Relatives attack Somali Christian for putting faith in Jesus
June 15, 2026
A 22-year-old Somali woman required hospitalization and surgeries after relatives beat her for placing her faith in Jesus Christ.
Extremists, residents stop church service in Indonesia
June 12, 2026
A mob of extremists and residents halted a Sunday worship service in Indonesia, protesting the congregation’s new location and alleging the church lacked government permission to meet there.
Preacher in China ordered to stop online teaching, prayer meetings
June 11, 2026
Authorities in China’s Yunnan province have ordered a house church preacher to cease engaging in “illegal religious activities” online by teaching and holding prayer meetings.
McCalla congregation to host Opelika church’s youth choir concert
June 11, 2026
The Baptist Church at McAdory in McCalla will host the student choir from Providence Baptist Church in Opelika, in a worship concert June 12 at 7 p.m.
Court case filed in deliberate destruction of churches
June 11, 2026
A court case seeks compensation to rebuild churches and other religious sites ruined in targeted attacks upon Christian communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Gunmen kill three Christians, abducted 15 at prayer vigil
June 10, 2026
Three Christians were killed and 15 others kidnapped when gunmen invaded a nighttime prayer vigil in Nigeria.
Alabama’s Craig Carlisle elected SBC 1st vice president in runoff
June 10, 2026
Alabama’s Craig Carlisle was elected first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention in a run-off vote Wednesday morning (June 10).
Fortify Initiative brings abuse prevention training directly to local churches
June 7, 2026
“The Fortify Initiative is a turnkey, ‘ready-to-assemble’ abuse prevention and response training model designed to equip local SBC associations and state conventions to better protect their congregations,” says Jeff Dalrymple.
