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Georgia Baptists surpass 26,000 baptisms as worship attendance continues to rise
Melanie Reece is baptized at Fortified Hills Baptist Church in Dallas, Ga., Sunday, March 29, 2026. Photo by Henry Durand/Christian Index Metadata: Topic(s): Evangelism, SBC NewsFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Baptists topped the 26,000 mark in baptisms in 2025, and average worship attendance continued its steady climb, according to this year’s Annual Church Profile reports.
Baptisms, CP giving break records in Ohio
Contributed photo. Pastor Matt Read of Jersey Church in Pataskala, Ohio, baptizes a new believer. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Record increases in baptisms and Cooperative Program giving in 2025 are being celebrated at the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO). Since 2021, the number of baptisms in Ohio churches has been steadily climbing year over year. In 2021: 1,735 baptisms; in 2022: 2,296 baptisms; in 2023: 3,406 baptisms; in 2024: 3,855 baptisms; and in 2025: 4,912 baptisms.
Sanctions removal to be recommended for SWBTS, Dockery says
Metadata: Topic(s): Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: FORT WORTH, Texas – Sanctions placed on Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2023 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) will be recommended for removal, President David S. Dockery announced in a letter to the seminary community April 8.
Baptisms, CP giving break records in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Record increases in baptisms and Cooperative Program giving in 2025 are being celebrated at the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO). Since 2021, the number of baptisms in Ohio churches has been steadily climbing year over year. In 2021: 1,735 baptisms; in 2022: 2,296 baptisms; in 2023: 3,406 baptisms; in 2024: 3,855 baptisms; and in 2025: 4,912 baptisms. More than 16,200 people have found new life in Christ and followed Him in baptism in the past five years.
Texas church destroyed by fire
Metadata: Topic(s): SBC NewsFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: WHITNEY, Texas – A major fire Tuesday before Easter destroyed Fort Graham Baptist Church north of Whitney. Images shared on social media and local TV showed the church engulfed in flames, with collapsed walls and charred remains of the worship facility. The Hill County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a vehicle fire spread to the church, causing major damage to the sanctuary, Waco-area TV station KWTX reported.
6 tips for the Wednesday wiggles
iStock Metadata: Share this post: Do you teach kids on Wednesday nights? Have you ever noticed that they are a little bit wigglier on Wednesdays than Sundays? On Wednesday nights kids are wired because in most cases, they have been sitting still and learning the majority of the day. It is important to teach them how to sit when it is time for your Bible study lesson, but remember that they are kids. They will wiggle around.
Leaders seek to block interstate abortion pill prescriptions as Louisiana indicts Calif. doctor
Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford speaks at a press conference Jan. 14 urging federal authorities to block interstate abortion pill subscriptions. Screen capture Metadata: Topic(s): Sexual AbuseFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: WASHINGTON (BP) – U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, both Southern Baptists, joined others at a press conference Jan. 14 urging federal authorities to block interstate abortion pill prescriptions.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: New Spurgeon College AD; Spring 2026 chapel schedules
Metadata: Topic(s): SeminariesFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: Spurgeon College names Logan Stutz athletic director By Brett Fredenberg/MBTS KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Spurgeon College is pleased to announce the appointment of Logan Stutz as the new Athletic Director for the Spurgeon Knights.
Minneapolis protests having profound impact on churches, pastors say
MINNEAPOLIS (BP) – As protests escalate, one emotion remains prominent in this city where a majority of Southern Baptist churches are multiethnic or non-Anglo. It has shaped – and been shaped by – confrontations that have now led to mentions of invoking the Insurrection Act. And in a time when people need each other and the Gospel, it has also led to isolation. “Fear,” said Trey Turner, executive director for the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention.
FIRST-PERSON: Pastoring when your church members go before the Supreme Court
Simpson Creek Baptist Church. Photo by Brandon Bartlett Metadata: Series: First PersonTopic(s): Churches and MinistryFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: Editor’s note: Sean Wegener is pastor of Simpson Creek Baptist Church in Bridgeport, West Virginia. On Jan. 14, the Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J, a case regarding transgendered students in sports.
Army Special Forces background comes in handy for Ohio church planter
Contributed photo. Pastor Buck Wolford, wife Nicky, daughter Annabelle and son Ben. BRUNSWICK, Ohio — Buck Wilford grew up in an Assembly of God church and accepted Christ at age 14. Soon, he sensed a call to ministry. But it would be almost 25 years before he pastored a church, and he would travel the world in the meantime. He would say it was all part of God’s plan.
Army Special Forces background comes in handy for Ohio church planter
BRUNSWICK, Ohio – Buck Wilford grew up in an Assembly of God church and accepted Christ at age 14. Soon, he sensed a call to ministry. But it would be almost 25 years before he pastored a church, and he would travel the world in the meantime. He would say it was all part of God’s plan. A former Army Airborne Ranger and Green Beret, Wilford now pastors Brunswick Community Church, which he planted in 2012, and works full-time as a chaplain in a Cleveland-area hospital.
Army Special Forces background comes in handy for Ohio church planter | Baptist Press - Crossmap News
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STATE MEETINGS: North Carolina; Ohio
Metadata: Series: SBC DigestsTopic(s): SBC NewsFormat(s): Text Articles Share this post: NC Baptists launch new missions effort, send missionaries By Chad Austin/Biblical Recorder GREENSBORO, N.C. — The 2025 N.C. Baptist annual meeting began with missionaries standing before attendees ready to be sent to the nations. It ended with those same attendees on their knees, praying for the next generation who will one day join in carrying the Gospel forward.
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