CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BP) — Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Clint Pressley announced Friday, March 21, that Jonathan Coleman will chair the Registration Committee for the 2025 SBC annual meeting in Dallas in June... read more
NORTHERN NIGERIA (BP) — Four of the 12 states in northern Nigeria where Muslims are under Sharia law have closed all schools for Ramadan, including Christian schools, raising objections from Christian groups... read more
A recent New York Times opinion piece titled “The Urgent Supreme Court Case That’s Not Getting Enough Attention,” penned by Linda Greenhouse, a Pulitzer Prize-winning, longtime U.S. Supreme Court reporter, has a headline that should arrest the reader’s attention because it is, if anything, an understatement... read more
TOPEKA, Kans. (BP) — They lined up on March 2, ready to enter the baptistry at First Southern Baptist Church. College athletes, all of them. Emerging from the water symbolized a new start for them and signaled a long-term commitment by others to bring such a decision... read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Southern Baptists have been engaged in bringing relief to survivors of Hurricane Helene since the storm made landfall on Sept. 26, 2024. As the six-month mark of the storm approaches, the focus has shifted to helping their neighbors and communities rebuild... read more
Lifeline agency ‘key’ in bipartisan letter urging Trump action on Chinese adoptions
Christian impact of Syrian violence unfolding as civilian death toll exceeds 1,500
Disaster Relief responds to weekend storms
Kentucky Baptists celebrating baptism resurgence with highest total since 2016
Half of churches experiencing post-pandemic attendance growth
Since its founding, the Biblical Recorder has sought to serve as a trusted news source for N.C. Baptists... read more
A recent New York Times opinion piece titled “The Urgent Supreme Court Case That’s Not Getting Enough Attention,” penned by Linda Greenhouse, a Pulitzer Prize-winning, longtime U... read more
A 2024 study by Lifeway Research found that Easter still ranked as the day with the highest attendance for most churches... read more