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‘Just not bearable’: 70 Christians beheaded in Democratic Republic of Congo

NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, Congo (BP) – The beheaded bodies of 70 Christians were found in a Protestant church in North Kivu Province in the Congo (DRC) around Feb. 15, several religious freedom advocates said, blaming the extremist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

FIRST-PERSON: A Christian response to immigration

My father-in-law prays for everyone who comes to his house. Missionaries are like that.

Former N.C. pastor sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse material

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Caldwell County pastor who was arrested in 2023 on charges of possessing child pornography has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and a lifetime of supervision after his release.

North Carolina’s Summit Church claims religious discrimination in zoning lawsuit

DURHAM, N.C. (BP) – The Summit Church has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a North Carolina county of denying a zoning request to build a church facility because of religious discrimination.

Missions engagement for everyone is aim of George Liele Breakfast

LANHAM, Md. — Despite an expected snowstorm, more than 100 people attended the third annual George Liele Missionary Breakfast at Sharon Bible Fellowship Church earlier this month.

ERLC urges Congress to defund Planned Parenthood

NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty has issued a formal request for Congress to defund Planned Parenthood and is asking others to join.

In his mission and calling, Dalrymple aims to mobilize the SBC in abuse prevention

NASHVILLE (BP) – As the inaugural Southern Baptist czar for sexual abuse prevention and response, Jeff Dalrymple is fulfilling a calling and a mission, packing years of leadership in the arena that has taught him how to win the battle.

Protestant pastors bring attention to global Christian persecution

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — As pastors speak and pray with their congregations, they say they’re also keeping persecuted Christians around the world in mind. More than 9 in 10 U.S. Protestant pastors (93%) say their church has engaged in at least one of six ways to bring attention to Christians suffering persecution within the past year, according to a Lifeway Research study.

The Salt Company seizing unprecedented opportunity to reach college students

NATIONWIDE – Cassandra Hoai says she wants to help plant a church when she graduates next year from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

FIRST-PERSON: Reaching our foreign-born neighbors

I had an interesting experience a few days ago while eating at a Mexican restaurant with a KBC pastor in one of our Kentucky counties.