Latest news: Celebrating Father’s Day; Israel strikes Iran; Christian musician reveals ‘double life’

June 14, 2025

Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.

Young fathers mentored by Wiregrass Emergency Pregnancy Service

June 13, 2025

Being a father requires more than just paying for the needs of a baby or simply babysitting when the mom asks them to.

‘Stand together’ for the sake of reaching nations, Chitwood tells SBC messengers

June 12, 2025

International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood encouraged all Southern Baptists to recognize their role in missions during the IMB report at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas.

‘This is a moment’: Southern Baptists unite to send 58 new IMB missionaries during SBC annual meeting

June 11, 2025

Southern Baptists united to celebrate 58 newly appointed International Mission Board missionaries, during the June 10 opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas.

Alabama’s Carlisle elected 2nd vice president among SBC officers in Dallas

June 10, 2025

Craig Carlisle, current Alabama Baptist State Convention president and director of missions for Etowah Baptist Convention, was elected second vice president with 3,765 votes (56.46%) out of 6,668 votes.

Stories of transformation, global outreach impact highlighted at IMB dinner

June 10, 2025

“Tonight, we will celebrate what God is doing because of the work all of us in this room are doing together,” said Todd Lafferty, IMB executive vice president, welcoming those attending the dinner.