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Baptist Press (BP) is the official news service of the Southern Baptist Convention and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Baptist Press is responsible for providing regular news releases about Southern Baptists, serving as the Convention’s press representative, and coordinating news operations for annual meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention. Baptist Press also provides news service to state Baptist papers.
The service was originally formed at the suggestion of the editors of the state convention newspapers in 1946. Since then, it has grown into the largest religious news service in the United States. State papers reprint stories and opinion pieces from Baptist Press to inform Baptists in the respective states about the news those editors deem significant for their readers. Recognizing its role to serve the broader evangelical community, Baptist Press seeks to carry stories and report news that is of interest to numerous like-minded evangelical readers.
Baptist Press also provides weekly news and opinion for the Spanish-speaking community through Baptist Press en Español.
Baptist Press is owned by the Southern Baptist Convention, supported by contributions from Southern Baptists through the Cooperative Program, and staffed by the SBC Executive Committee. Source
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| Scope | National |
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| Language | English, Spanish |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesNigeria government responding better to terrorism, but killings, abductions up, report says
ABUJA, Nigeria (BP) – The Nigerian government has improved its response to terrorism, Open Doors U.S. said Sept. 3 in a report on the African nation, noting concurrent increases in killings and abductions compromise the government’s effectiveness. Civilian deaths increased 51 percent and abductions rose 153 percent between October and December 2025, compared to the same period a year before, researchers said.
Rice anuncia la creación de una comisión sobre las mujeres que sirven en el ministerio pastoral
iStock Metadata: Share this post: CLEARWATER, Florida (BP) – El presidente de la Convención Bautista del Sur, Willy Rice, ha anunciado la creación de un grupo cuyo objetivo es «ayudar a los bautistas del sur a alcanzar una mayor claridad y consenso en torno a las convicciones bautistas históricas, basadas en las Escrituras, respecto del oficio de pastor y de las mujeres que sirven en el ministerio».
Un cambio en las normas de inmigración permite a un pastor brasileño regresar a su iglesia en Texas
GORDON, Texas (BP) – Albert Oliveira ha vuelto al púlpito de su iglesia en Texas después de haber regresado voluntariamente a su país natal, Brasil, a finales de 2025, antes de que venciera su visa. Anteriormente, él y su familia debían permanecer en Brasil durante un año antes de volver a solicitar una visa R-1 de trabajador religioso no inmigrante, pero un cambio en la ley en enero les permitió obtener una nueva visa y regresar a su pastorado en la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Gordon.
Campaña masiva de útiles escolares pone de manifiesto el amor de Cristo
Metadata: Share this post: PLANO, Texas – Consciente de las dificultades económicas que atraviesan muchas familias y de que 1 de cada 6 niños sufre inseguridad alimentaria en el condado de Collin, Prestonwood Baptist Church reconoce una oportunidad para la comunidad cristiana. Ante la disyuntiva de muchas familias entre comprar alimentos o útiles escolares, la iglesia intervino para cubrir una de estas necesidades. (A menudo también ayuda con la otra).
FIRST-PERSON: How gambling undermines God’s design
iStock Metadata: Series: First PersonTopic(s): Culture, Theology & DoctrineFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: This summer, I’ve been preaching a sermon series titled “Q&A,” addressing theological and practical questions from our church family. The topics have addressed everything from heaven and hell to spiritual growth to gray areas for believers. One of the more provocative questions I received was: “Can you provide guidance about sports gambling?” I’m an avid sports fan.
Police chaplain, pastor, professor – all roles God has prepared him for
Pastor Garrett Ho preaching at a conference in 2025. Metadata: Topic(s): SBC NewsFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: ALHAMBRA, Calif. – Garrett Ho doesn’t discuss the conversations he’s had with Alhambra police officers and community leaders over the past 13 years, except to agree they run the gamut from personal matters to professional tension to community sadness.
Multistate disaster relief response shows Cooperative Program at work
Metadata: Topic(s): Disaster ReliefFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: ALPHARETTA, Ga. — When storms left hundreds of Indiana homeowners requesting help, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers from multiple states came together to do what one state could not do alone. Dwain Carter, director of Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief, said the response in northwest Indiana was a clear picture of the Cooperative Program at work.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: SEBTS launches podcast; NOBTS band serves in summer
SEBTS launches ‘Equipped to Serve’ pocast By Mary Asta Mountain/SEBTS WAKE FOREST, N.C. – Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has announced the launch of “Equipped to Serve,” a new podcast hosted by Southeastern President Scott Pace and Vice President for Institutional Advancement Jonathan Six. The first episode aired Sept. 3, with new biweekly episodes planned for the fall and spring semesters.
Baptist colleges find growth niche despite ‘challenging times’ for higher ed
“The schools that have courage and clarity in their convictions will see growth in the next 10 years,” says Charles Smith, president of the University of Mobile, which saw 30 percent enrollment growth this year. University of Mobile photo Metadata: Topic(s): Education, SBC NewsFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: MOBILE, Ala.
Sierra Vista spreads its wings to cover children and families
Sierra Vista First Baptist Church started a drive-through prayer ministry this spring. Metadata: Topic(s): Cooperative ProgramFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – A drive-through prayer ministry started recently at First Baptist Church of Sierra Vista. It’s one of several local and cross-border outreaches in the church less than 20 miles north of Mexico. And starting this fall, the church is to serve as a southern satellite site for the Arizona campus of Gateway Seminary.