CONWAY, S.C. — Police in South Carolina have arrested a former middle school employee who is also listed as the pastor of a church in North Carolina for sexual misconduct charges involving a minor. Devin Cyrus Carroll, 22, was arrested by the Conway Police Department on Saturday, July 5, on a charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to online jail records... read more
CORDOVA, Tenn. (BP) — Ben Mandrell has been called to be the senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mandrell has served as president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources since summer of 2019. “I cannot tell you how thankful we are for this moment,” Mandrell, 48, said in a statement from the church... read more
SAN SABA, Texas — A welcome sign off U.S. Highway 190 identifies San Saba as the “Pecan Capital of the World” — a claim hard to deny. The Central Texas town of just over 3,000 is surrounded by pecan orchards and boasts numerous shellers, packers, retailers and distributors... read more
WASHINGTON (BP) — The U.S. Supreme Court handed down five different rulings in June that represented victories for Southern Baptist policy priorities. The cases involved a variety of Southern Baptist areas of concern including upholding religious liberty, protecting minors from pornography, defunding Planned Parenthood and protecting minors from harmful gender transition treatments... read more
PHILADELPHIA (BP) — Reading the Bible has better self-care outcomes than exercising, meditating or spending time with friends, the American Bible Society (ABS) said in the latest release of its 15th annual State of the Bible... read more
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