A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Katie Britt, wants to label Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism over its kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
A 63-year-old Russian Pentecostal pastor received a four-year sentence for preaching against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an Oslo-based news service focused on human rights and religious freedom reported.
Buddy Gray, pastor of Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover, announced today (Sept. 14) that he plans to retire in summer 2026 after 40 years in that role.
Recently Lanny Lewis’ hay bales caught on fire and the volunteer fire department responded. The very next week, he was able to share that story during New Home Baptist’s Sunday service as they honored the community’s first responders.
A 16-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped, forced to marry her captor, raped and then sexually trafficked has been rescued and returned temporarily to her family.