While COVID-19 has affected all sectors of the U.S. population, studies show African American and Hispanic communities have suffered disproportionate tolls in death, illness and loss of income. Researchers link the disparities to long-term racial inequities in health care and employment.

05/19/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Willie Thomas McPherson, recognized as a trailblazer in Southern Baptist race relations and diversity, died May 12 in Wichita, Kan., at age 80.

05/18/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Across North America, chaplains are walking through heart-wrenching ministry situations with nursing home residents, their families and the staff. The susceptibility of the elderly to COVID-19 has affected those who seek to serve the nursing home population.

05/13/2020 - By Brandon Elrod / Baptist Press

LifeWay Christian Resources is canceling World Changers mission projects for summer 2020 and closing all future operations due to declining numbers and the inability to host projects this summer because of COVID-19.

05/04/2020 - By Carol Pipes / LifeWay Christian Resources

LifeWay Christian Resources is implementing budgetary freezes, cutbacks and staff reductions in an effort to cut $25 million to $30 million of recurring expenses from its operating budget.

04/29/2020 - By Carol Pipes / LifeWay Christian Resources

LifeWay Christian Resources trustees authorized exploring the sale of Ridgecrest Conference Center and Summer Camps.

04/28/2020 - By Baptist Press Staff

Bivocational ministers face challenges in making financial ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics gathered from Baptist state conventions indicate between 22,000 and 35,000 Southern Baptist churches are led by bivocational ministers.

04/21/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

The 165 students earning bachelor’s degrees in biblical studies at Darrington Prison Unit in South Texas no longer can attend classes, with the prison on lockdown since the presence of COVID-19 was confirmed in the facility.

04/17/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Baptist News Global announced April 15 its board of directors named Mark Wingfield, associate pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church and a former managing editor of the Baptist Standard, as executive director and publisher of the news service.

04/15/2020 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Already heavy-laden with the turmoil of a global COVID-19 pandemic, residents in several Southern states suffered the added burden of a string of tornadoes Easter Sunday.

04/15/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary board of trustees approved structural changes and postponed adoption of the 2021 budget, acknowledging the seminary has instituted budget cuts of about 25 percent, including faculty and staff layoffs.

04/09/2020 - By Baptist Press Staff

Pieces of papyrus sold as rare fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary a decade ago are “likely fraudulent” and the seminary might seek financial restitution, the school announced in a statement April 6.

04/07/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press