A major fire destroyed Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Birmingham today (May 15). The cause is currently unknown. The church has previously been through a blaze – in October 2025, it caught fire and suffered fire and water damage.
Christian Pakistani parents trying to prove that their abducted daughter is too young to marry saw her official birth record rejected by the country’s Federal Constitutional Court.
Weeks after a Ugandan man professed faith in Jesus Christ, family members angry with his decision cut off his hands.
The State Board of Missions named new campus ministers May 14 who will lead Baptist Campus Ministries at two universities into the next season. Bryant Gobble will be serving at UNA, and Daniel Richardson will serve at UAB.
Westwood Baptist Church in Adamsville, will dedicate its new church facility May 17 at 3 p.m. with a celebration service.
In an effort to make them flee their property in India, a pastor and his family were attacked two consecutive days and also accused of fraudulently converting people to Christianity.
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University named Jacob and Suzanne Simmons 2026 Alumni of the Year.
Paula Brown recently retired as church administrator for First Baptist Church Ashville.
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