Headline news from around the Southeast for March 4

March 3, 2021

Florida Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Florida, has paid off more than $38,000 in school lunch debt for students in Hillsborough County public schools and

United Methodists reschedule meeting — and decision on splitting — again

March 2, 2021

The United Methodist Church has once again postponed its quadrennial meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying further a widely anticipated vote by delegates from

Bethany Christian Services to allow LGBTQ couples to adopt, foster children

March 2, 2021

Bethany Christian Services, the country’s largest Protestant adoption and foster care agency, will begin serving LGBTQ couples, a significant change for the evangelical agency. Bethany,

Questions, concerns plague latest vaccine to get emergency approval in US

March 2, 2021

As Covid-19 vaccines continue to roll out across America, many Christians are researching vaccine questions and concerns before deciding whether to get the shot. On

Tarrant churches share pastor to meet congregational needs, further community outreach

February 26, 2021

For the past few months, Sunday mornings have involved a different sort of “commute” for Pastor Joel Dison. At 9 a.m. he preaches at Springdale

‘MK’ from Italy finds niche at Union University

February 25, 2021

By Sarah Goff Union University news office Like so many seniors, Union University freshman Emma Worthy’s last year of high school looked very different because

God answers Indiana church’s requests, down to the penny

February 24, 2021

By Scott Barkley Baptist Press At first glance, the numbers don’t compute. Before COVID-19, the small church in northern Indiana averaged 80 in worship attendance.