The year 2025 is marked by five significant anniversaries for the Christian church and especially for Southern Baptists. Demonstrating God’s faithfulness in the lives of his people, these historical milestones also highlight the church’s rich confessional, ecclesial and missional heritage which Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) is honored to teach and to steward... read more
DURHAM, N.C. — A federal judge has granted a local county’s motion for an extension to respond to a lawsuit filed by The Summit Church last month that claims its zoning request to build a church facility was denied based on religious grounds... read more
When Hurricane Helene hit Canton, N.C., last September, the community was already reeling from “a trifecta of disasters” over the last several years. Flooding from Tropical Storm Fred destroyed homes in August 2021... read more
MARBLE, N.C. — Fred Bruner Lunsford, an influential Baptist pastor, ministry leader, evangelist and World War II veteran from western North Carolina who served the Lord for more than 70 years, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 1, at age 99, six days before his 100th birthday... read more
SNEADS FERRY, N.C. — The bathroom smells like shrimp, the office is packed with preschoolers, and up on stage, all the “Neverland” props from the previous night’s very-off-Broadway performance of Peter Pan have been shoved to one side... read more
AAEO Week of Prayer: Ministry on the homefront
AAEO Week of Prayer: Gospel deployment at Camp Lejeune
Fred Lunsford, influential NC ministry leader, WWII veteran, dies at 99
Canton church celebrates baptisms, sees revitalization yield ‘fruit’ in Helene recovery
Judge grants NC county more time to respond to The Summit Church’s zoning lawsuit