NASHVILLE (BP) – A recently-released list of commitments by trustees of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission to Southern Baptists was drafted over the last month, chairman Scott Foshie told Baptist Press, but marks the latest step in a longer process.
Burmese military shelled Thantland township in Myanmar's Chin State. Facebook Photo / Asia Pacific Baptists
Christians in Burma/Myanmar continue to suffer systematic violations of religious freedom carried out by the military junta known as the Tatmadaw, according to a Jan. 29 briefing hosted by the Burma Research Institute.
Rick Lance delivers the executive director’s report during the Feb. 3 State Board of Missions meeting in Prattville, Ala.
PRATTVILLE, Ala. – After nearly three decades, Rick Lance has announced he will retire as executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM). Lance has held the post for 28 years and is currently the longest-serving state executive in the Southern Baptist Convention.
SBC National Haitian Fellowship President Keny Felix speaks in Springfield, Ohio, church in support of extended Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. Submitted photo
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (BP) – Keny Felix, president of the Southern Baptist Convention National Haitian Fellowship, joined faith leaders from across the U.S. in Springfield Feb. 2 advocating for continued Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitians and the humane treatment of all immigrants here.
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission trustees pray over Interim President Gary Hollingsworth and then-acting President Miles Mullin during their board meeting Sept. 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. BP file photo
NASHVILLE (BP) – A recently-released list of commitments by trustees of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission to Southern Baptists was drafted over the last month, chairman Scott Foshie told Baptist Press, but marks the latest step in a longer process.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (BP) – SBC Recording Secretary Nathan Finn says he will not be nominated for a fifth term at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Finn made the announcement on his blog Tuesday (Feb. 3).
Burmese military shelled Thantland township in Myanmar's Chin State. Facebook Photo / Asia Pacific Baptists
Christians in Burma/Myanmar continue to suffer systematic violations of religious freedom carried out by the military junta known as the Tatmadaw, according to a Jan. 29 briefing hosted by the Burma Research Institute.
