
Evangelical Press Association Concludes 2025 Convention, Appoints New President
Clint Pressley to Be Nominated for Second Term as SBC President
Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley is poised to be nominated for a second term as head of the denomination. The Biblical Recorder reported last week that Texas Pastor Michael Criner will officially nominate Pressley at the SBC's Annual Meeting, scheduled to take place in Dallas, Texas, in June. Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian Children Abducted: Christian Groups Ask Russia for Their Return
A coalition of faith groups, including the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, has urged Russia to return nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children taken since the onset of its invasion of Ukraine. The initiative was led by Myal Greene, president of World Relief, an evangelical humanitarian organization associated with the National Association of Evangelicals.
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School to Merge with Trinity Western University in Canada
Samaritan's Purse Dispatches Field Hospital to Myanmar Following Catastrophic Earthquake
The North Carolina-based evangelical humanitarian aid charity Samaritan's Purse is dispatching an emergency field hospital to Myanmar following a catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake. The DC-8 aircraft, which departed from Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday, traveled to Calgary to load the field hospital from Samaritan's Purse's Canada office. Christian Students Prepares to Rally Against Satanic Ceremony at Kansas Statehouse
A Christian Student Organization is set to hold a rally opposing a satanic “black mass” for abortion rights scheduled to take place at the Kansas State Capitol later this month. TFP Student Action, a project of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, is organizing a protest in Topeka on March 28 against The Satanic Grotto. Christian Leaders Call on Trump to Assist in Securing Release of 24 Prisoners in Azerbaijan
President Donald Trump is being urged to help secure the release of two dozen Christians held hostage by the Azerbaijani government and to support persecuted Christians. A coalition of Christian leaders has signed a letter pushing the president to act on behalf of the 23 Christian Armenians and one Azeri Christian convert currently detained in Azerbaijan.
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Christian Ministry Provides 4 Million Dresses to Girls in Need Around the World
A Christian charity has distributed nearly 4 million dresses to impoverished girls around the world through a campaign that coordinates dress-making efforts involving various churches and nonprofits. The program, called Dress a Girl Around the World, is a part of Hope 4 Women International (H4WI) and has provided over 3 million locally made dresses since its launch in 2009. NRB Board Approves Resolutions Addressing Censorship and Children's Digital Safety
During its International Christian Media Convention, the National Association of Christian Broadcasters (NRB) Board of Directors approved nine resolutions that address significant issues, including freedom of expression, children’s digital safety, artificial intelligence, and peace in the Middle East. Among the resolutions, the NRB voiced its support for reviewing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a means to combat corporate censorship. Episcopal Church-Affiliated University Loses Accreditation, Set for 90-Day Arbitration
A university in North Carolina affiliated with The Episcopal Church, Saint Augustine’s University (SAU), has lost its accreditation once again but plans to undergo an arbitration process to contest the decision. The institution announced last Thursday that its appeal to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) regarding the termination of its accreditation had failed. Samuel Rodríguez Speaks Out: ‘Complacency Today Is Captivity Tomorrow’
Pastor Samuel Rodriguez spoke at the National Religious Broadcasters' International Christian Media Convention, highlighting the spiritual struggles society faces today. As the leader of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Rodriguez drew on biblical passages such as Ephesians 6 and Colossians 2:15, asserting that the primary battle is not political, but rather a struggle between “light and darkness, between truth and relativism.” Evangelical Groups Begin Fundraising for New Worship Center in Qatar
The World Evangelical Alliance has partnered with the Evangelical Churches Alliance in Qatar to break ground for a planned worship center for Evangelical Christians near the capital of the Middle Eastern country. This groundbreaking ceremony took place on January 24, and the project, which is estimated to cost US $50 million, will provide space for up to 10,000 worshippers simultaneously on land leased free of charge from the government. SBC Disfellowships Seven Churches Following Abuse Hotline Reports
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has ended its affiliation with seven churches following reports from an abuse hotline launched in May 2022. Since the hotline's inception in May 2022, it has received a total of 1,008 contacts, of which 674 were allegations of abuse. Among these, 458 (68%) involved Southern Baptists, while 216 (32%) were unrelated to the SBC. Presbyterian Church in America Admits ‘Grave Error’ in Immigration Guidance
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) recently stated repentance after controversy arose over guidance posted on one of its websites advising illegal immigrants on how to avoid detainment by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The resource page titled “Refugee & Immigrant Ministry for Churches: Help Immigrants Facing 2025 Policy Changes,” published in January by Mission to North America (MNA), went viral on X last week and has since been deleted. SBC Urges Congress to Defund Planned Parenthood: ‘This is the Moment to Act’
The SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has launched a campaign urging Congress to defund Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading abortion provider. ERLC President Brent Leatherwood explained to The Christian Post that the campaign’s strategy is to incorporate the funding cuts into the ongoing reconciliation process in Congress.