Children are hungry tonight because of Lindsey Graham

HOUSTON (ABP) — Legendary Baptist pastor George W. Truett’s experience preaching to troops in Europe during World War I not only shaped his views about militarism, but also contributed to his growing conviction that only Christ’s church — not any…

ATLANTA (ABP) — A north Georgia prosecutor says he will let a grand jury decide whether to bring criminal charges against undercover police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Baptist minister during a botched drug sting. The Atlanta…

ATLANTA (ABP) — A north Georgia prosecutor says he will let a grand jury decide whether to bring criminal charges against undercover police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Baptist minister during a botched drug sting. The Atlanta…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) — The Dec. 1 police shooting of suspected cop killer Maurice Clemmons has renewed allegations that, as governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee paid more attention to preachers and professed jailhouse conversions than prosecutors and parole boards…

GEORGETOWN, Texas (ABP) — Loss of a loved one through death creates trauma, but emotions surrounding that loss can be particularly close to the surface during the holidays. One church has decided to reach out to its community by doing…

MEMPHIS, Tenn (ABP) — Two Baptist churches on a prominent corner in Memphis, Tenn., marked 10 years of observing World AIDS Day Dec. 1 with evocative reminders of the AIDS pandemic’s terrible toll on their community. The First Baptist Church…

First Baptist Church Pastor David Breckenridge (left) and Union University professor and church member Bobby Rogers drive AIDS memorial markers into the church's front lawn following the morning worship service Nov. 22. (First Baptist Church/Skip Howard) MEMPHIS, Tenn (ABP) —…

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (ABP) — A Florida Baptist church known for its sometimes-provocative efforts to entice first-time visitors is receiving unwanted attention after the arrest of a staff member on molestation charges. The Coral Springs Police Department arrested Russell Dion…

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (ABP) — Longtime Ouachita Baptist University philosophy professor Raymond Coppenger died Nov. 24 following a bout with pneumonia, according to the Arkadelphia, Ark., school. He turned 100 in September. Raymond Coppenger Coppenger joined the Ouachita faculty in 1954….

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Feeling the effects of a bad economy, several Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated state and regional conventions reduced budgets in annual meetings, held in recent weeks across the nation. The Baptist General Convention of Texas, which includes 4,500…