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McLaurin named SBC Executive Committee interim president

Willie McLaurin will be the interim president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee.

02/01/2022 - By Brandon Porter / Baptist Press

Tennessee school board bans Holocaust graphic novel

A Tennessee school board voted unanimously to remove a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from its curriculum over concerns about offensive words and rodent nudity.

02/01/2022 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

Connect360: What Makes Heaven Happy?

Lesson 9 in the Connect360 unit “Jesus Storyteller: Timeless Truths From His Parables” focuses on Luke 15:1-10.

02/01/2022 - By GC2 Press Staff

Explore the Bible: Trust Exhibited

The Explore the Bible lesson for Feb. 13 focuses on Daniel 6:10-24.

02/01/2022 - By Timothy Pierce

Pearson resigns as SBC Executive Committee CFO

Jeff Pearson will end his tenure as chief financial officer of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Board on Feb. 15.

02/01/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Obituary: Joe Provence

Joe Provence, who served Wayland Baptist University in a variety of roles, died Jan. 21. He was 82.

02/01/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Ukraine Baptists prepare for possible Russian invasion

Baptists in Western Ukraine have made plans to shelter fellow believers in the case of a Russian invasion at Ukraine’s eastern border, the leader of a Baptist seminary in Ukraine said.

02/01/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

TBM volunteer teams bring hope to Marshall Fire survivors

After the Marshall Fire ravaged Boulder County, Colo., more than 30 Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers suited up and went to work, sifting through the ashes to bring hope to survivors

02/01/2022 - By Leah Reynolds

Obituary: Nelda Joye Camp

Nelda Joye Camp, a longtime member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville, died Jan. 26 in Garland. She was 96.

01/28/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: DBU students serve at Cornerstone Church

Student volunteers from Dallas Baptist University served at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

01/26/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Death sentences declining in Texas, report reveals

Last year, the population of Texas Death Row fell to the lowest level since 1985, and juries in only three counties imposed death sentences, a new report reveals.

01/25/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

WMU helps Afghan women resettle in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Afghan refugees have received help and hope from the Minnesota-Wisconsin Woman’s Missionary Union, which has been meeting practical needs and building relationships through a ministry fueled by a grant from the WMU Foundation.

01/25/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press