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Walker accepts religious freedom advisory role

Former North Carolina Baptist pastor and congressman Mark Walker announced Thursday, Jan. 8, he has accepted a new role within the Trump administration focused on advancing religious liberty around the world.

01/09/2026 - By Chad Austin / Baptist Press

Tenn. Supreme Court seeks clarity about church autonomy

Tenn. Supreme Court sought clarity, Jan. 8, on the church autonomy doctrine in a case focused on the SBC’s protocols to address sexual abuse claims.

01/09/2026 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Texas Baptists Evangelism event bears fruit

On Nov. 15, prior to the Texas Baptists Annual Meeting in Abilene, the Texas Baptists Evangelism team, Forgotten Ministries, Broadview Baptist Church, and other churches partnered together to evangelize three Abilene apartment complexes.

01/08/2026 - By Jessica King / Texas Baptist Communications

Latino evangelicals celebrate Maduro’s capture

Since the U.S. government’s Jan. 3 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, many Latino evangelical Christian communities in the United States have been celebrating what they call a spiritual victory as well as a political one.

01/07/2026 - By Aleja Hertzler-McCain

Nigerian Christian responses to U.S. Christmas strike

Nigerian Christians express appreciation for U.S. military action against Islamic militant targets in far northwestern Nigeria on Dec. 25.

01/07/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

Philip Yancey, beloved evangelical author, retires after admitting affair

Philip Yancey, a beloved evangelical author and speaker, will retire from public ministry after admitting to a long-term affair.

01/07/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Baptist ministries respond to U.S. strike on Venezuela

Baptist world leaders are responding to the developments taking place in Venezuela after the U.S. entered Venezuela to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

01/07/2026 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

Attacks on Christians continue in Nigeria

More have been killed in Christian villages in northeastern and northcentral Nigeria since Christmas, according to numerous reports.

01/07/2026 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Studies reveal disappearing religious gender gap

A study by Pew Research Center shows shifting religious demographics among young men and women. Young women, previously considered “more religious” than young men, are now considered roughly as religious as men in the same age group.

01/07/2026 - By Faith Pratt

On the Move: Curry, Denton, Medley, Ruwaldt

Ministerial changes noted for Lubbock Area Baptist Association, Brenham, Amarillo, and Palestine.

01/06/2026 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Obituary: Eloy Felan Jr.

Eloy Felan Jr, senior pastor of Primera Iglesia Bautista in Lubbock, died Jan. 2, at age 80.

01/06/2026 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Celebrating Churches: Pioneer Drive breaks ground on new worship center

Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene, as part of celebrating their next 70 years, broke ground on a new worship center Sunday morning, Dec. 14.

01/06/2026 - By Staff / Baptist Standard