The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention, having not filed any sexual abuse-related charges against the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
A group of Southern Baptist Convention clergy are urging the denomination to reconsider an amendment that would permanently prohibit female pastors at member churches after it fell 5 percentage points shy of the two-thirds support needed to pass last year.
The Southern Baptist Convention is looking to take advantage of a Republican-controlled Congress and White House to finally strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood.
The Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board has launched a project to pray for the spiritual well-being of Muslims during Ramadan.
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has appointed Jeff Dalrymple to lead its recently created department on combatting and preventing sexual abuse within the denomination.
A pastor and author who was born without arms is set to be nominated for the position of first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
First Baptist Dallas’ historic downtown sanctuary, which had been heavily damaged by a fire last year, is at present mostly demolished, with a new building expected to open by Easter 2028.
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the birth of an Episcopal Church leader, Charles Stanley naming his successor, and the beginning of the First Vatican Council.
A judge has set the trial date for former Southern Baptist President Johnny Hunt's lawsuit against the SBC and other entities over alleged defamation and violation of privacy after both sides were unable to reach a settlement.
A university affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention has been removed from academic probation by an independent agency that accredits colleges and universities.
