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  Celebrating Churches: FBC Olney holds groundbreaking

  The First Baptist Church of Olney held a groundbreaking on Sunday, Jan. 18, for a new educational facility.

  01/23/2026 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Racism and greed related, Baylor leader contends

  Baylor University adviser Malcolm Foley explores how greed fuels racism and how the church can foster racial and economic justice.

  01/22/2026 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  DBU cancels classes, evacuates after receiving threats

  DBU canceled classes and evacuated campus after threats ahead of HUD Secretary Scott Turner’s visit. Police are investigating.

  01/22/2026 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  Texans on Mission responding to winter storm

  Texans on Mission is on alert as a winter storm threatens North Texas with freezing temperatures, ice, and power outages.

  01/22/2026 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  La preparación de las iglesias crucial ante la inminente ola de frío

  Ante la previsión de condiciones meteorológicas invernales en el norte de Texas, las aseguradoras de propiedades de iglesias instan a tomar medidas de protección y a continuar con la labor pastoral.

  01/21/2026 - By Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard

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  Obituary: Jim Houser

  James Lawrence “Jim” Houser, missionary to Africa and Baylor University professor, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at his home. He was 92.

  01/21/2026 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Villagers destroy homes of Christian families in India

  Christian families in an Indian village were attacked, displaced, and threatened after refusing to renounce their faith, reports say.

  01/21/2026 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  Church preparedness crucial with upcoming freeze

  Ahead of expected wintry weather in North Texas, church property insurers urge protective safeguards and continued ministry.

  01/21/2026 - By Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard

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  Cities Church considering legal options after anti-ICE protest

  Leaders of Cities Church are considering legal action against anti-ICE activists who interrupted a Jan. 18 worship service in the sanctuary.

  01/21/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Over 100 Christians abducted during worship in Nigeria

  Nearly 175 worshippers were abducted Jan. 18 from three churches in Kaduna State in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, according to reports.

  01/21/2026 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Christian persecution at all-time high, report says

  International Christian nonprofit and ministry Open Doors released its World Watch List for 2026 confirming Christian persecution is at an all-time high in 15 nations, including Nigeria and Syria.

  01/20/2026 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Church-focused insurance program announced

  Wayland Baptist University plans a program expansion of the Ben & Bertha Mieth School of Nursing to the university’s Plainview campus to strengthen academic opportunities in the West Texas region.

  01/20/2026 - By Staff / Baptist Standard