Latest news: Johnny Hunt appeals federal court’s dismissal; evangelicals give themselves C+; surrogate mother’s story ‘complicated’

August 21, 2026

Check out these recent headlines reported by The Baptist Paper.

UM celebrates record-breaking welcome home with president’s commissioning, ram rush

August 21, 2026

Cars lined the University of Mobile campus on Aug. 14 as families arrived for Move-In Day, greeted by a familiar UM tradition: student leaders waving, cheering and rushing to each vehicle to help unload.

Compassion and strategy: Healthcare pros unite with missionary efforts

August 21, 2026

More than 300 healthcare professionals, students, church leaders, missionaries and volunteers gathered at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Florida, Aug. 13-15 for MedAdvance 2026.

Alabama students make gains in English language arts, math

August 20, 2026

Alabama students statewide posted modest year-over-year gains in English language arts and math, but dozens of individual schools saw much larger increases.

Southern Baptist chaplain promoted to rank of rear admiral

August 19, 2026

U.S. Navy Chaplain Robert Christian, an alumnus of both New Orleans and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminaries, was recently promoted to the rank of rear admiral (lower half).

Overnight fire destroys Ebenezer Baptist Church in Pennington

August 19, 2026

The community of Pennington lost the Ebenezer Baptist Church building to a fire overnight. “It’s a total loss,” said Jerry Snowden, who is chair of the church’s deacons.

UM celebrates record enrollment, campus growth at Ignite Conference

August 18, 2026

With the theme “Moving Forward Together”, the University of Mobile’s annual Ignite Conference brought faculty and staff together to celebrate God’s faithfulness and foster community ahead of a new academic year.