CICERO, New York (BP) — Frank Williams has been voted the next executive director/treasurer (ED/T) of the Baptist Convention of New York (BCNY), the group announced in a press release today (March 27)... read more
ATLANTA (BP) — As Georgia’s General Assembly continues its month-long push to pass a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), a judge has ruled Utah’s RFRA protects a religious center’s practice of using illegal psychedelic mushrooms... read more
The National Parent Retreat, hosted by the International Mission Board (IMB) on March 20-23, brought 148 parents of IMB missionaries together for a time of encouragement and connection. Laura Harrell, the IMB’s director of alumni and advocate engagement, said her hope for the weekend was grounded in the retreat’s theme verse, “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing,” 1 Thessalonians 5:11... read more
FORT WORTH (BP) — Prestonwood Baptist Church and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) formally marked the opening of Prestonwood Pregnancy Center during a March 26 ribbon-cutting ceremony on the seminary’s Fort Worth campus... read more
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (BP) — The Union University women’s basketball team fell to Cal State Dominguez Hills 68-50 on Wednesday evening in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II national tournament at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse... read more
USCIRF urges State Department to call out nations for violating religious liberty
More than 1,300 spiritual decisions made at Louisiana youth crusade
Korean churches share SBC values
Human rights may worsen in Afghanistan, panel says
Texas pastor Tommy Mann to be nominated for SBC 2nd vice president
Since its founding, the Biblical Recorder has sought to serve as a trusted news source for N.C. Baptists... read more
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has initiated a strategic effort to leverage the current Republican majorities in Congress and the executive branch to defund Planned Parenthood by eliminating the organization’s federal funding... read more
A 2024 study by Lifeway Research found that Easter still ranked as the day with the highest attendance for most churches... read more