LEWISBURG, Ky. (BP) – Kentucky pastor Austin Rouse will be nominated for second vice president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Rouse is the pastor of families and students at Southern Heights Baptist in Russellville, Ky. Fellow Kentucky pastor Michael Shultz, senior pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Lewisburg, plans to nominate Rouse. Rouse “has distinguished himself not simply through words, but through faithful and fruitful ministry in the life of the local church and the … [Read more...]
Calls for prayer as U.S. and Israel strike Iran, face retaliation
JERUSALEM (BP) – A group of Southern Baptist pastors and their spouses, including former Send Relief President Bryant Wright, sheltered in place in Jerusalem Saturday morning (Feb. 28) as the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Within hours, Iran responded with strikes on U.S. and Israeli targets across the Middle East. Bryant is leading the group of around 27 pastors and their wives, South Carolina pastor Josh Powell told Baptist Press via text. “Early this … [Read more...]
Miss. pastor Jonathan Greer to be nominated for SBC Recording Secretary
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (BP) – A Mississippi pastor has become the third known candidate to be nominated for SBC Recording Secretary. Jonathan Greer will be nominated for the office by Alabama pastor Tyler Armstrong at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Greer has served as the pastor of Franklin Creek Baptist Church in Moss Point, Miss., since 2017. Armstrong said the first time he saw Greer was from a distance at an annual meeting as Greer was asking an “informed question” from one … [Read more...]
South Carolina AMS Travis Kerns to be nominated for SBC recording secretary
LOUISVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Denny Burk has announced plans to nominate Travis Kerns, a South Carolina associational mission strategist, for SBC Recording Secretary at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting. “Travis’ devoted service at various levels of Southern Baptist life is extraordinary,” Burk told Baptist Press. “Not only has he pastored a Southern Baptist congregation, but he has also served with distinction at several SBC entities.” Burk said he has … [Read more...]
Texas pastor George Schroeder to be nominated for SBC Recording Secretary
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (BP) – Florida pastor Dean Inserra has announced his intention to nominate Texas pastor George Schroeder as SBC Recording Secretary at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting. Schroeder serves as lead pastor at First Baptist Church in Fairfield, Texas. “George Schroeder has been a friend since before he left a prominent career in sports journalism to follow the call upon his life to enter into full-time ministry,” Inserra told Baptist Press. Schroeder was a longtime and … [Read more...]
South Carolina pastor Josh Powell to be nominated for SBC president in Orlando
NASHVILLE (BP) – South Carolina pastor Josh Powell will be nominated for SBC president at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Tennessee pastor Jay Hardwick told Baptist Press that he intends to nominate Powell this summer. “I’ve known Josh as a close friend for 30 years and the word I use to describe his character and relationship with God over these 30 years is consistent,’” Hardwick said. Powell is the lead pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church in South Carolina. He has … [Read more...]
Affidavit outlines fear caused by Cities Church protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (BP) – The affidavit that authorized the arrest of several Cities Church disruptors shares details of how worshippers at the church were surprised, frightened and left wondering if they were going to be allowed to leave the church building when protesters interrupted their service Jan. 18. In the affidavit, Department of Homeland Security Special Agent Timothy Gerber said, “Statements made by agitators at the church indicated that they targeted the church based on their … [Read more...]
Federal investigation underway into Minnesota church protest
ST. PAUL, Minn., (BP) – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has spoken to a Minnesota pastor following a disruption by protestors during Cities Church’s morning worship service Jan. 18. “Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law,” Bondi wrote on X late Sunday night. “If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice will remain mobilized to prosecute federal … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Catholic charity’s religious liberty
MADISON, Wis. (BP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against the State of Wisconsin on Monday (Dec. 15) as the state attorney general tried for a second time to strip a Catholic-based organization from its non-profit status. The Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission’s previously ruled that the Catholic Charities Bureau (CCB) and its four sub-entities, which provide various social services to a diversity of needy communities, do not operate for religious purposes and don’t … [Read more...]
HUD policies to be more friendly to churches in 2026
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it will be more open to faith-based organizations as it provides funding aimed at caring for the homeless in 2026. “Our philosophy for addressing the homelessness crisis will now define success not by dollars spent or housing units filled, but by how many people achieve long-term self-sufficiency and recovery,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner in a press release. In a Nov. 14 press release, the department … [Read more...]
Chapman memorial service set for Oct. 24
NASHVILLE (BP) – Longtime pastor and SBC leader Morris H. Chapman will be remembered at a memorial service at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at Triune Baptist Church near Nashville. Chapman pastored churches in Texas and New Mexico for 25 years before being called to lead the SBC Executive Committee from 1992 until 2010. Triune Baptist Church is located at 8094 Horton Highway in Arrington, Tenn. Chapman, 84, is survived by his wife Jodi; son and daughter-in-law Chris and Renee Chapman; daughter and … [Read more...]
Conservative advocate Charlie Kirk killed by gunman at a Utah campus rally
OREM, Utah (BP) – Conservative advocate Charlie Kirk was killed by a gunman at Utah Valley University Wednesday (Sept. 10). President Donald Trump paid tribute to the leader via social media calling him great and legendary. Kirk is the co-founder and president of Turning Point USA, a non-profit aimed at spreading conservative principles on high school and college campuses. Videos posted to social media from Utah Valley University showed Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while … [Read more...]
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