How Baptists helped end slavery in the United States

Brent Beasley was elected May 31 as next pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A historic and prominent Texas Baptist church that was subject to a highly publicized controversy last year over…

Ouachita Baptist University faculty member Cindy Fuller accompanies during a 10th anniversary prayer service held June 1 at the Arkansas school to commemorate the crash of Flight 1420. Fuller and her husband, Charles, were among the survivors of the June…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (ABP) — For Mitch Carnell, the old adage — "If you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything" — doesn't go far enough. He wants people in churches this Sunday to actually say something nice. The church…

BUENA PARK, Calif. (ABP) — While most pro-life leaders condemned the May 31 murder of a controversial abortion provider inside his Wichita, Kan., church, one former Southern Baptist Convention official called it an answer to prayer. "I am glad George Tiller is…

BUENA PARK, Calif. (ABP) — While most pro-life leaders condemned the May 31 murder of a controversial abortion provider inside his Wichita, Kan., church, one former Southern Baptist Convention official called it an answer to prayer. "I am glad George Tiller is…

HOLLAND, Mich. (ABP) — Looking for a way to help members of her youth group use moral discernment when making life choices, a Lutheran youth minister in Holland, Mich., re-read a copy of Charles Sheldon’s "In His Steps," a classic…

ATLANTA (ABP) — A document written three-quarters of a century ago to protest rising nationalism in Nazi Germany's Protestant churches provides instruction for American Christians navigating through today's culture wars, say a Baptist ethicist and Methodist filmmaker working together against…

ATLANTA (ABP) — A document written three-quarters of a century ago to protest rising nationalism in Nazi Germany’s Protestant churches provides instruction for American Christians navigating through today’s culture wars, say a Baptist ethicist and Methodist filmmaker working together against…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Baptist World Alliance has responded to Cyclone Aila, which killed nearly 200 and destroyed thousands of homes May 25 in Bangladesh and India. Baptist World Aid, the BWA's relief-and-development arm, sent grants totaling $12,000 for emergency…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Results from a Gallup poll released May 27 show that a majority of Americans continue to oppose same-sex marriage — but that the youngest voters support equal marriage rights for gay couples by a wide margin. And…

LONDON (ABP) — The head of Amnesty International welcomed President Obama's decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and said millions of people around the world view his election as signaling a new era in human rights. Announcing the…

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — The head of the Baptist World Alliance said Pentecost should inspire Christians to speak courageously to centers of power. Pentecost Sunday — May 31 on most Christians' liturgical calendar this year — commemorates the descent of the Holy…