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How a monster catfish provided the impetus for a Lottie Moon gift

WHALE OF A FISH — Bill Benton, member of First Church, Lyons, Ga., and his 37-pound lunker. (Photo credit: Larry Brantley)

How a monster catfish provided the impetus for a Lottie Moon gift

December 9, 2021

LYONS, Ga. (BP and local reports) – Encouraging giving to Southern Baptists’ Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions takes many forms each year, and…

New churches springing up in Czechia

RISEN ANEW — Larry Lewis with Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board baptizes new believer Christian Dajbog, a 19-year-old who first heard the Gospel at an English camp outside of Prague, Czechia (also known as the Czech Republic) when he was 12 years old. (Photo credit: IMB)

New churches springing up in Czechia

December 6, 2021

Taiwanese turnaround sees burgeoning missionary numbers

GOING FORTH — In November 2020, Huayu International Missions (HIM) in Taiwan partnered with the local Baptist convention to commission the first Taiwanese missionaries from HIM. The commissioning service was held at the end of the Baptist convention, but every pastor in attendance stayed to participate in the service. The five missionaries were prayed over and encouraged by the pastors who attended. (Photo credit: IMB)

Taiwanese turnaround sees burgeoning missionary numbers

December 6, 2021

Justices hear legal arguments on Mississippi abortion law

FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT — Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch addresses the pro-life rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1, the day the high court heard the state’s appeal in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization regarding Mississippi’s law banning abortions after 15 weeks gestation. (Photo credit: Baptist Press)

Justices hear legal arguments on Mississippi abortion law

December 2, 2021

ERLC staff look to Dec. 1 hearing on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion law scheduled before U.S. Supreme Court

ERLC staff look to Dec. 1 hearing on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion law scheduled before U.S. Supreme Court

November 30, 2021

2026 SBC Annual Meeting
app available now
ORLANDO (BP) — The official app for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting is now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play. The app is a must-download for meeting goers as they navigate the meeting, luncheons, the exhibit hall and more. An in-app local area map will help messengers navigate The City Beautiful when they venture outside the convention center. While getting to convention events on time is up to the messenger, the app has all the details and directions to get them where they need to be. The app also allows quick access to annual meeting related news as well as stories on the candidates who have announced they will be nominated for SBC offices. The pastors’ conference has a separate app that will be released closer to the meeting date. The SBC Annual Meeting is set for June 7-10 at the Orange County Convention Center.