- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 May 5, 2026

Southern Baptists see attendance, baptism gains amid membership declines

Southern Baptists see attendance, baptism gains amid membership declines

May 5, 2026

By Aaron Earls BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Southern Baptist churches saw sustained growth in attendance and baptisms, but the two-decade membership decline continued in 2025. Total…

Annual Reports for Incorporated Mississippi Nonprofits are due on or before May 15

Annual Reports for Incorporated Mississippi Nonprofits are due on or before May 15

May 4, 2026

Explore the Bible: May 10

Explore the Bible: May 10

May 4, 2026

Bible Studies for Life: May 10

Bible Studies for Life: May 10

May 4, 2026

First annual Choctaw family conference emphasizes legacy of faith

The Multicultural Ministries department of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board hosted the first annual Family Conference for Choctaw Churches April 17-18 at Hope Indian Baptist Church in Choctaw. (Photo credit: Lindsey Carraway)

First annual Choctaw family conference emphasizes legacy of faith

May 1, 2026

SCOTUS unanimously affirms
pro-life pregnancy center’s
claim against New Jersey
WASHINGTON (BP) — A Christian pro-life pregnancy resource center can fight in federal court the state of New Jersey’s order to submit a broad spectrum of documents including the identity of financial donors, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously April 29th. The case came to the high court after New Jersey successfully blocked First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. from challenging in federal court the state’s 2022 subpoena of 28 categories of documents. Subpoenaed among other information, and which the high court said was most pertinent to the court case, were donors’ names, phone numbers, addresses and places of employment. The release of such donor information would violate their First Amendment right to freely associate, the centers said in the lawsuit, and would discourage potential donors from giving. The High Court agreed with the centers, reversing a lower court decision that favored the New Jersey attorney general’s contention that the centers had no standing to sue.