Pastors in Bhutan sentenced to prison, fined

September 18, 2014

DOROKHA, Bhutan — A court in Bhutan sentenced Pastor Tandin Wangyal on Sept. 10 to three years and 11 months in prison for receiving funds

Anti-terrorism police officers raid Baptist family’s home

September 18, 2014

Navoi, Uzbekistan — As a Baptist family in Navoi, Uzbekistan, gathered with relatives and friends for a Sunday morning meeting for worship, 11 anti-terrorism police

Palestinian Baptist church forced out of its building in East Jerusalem

September 18, 2014

Seven years of harassment and attacks by hard-line Muslims have finally forced a Palestinian church in East Jerusalem out of its building. The members of

For Baptist churches in Scotland, no change in status whatever the vote

September 18, 2014

SCOTLAND — Scots went into voting booths today to decide if they’ll break Scotland’s 300-year-old union with the United Kingdom and become independent, a decision

Sudan closes 500-member church in Khartoum

September 18, 2014

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Security agents in Sudan padlocked a 500-member church’s building Aug. 24 said Christian sources, who fear the government may try to sell

Alabama Baptists partner to help Ebola victims in Liberia

September 15, 2014

Hunger issues in West Africa because of the Ebola virus outbreak have moved from a serious concern to absolutely critical, said native Liberian Eddie Gibson,