southern Baptist who began supporting Donald Trump after first challenging him for the 2016 presidency, died suddenly July 11 after reportedly suffering an aortic tear at his Washington home.
FOLSOM, La. – David Mercer, youth pastor with First Baptist Church of Folsom, La., has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse of multiple children that allegedly took place in the 1990s.
