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  Around the State: DBU event benefits international students

  Dallas Baptist University welcomed a record number of international students from more than 50 countries this fall and helped ease their arrival to a new country with a special event Aug. 25.

  09/07/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Violence threatens religious freedom in Nigeria

  Violence by Islamist groups, mob violence against people accused of blasphemy, identity-based violence and violence targeting worship threaten freedom of religion in Nigeria, a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom states.

  09/06/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  China guilty of serious violations, UN report says

  A United Nations report found China has committed “serious human rights violations” and possibly “crimes against humanity” toward the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities.

  09/06/2022 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  USDA exempts religious schools from nondiscrimination rules

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has clarified its guidance for religious schools that participate in a free school lunch program.

  09/02/2022 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Pandemic pastoring report documents new era in ministry

  Eileen Campbell-Reed of Union Theological Seminary surveyed more than 100 Christian pastors, chaplains, campus ministers and lay leaders from more than 20 denominations between June 2020 and April 2022.

  09/02/2022 - By Emily McFarlan Miller & Adelle M. Banks

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  Couple shares astronomy interest with HPU Summer Scholars

  A Howard Payne University alumni couple contributed to their alma mater this summer by sharing their passion for astronomy with several of the university’s youngest students.

  09/02/2022 - By Staff / Howard Payne University

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  Search committee asks Texas Baptists to pray daily

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas executive director search committee is asking Texas Baptists to pray daily for their work and to participate in web-based regional listening sessions in November to help shape a position profile.

  09/01/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Around the State: Students engage in HPU research symposium

  A graduate of Bangs High School and a senior at Brownwood High School participated in a four-week Summer Research Symposium at Howard Payne University.The strength and conditioning education program at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is the first in the country to receive accreditation from the Council of Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning.

  08/31/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  International Friends ministry makes a global difference

  More than 50 years ago, members of First Baptist Church in Richardson decided to make a global impact without leaving home. They committed to befriend internationals in their community and help them learn English.

  08/31/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Obituary: Kerfoot Pollock Walker Jr.

  Kerfoot Pollock Walker Jr. of Tyler, Christian physician and international missions volunteer, died Aug. 21. He was 92.

  08/30/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• On the Move: McClure and Summers

  Staff changes noted at churches in Victoria and Woodway.

  08/30/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Evangelicals say environmental activism biblically mandated

  The National Association of Evangelicals unveiled a sweeping report on global climate change, laying out what its authors call the “biblical basis” for environmental activism to spur fellow evangelicals to address the planetary environmental crisis.

  08/30/2022 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service