The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 March 2, 2022

SBC president Litton to decline second term

SBC PRESIDENT – Ed Litton, senior pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Ala., and president of the Southern Baptist Convention, sits for a Baptist Press interview in July of last year after he was elected to a first term. Litton announced March 1 that he will not run for a second term. (Photo credit: Baptist Press)

SBC president Litton to decline second term

March 2, 2022

SARALAND, Ala. (BP and local reports) – Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Ed Litton says he will not be a candidate for a second term…

Southern Baptists gear up for major Ukraine relief effort

CAPITAL UNDER ATTACK — Thousands of people take shelter in a subway station during a bombing February 25 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo credit: Drop of Light/Shutterstock.com)

Southern Baptists gear up for major Ukraine relief effort

March 1, 2022

Former missionary recounts Ukraine ministry before invasion

UKRAINE MEMORIES – Mississippi Baptist Convention Board director of missions mobilization Mike Ray (left) and his family — wife Linda and daughters Hannah and Rebekah — served as IMB missionaries in Ukraine. (Photo credit: Mike Ray)

Former missionary recounts Ukraine ministry before invasion

February 28, 2022

Ukraine Baptists preparing for fallout from war with Russia

Ukraine Baptists preparing for fallout from war with Russia

February 28, 2022

SBC Executive Committee admits ‘failures’ addressing abuse report

SBC Executive Committee admits ‘failures’ addressing abuse report

February 24, 2022

Venezuela Baptists begin
response to earthquakes
CARACAS, Venezuela — A lethal pair of earthquakes struck Venezuela late in the evening of Wednesday, June 24. Initial reports indicated that 164 people lost their lives. Hundreds more were injured while others were reported missing. Both quakes registered above 7.0 on the Richter scale, with the second hitting 7.5, making it the strongest earthquake to impact the nation in more than 125 years. Within hours of the earthquakes, Elier J. Romero, general director of the National Baptist Convention of Venezuela (CNBV), shared an update with church partners and Send Relief, Southern Baptists’ compassion ministry, saying, “We are receiving news from the affected areas. We continue praying.” The quakes struck nearby one another, the second following the first by mere seconds shortly after 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Send Relief will stand ready to support the response of Venezuelan Baptists and other ministry partners in the region. The greatest immediate needs are shelter, safe drinking water, food and medical care. In some of the affected areas, those needs were present before the earthquakes struck. Send Relief will be working with CNBV churches and other local partners to help meet immediate needs. Send Relief has posted specific prayer requests and ways to support the Venezuelan response at SendRelief.org.