‘Almost nobody is tithing,’ Grey Matter finds, but decline in evangelical giving slows
EXPORT, Pa. (BP) – Evangelical giving has stabilized after several years of significant decline, but almost no one gives a biblical tithe to the church, a new study from Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts found.
Dozens killed in Nigeria as violence mars Easter celebrations in several nations
CENTRAL NIGERIA (BP) – At least 54 Christians were killed early Easter in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, many during worship, with dozens more abducted from Evangelical Church Winning All Souls and other sites, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.
Lifeway’s 33rd Black Church Leadership and Family Conference July 20-24
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Lifeway Christian Resources’ Black Church Leadership and Family Conference returns for a 33rd year July 20-24 to the Ridgecrest Conference Center in Ridgecrest, N.C.
Former ‘reluctant AMS’ looks forward to serving bivocational, small-church pastors
FINLEY, Tenn. (BP) – Former police captain Jamie Reynolds considered himself a “reluctant AMS” when he began serving as an associational mission strategist for the Three Forks Baptist Association a dozen years ago.
‘Mix of emotions’ within Iranian congregation in U.S. as war continues on homeland
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (BP) – “What’s happening Dad? Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Is it a good thing, or a bad thing?” Those are the questions Pastor Alireza “Yuna” Sabet’s three daughters put forth at the start of the U.S./Israeli war against Iran.
Watchdog group names Zuckerberg to 2026 list of top sex exploitation enablers
WASHINGTON (BP) – Social media founder Mark Zuckerberg is himself branded as a mainstream contributor to sexual exploitation on the National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s (NCOSE) 2026 Dirty Dozen List released March 31.
At least 53 killed in Palm Sunday attacks in Christian areas of Nigeria
PLATEAU STATE, Nigeria (BP) – At least 53 Nigerians were killed in three Palm Sunday attacks in predominantly Christian communities in North Central Nigeria, International Christian Concern (ICC) and others reported.
Baptist denomination banned in Nicaragua as religious persecution grows, CSW reports
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (BP) – The Nicaraguan government stripped an entire Baptist denomination of its legal status, banned the entry of Bibles and revoked the citizenship of various religious leaders in escalating religious persecution, CSW said March 30 in a new report.
Pew: 98 percent of U.S. adults live within broadcast range of religious radio
WASHINGTON (BP) -- Nearly every U.S. adult can access religious radio broadcasts from home, Pew Research Center said March 26, and almost half tune in, mostly for music.
Pastors, community leaders urge Congress to extend protected status for Haitian refugees
WASHINGTON (BP) -- A month before the U.S. Supreme Court considers temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian refugees, Southern Baptist pastors and other leaders advocated in congressional offices on behalf of those facing deportation to their dangerous homeland.
