DALLAS (BP) – Clint Pressley has been reelected SBC president and will begin his term with two newly elected officers and two officers reelected during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. President Pressley ran against David Morrill, member of Applewood Baptist Church in Colorado. Morrill, writer, producer, podcaster and member of Applewood Baptist Church in Colorado, was nominated to the office of SBC president by Chris Cunningham, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of … [Read more...]
Hispanic Baptists gain training, equipping
DALLAS (BP) – Hispanic Baptists from across the country gathered June 9 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas for a full day of training, encouragement and spiritual growth as part of the Hispanic Celebration preceding the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. The event, hosted by Red Bautista Hispana, featured a robust lineup of workshops under the theme “¡Unidos para su Gloria!” (United for His Glory). With sessions ranging from church planting and evangelism to … [Read more...]
House of Grace reaches Hispanics on state line
KANSAS CITY (BP) – Iglesia Bautista Casa de Gracia (House of Grace) in the Northland area of Kansas City is working to reach the small but growing Hispanic community settling in an area that straddles the Kansas-Missouri state line. "We are one the first Hispanic church serving this area," said church planter and pastor Arnaldo Achucarro. "We serve a Hispanic population of around twenty to twenty-five thousand people." Planted in the Northland community by Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, … [Read more...]