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2026 SBC Annual Meeting schedule released

A preliminary schedule for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting June 9-10 in Orlando was released Today (March 10) by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Order of Business.

Pedro Aquino gets his medal

Pedro F. Aquino, Jr., is to receive a Congressional Gold Medal this Saturday, March 21, 14 years after his death in 2012 at age 89. His story is one that shows the value for veterans and their families in preserving copies of military records and for Christian leaders and their families saving theirs.

SBC annual meeting app available now; GuideStone to have strong presence at meeting

The official app for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting is now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play. The app is a must-download for meeting goers as they navigate the meeting, luncheons, the exhibit hall and more.

Illinois church severely damaged by tornado

Journey Church in Kankakee suffered severe damage from a tornado that tore through the community on Tuesday evening (March 10). The church, located on the south side of town, lost two thirds of its roof, with the remaining portion receiving significant damage.

SBC annual meeting events list posted; Resolutions Committee chair interviewed

A list of sessions, fellowships, breakouts, ancillary events and more at this year’s SBC Annual Meeting is now available at sbcannualmeeting.net.

Spurgeon College men’s basketball senior named national player of the year

Spurgeon College is celebrating a historic achievement for its men’s basketball program as senior guard/forward Joseph Allen has been named both National Player of the Year and Regional Player of the Year by the National Christian College Athletic Association.

Baker to chair 2026 SBC Committee on Resolutions, portal opens March 15

North Greenville University Provost and Dean of Faculty Hunter Baker will serve as chair of the Southern Baptist Convention's Committee on Resolutions for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting this summer.

Compassion ministry helps church planting missionary family “go big” in Puerto Rico

No one would've guessed that "Go big or go home" was an Ortiz family truism. After all, when God called Oscar Ortiz and his wife, Wendy, to plant a church in Río Grande, they didn't first launch a marketing campaign, send out glossy, full-color mailers, or pay for billboards, radio ads, and social media blasts.

God’s Not Done Here: Church planter blends old with new to bring renewal to New Orleans neighborhood

They didn’t know how much longer they had left. But they knew it wasn’t long. “It was bad,” Linda Morrow says. “We had no money, no people. We were just barely getting by with a handful of senior citizens.”

NAMB AMS Replant Lab spurs hope, renewal for dying churches

Missouri Baptists were among 250 associational leaders from around the nation who took part in the Associational Mission Strategist (AMS) Replant Lab at the North American Mission Board, Feb. 24-26.

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