Hunter Street participates in Crossover 2012

June 28, 2012

Volunteers from Hunter Street Baptist Church, Hoover, pass out free meals during a block party in New Orleans as part of Crossover on June 16.

Court rules to dissolve Islamist parliament in Egypt

June 28, 2012

CAIRO, Egypt — Christians in Egypt welcomed a June 14 court decision to dissolve the Islamist-controlled parliament because of election irregularities. The decision offered hope

Phenix City’s Bethany to expand facilities

June 28, 2012

After three years in their new church building, Bethany Baptist Church, Phenix City, is planning to build a family life center to continue to grow

Wright exhorts Baptists to unity

June 28, 2012

The “elephant in the room” in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is the tension between “traditional” Southern Baptists and “Calvinists,” SBC President Bryant Wright said

Lao police arrest local pastor for sharing faith

June 28, 2012

PEEYEUR, Laos — A 53-year-old Lao pastor remains behind bars after Lao police arrested him June 6 for encouraging others to convert to Christianity, a

Lineville Baptist hosts VBS for nearby church

June 28, 2012

Lineville Baptist Church in Carey Baptist Association hosted Vacation Bible School (VBS) on its campus for Berea Baptist Church, Heflin, during the week of June

Calvinists, ‘traditionals’ called to humility, common mission over doctrine of salvation

June 28, 2012

When a group of longtime Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leaders released a statement in early June reaffirming the doctrine of salvation as understood by “traditional”