WASHINGTON, D.C. (BP) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a former Southern Baptist pastor to be the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. A native of Gainesville, Ga., Doug Collins was senior pastor of Chicopee Baptist Church from November 1994 through October 2005, according to the church’s annual church profile reporting... read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just a few hours after passing Missouri constitutional Amendment 3, abortion industry lawyers filed a lawsuit in Kansas City, asserting their new fundamental right to make money by providing abortions in Missouri... read more
For the third consecutive year, volunteers from First Baptist Church in Garland will travel to eastern Europe to bring Christmas joy to Ukrainian refugee children. Six volunteers from the church are scheduled to journey to Poland and Czechia — formerly the Czech Republic — Dec... read more
Someone recently asked me, “What does it mean to have people praying for you?” It’s a very timely question. You are about to pray for my ministry, Project 3000, and so many others as part of Week of Prayer for international missions beginning Dec... read more
Rick Perry speaks at UMHB lecture By Baptist Standard Staff BELTON, Texas — The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor welcomed former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the featured speaker for the 2024 McLane Lecture Nov... read more
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