Posts published in “Mississippi”

Celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program ‘moments,’ opportunity for ‘sacred effort’

Dozens of pastors, SBC officers, state Baptist convention leaders, SBC ethnic leaders and others gathered to commemorate Southern Baptists' adoption of the Cooperative Program 100 years ago in Memphis. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program ‘moments,’ opportunity for ‘sacred effort’

May 15, 2025

By Jennifer RashEditor, The Baptist Paperand local reports Seventy-three of the more than 175 Baptist leaders sitting in the meeting hall the afternoon of May…

Blue Mountain Christian University breaks ground on new health science center

Blue Mountain Christian University officially broke ground on the Center for Grace and Healing on May 2. (Photo credit: Blue Mountain Christian University)

Blue Mountain Christian University breaks ground on new health science center

May 12, 2025

Mississippi’s Baptist Children’s Village ‘compelled by compassion’

Youth Detention Intervention Program staff put together bags for detained youth. (Photo credit: Baptist Children's Village)

Mississippi’s Baptist Children’s Village ‘compelled by compassion’

May 5, 2025

African American pastors urged to ‘lead the charge in evangelism’ at conference

Pastors and leaders gathered together April 25-26 for the African American Leadership Conference at Calvary Christian Oak Forest Baptist Church in Jackson. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

African American pastors urged to ‘lead the charge in evangelism’ at conference

May 2, 2025

Approval granted to sell Gulfshore Baptist Assembly property to Mid South Companies

Convention-owned property located at Henderson Point, MS, longtime site of Gulfshore Baptist Assembly, is now under contract to be purchased by Mid South Companies, LLC, based in Ridgeland. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Approval granted to sell Gulfshore Baptist Assembly property to Mid South Companies

May 1, 2025

Trump, pro-life leaders at
odds in recent developments
NASHVILLE (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter Jan. 16 calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it. Trump’s terms in the White House have been consequential for the pro-life movement, to say the least. Shortly after taking office last year, he enforced the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funding of abortions. He reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy. Perhaps most of all, the appointment of three pro-life Supreme Court justices in his first term led to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Last week, however, the president said conservative Republicans need to be “flexible” regarding Hyde during across-the-aisle negotiations over health care. Hyde has factored in debates on Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired last year. Conservatives, of course, didn’t like the idea, which led the White House to walk back the president’s comments. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved another generic abortion drug last fall. Chemical abortions account for 63 percent of all abortions, per a 2023 study by the Guttmacher Institute. This week, it was revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released tens of millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood through Title X that had been withheld since last spring as part of a move by lawmakers to defund abortion providers for at least one year. Trump told reporters he was unaware of those disbursements. Hollingsworth described the Hyde Amendment as “not up for debate.”