FBC Montgomery welcomes new associate pastor

April 14, 2026

Jay Spivey is the new associate pastor of discipleship at First Baptist Church Montgomery.

New Home Baptist in Pisgah holding spring camp meeting April 20–22

April 14, 2026

New Home Baptist Church, Pisgah, will hold its spring camp meeting at New Home Bible Camp.

Court gives custody of teen girl to her kidnapper

April 14, 2026

A Pakistani court granted custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to the man accused of abducting her, forcing her to convert to Islam and marry him.

Group wants U.S. action on persecution in Pakistan

April 9, 2026

An independent watchdog group has urged the United States government to redesignate Pakistan a “country of particular concern” because of unabated religious persecution.

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14-year-old girl abducted, forced to marry captor

April 8, 2026

LAHORE, Pakistan — A Christian father whose 14-year-old daughter was kidnapped and forced to marry one of the captors claims police are making no effort to return her to her family.

Longtime north Alabama pastor Glenn Bynum dies

April 8, 2026

For more than 60 years, Glenn Bynum served congregations across Marshall, DeKalb, Blount and Jefferson counties, including Pleasant Mount Baptist Church and Village Springs Baptist Church, both in Remlap.

Family not being allowed to have ‘Christian’ on ID

April 8, 2026

LAHORE, Pakistan – A family is facing persecution and financial hardship because authorities are defying a court order to change their religious designation to “Christian” in Pakistan’s national identity database.