Iglesia Bautista de la Familia Santurce—the Baptist Church of the Family in Santurce—began serving meals Oct. 1 to Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria.

Southern Baptist disaster relief leaders received permission from federal authorities and an invitation from Baptist churches in Puerto Rico to begin disaster relief on the hurricane-ravaged island.

A mass shooting presents a test for any religious institution—even more so for a massacre like the one that left 58 dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas. Hope Church, a growing multi-ethnic Baptist congregation that attracts 3,000 people each weekend, believes it’s up to the challenge.

Hurricane Maria knocked power out for nearly the entire population of Puerto Rico, leaving the island’s infrastructure devastated and complicating Southern Baptist disaster relief ministries.

The agency that manages retirement plans and other benefits for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship staff, field personnel and church staff members is seeking a new president.

The Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board named Sam Porter national director for disaster relief. He succeeds Mickey Caison, who will retire Aug. 31.

LifeWay Christian Resources—the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention—announced it would discontinue selling any books by Eugene Peterson if he confirms a published interview about same-sex relations accurately reflects his views.

In the nation’s capital, Sen. James Lankford’s weekdays consist of Senate Intelligence Committee hearings  and frequent cable news appearances. But each weekend, the former youth pastor flies home to Oklahoma and worships with the Quail Springs Baptist Church, where he sometimes is called on to preach.

Famed New Orleans evangelist Bob Harrington, known by many as “the Chaplain of Bourbon Street,” died of kidney failure July 4 in Stigler, Okla., where he had lived the last seven years with family. He was 89.

Stepping out in faith not knowing the destination is part of the story of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, popular author and theologian Brian McLaren told the 2017 CBF general assembly.

Cooperative Baptists heard a progress report on an initiative to strengthen their unity in the face of differing beliefs and practices regarding human sexuality.

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship surpassed its $12 million fund-raising goal for an endowment campaign the group launched last June.