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
BLACKSBURG, S.C. (BP) — “If you start a church, I’ll come.” Phillip Martin was in his last semester at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) when two unchurched friends told him they would attend a church if he planted one... read more
QUEBEC CITY (BP) — Churches from six states sent members to Quebec City to help people move from one residence to another on June 30 and July 1. Together with 74 Canadian Christians, the 140 volunteers moved 54 families over the two days... read more
For Ukraine’s uprooted children, Mission Eurasia offers Bible camps, hope
Churches, religious broadcasters prevail in lawsuit challenging Johnson Amendment
Hill Country pastor asks for prayer for ‘endurance … because it’s going to be a journey’
Ben Mandrell named pastoral candidate at Bellevue Baptist Church
‘Not our enemy’: NC church prays for man who vandalized sanctuary
Since its founding, the Biblical Recorder has sought to serve as a trusted news source for N.C. Baptists... read more
As the echoes of Fourth of July fireworks fade and we turn our attention to the week ahead, Southern Baptists also will take a moment to celebrate a key freedom that Americans have long enjoyed and that Baptists have continually sought to defend... read more
Cooperation is a hallmark of Baptist life. For North Carolina Baptists, “on mission together” is more than a slogan... read more