BP Staff

Annual Church Profile data indicates encouraging trends for Mississippi Baptists; Kentucky Baptists continue generous CP giving.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving remained under budget in March, keeping year-to-date totals around 3 percent below goals.

Mark Howell elected as Northeastern Baptist College’s second president; MBTS launches new graduate concentrations.

CEDARVILLE, Ohio (BP) – A Cedarville University professor has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple sex-related charges eight months after he was placed on administrative leave and barred from campus.

SEBTS establishes Bruce Little Chair of Christian Philosophy; Elizabeth Young retires from Arizona communications after 46 years.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas (BP) – A teacher at First Baptist Academy here has been taken into custody and charged with indecency with a child and child grooming.

2026 SBC Annual Meeting app available now; GuideStone to have a strong presence at annual meeting.

NATCHITOCHES, La. – A former associate pastor and youth pastor was sentenced last month after pleading guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

CORDOVA, Tenn. (BP) – Former Southern Baptist Convention president and pastor emeritus of Bellevue Baptist Church Steve Gaines has entered hospice care, the church announced in a letter to members this week.

Events listing now live for 2026 annual meeting; Resolutions Committee chair Hunter Baker featured on ‘Road to Orlando.’