Canaan Baptist Church, Bessemer, to host live nativity

November 29, 2021

Canaan Baptist Church, Bessemer, will host a walk-thru live nativity Dec. 11–12, 6–8 p.m. Mitch Grissett is pastor.

Couples use police occupation of home as gospel opportunity

November 27, 2021

CHENGDU, China — Four believers in China are using police occupation of their dwelling as an opportunity to share the gospel and to show kindness,

Former pastor and Southern Baptist missionary, Martin Eugene Elder, dies Nov. 4

November 26, 2021

Martin Eugene Elder, former pastor and Southern Baptist missionary, died Nov. 4. He was 85. Raised in Kentucky, Elder earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard

Headline News from around the Southeast for November 25

November 25, 2021

Arkansas Messengers to the Arkansas Baptist State Convention’s 168th annual meeting, held Oct. 26–27, at First Baptist Church Cabot, approved a 2022 budget of $21

Rebel authorities in Ukraine ban three Protestant churches

November 24, 2021

DONETSK, Ukraine — The rebel-held entity Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine has liquidated three Protestant churches, according to rights group Forum 18. The Arbitration

Trustees, board members elected to serve State Board, other entities

November 23, 2021

Report of Committee on Boards and Commissions EDITOR’S NOTE — Messengers voted to elect or reelect the following during the 2021 Alabama Baptist State Convention. An

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19 state attorneys general support Arkansas law prohibiting transgender treatments for children

November 23, 2021

Nineteen state attorneys general have signed on to an amicus brief defending an Arkansas law protecting children from transgender treatments. The brief was filed Nov.