WADESBORO, N.C. — The breeze was still blowing at midnight across a quiet country pond when Pastor Mark Perko realized he had drifted across to the far bank. Alone in a johnboat with a straight-backed chair, a cooler, a couple of flashlights and a thick layer of bug spray, Perko pulled out a paddle and began rowing back toward shore... read more
CARY, N.C. — The Executive Committee of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s board of directors unanimously endorsed a Cooperative Program (CP) budget proposal for 2026 that totals $30 million during a regularly scheduled meeting held Tuesday, July 15, via video conference call... read more
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
OAKBORO, N.C. — In some ways, the worship service at Red Cross Baptist Church on the first Sunday in July was like any other with singing, praying and preaching. But in other ways, it was much different... read more
As North Carolina Baptists prepare for the upcoming ServeNC Week on Aug. 2-9, one of the things they’re praying for is open doors to gospel conversations and connections. ServeNC Week challenges churches to show Jesus not only in action but in word, to share the good news in every encounter... read more
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