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Refugees fleeing Ukraine find haven with Polish Baptists

FORCED OUT — Paul Chitwood (left), president of Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board, talks with a Ukranian refugee at the border crossing into Poland about her tragic journey out of her homeland to safety. (Photo credit: IMB)

Refugees fleeing Ukraine find haven with Polish Baptists

March 8, 2022

CHELM, Poland (BP and local reports) — Bus after bus arrives at the Poland border with war-torn Ukraine, filled with women and children separated from…

Southern Baptists serve up Gospel along with much needed food

REACHING OUT — Itamar Elizalde (right), ministry coordinator for SEND Relief Puerto Rico, spends much of her time talking with people in the community and finding ways to help meet their needs while sharing the love of Jesus with them. (Photo credit: NAMB)

Southern Baptists serve up Gospel along with much needed food

March 8, 2022

Baptist response rising as war in Ukraine escalates

IN NEED OF PRAYER -- Paul Chitwood (right), president of Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board, and missionaries serving in Europe pray over the pastor of a Baptist Church of Chelms, Poland. The church has been converted into a makeshift refugee shelter with hundreds of cots, some of which are visible in the background. (Photo by IMB)

Baptist response rising as war in Ukraine escalates

March 8, 2022

WMU to host daily online prayer experiences for North American missions

WMU to host daily online prayer experiences for North American missions

March 7, 2022

Week of Prayer for North American missions

Week of Prayer for North American missions

March 7, 2022

Clergy Act advances from House
Ways and Means Committee
DALLAS – On Dec. 10 the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Clergy Act, H.R. 227, in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. The Clergy Act would provide ministers who opted out of Social Security a one-time window to opt back in. The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by California Congressmen Vince Fong and Mike Thompson, and has gained the support of several co-sponsors. The legislation is supported by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and other leaders from a wide variety of large and historic denominational benefit boards. In a news release issued by Rep. Fong’s office, GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck expressed gratitude to Fong for his leadership. The Clergy Act would create a two-year window beginning in 2029 that would allow eligible ministers who have opted out of Social Security to revoke their exemption and begin contributing. Ministers must still meet the standard 10-year contribution requirement to earn full retired-worker benefits, receiving benefits proportional to their contributions.