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Morris H. Chapman, former EC president, dies

Morris H. Chapman delivers his final report as SBC Executive Committee president to messengers at the 2010 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. (BP file photo, via the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives)

Morris H. Chapman, former EC president, dies

October 21, 2025

NASHVILLE (BP) — Morris H. Chapman, former pastor, former Southern Baptist Convention president, former SBC Executive Committee president and champion of the Cooperative Program, died…

Clues of day the sun and moon stood still for Joshua told in new book on Tel Gezer dig

Archaeologists and scholars from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority co-directed an excavation of the ancient water system at Tel Gezer from 2010-2018. (BP file photo)

Clues of day the sun and moon stood still for Joshua told in new book on Tel Gezer dig

October 3, 2025

See You at the Pole rallies demonstrate God’s work in this generation

More than 1,000 students attended a rally at Easthaven Church in Brookhaven the night of See You at the Pole on Sept. 24. (Submitted photo)

See You at the Pole rallies demonstrate God’s work in this generation

October 2, 2025

WRAP-UP: SBC Executive Committee takes up messenger motions

The SBC Executive Committee met Sept. 22-23 at the BNA Hilton in Nashville. (Photo credit: Brandon Porter)

WRAP-UP: SBC Executive Committee takes up messenger motions

September 24, 2025

A generation of children raised to follow Jesus for first time in village history

South Asian women study God’s Word during a time of training in the village. (Photo credit: IMB)

A generation of children raised to follow Jesus for first time in village history

September 9, 2025

Scholarship honoring Chapman
announced by Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas — During this week’s meeting of its Board of Trustees, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced the launch of a new scholarship initiated by the family of Morris H. Chapman to honor his denominational legacy. Chapman, 84, passed away Oct. 20. The Morris H. and Jodi Francis Chapman Denominational Scholars Award is an endowed fund that supports students preparing to serve the denomination as Chapman did as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), 1990-1992, and for 18 years as the president of the SBC Executive Committee, as well as other denominational posts. The scholarship will provide support for a student enrolled in the SBC Annual Meeting course through Southwestern, as well as providing scholarships for advanced research in areas such as denominational effectiveness, the history of Crossover, the Cooperative Program, or the life and ministry of Chapman.  Southwestern trustees affirmed the new scholarship by approving $20,000 in funds from its quasi-endowment fund to support the endowed scholarship.