On July 15, 1820, a little more than year before Missouri became a state, a group of dedicated Christians living near the area that 25 years later became High Point, gathered to discuss establishing a ...

Before Lawrence Rodgers became pastor of Second Baptist Church of Detroit, he studied the church's proud history. That ...

The handwritten resolution, signed by 116 Baptist ministers from Massachusetts who called slavery “repugnant,” was thought to have been lost. By Aishvarya Kavi The Rev. John Odams, pastor of the ...

On 21 Curve Street in West Newton, a quietly regal white building sits facing the road. The sign in the front identifies the structure as the historically Black Myrtle Baptist Church. For 149 years, ...

Long before making national news in January for its anti-LGBTQ+ ultimatum, First Baptist Church was well-known for decades as one of the largest congregations in the country, with a ...

BLUE RIDGE, Va. (WDBJ) - Blue Ridge Baptist Church is a small congregation, but nonetheless, it celebrates a powerful message. “We as a church are committed to obeying God, to learning and ...

For all of her life, the Ancient City Baptist Church in St. Augustine has been a special place for 77-year-old Carolyn Calhoun. Her parents were members when she was born and she has attended ever ...

(RNS) — On June 9, two Southern Baptist pastors, Tom Ascol of Florida and Tom Buck of Texas, called on the delegates to next week’s denominational meeting in Nashville to rescind Resolution 9, which ...

After years of desecration, the demolition seems merciful. Vandals, looters and squatters have destroyed the former Akron Baptist Temple at 2324 Manchester Road. They’ve smashed walls, started fires, ...