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  Elder of church in China sentenced to prison

  The leader of a Protestant church in China’s Gyizhou Province received a five-year prison sentence July 24 for charges of fraud and inciting subversion.

  08/02/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Mission ‘stay-cation’ brings missions home

  First Baptist Church in Waxahachie has a long history of mission action, but it’s been a while since the youth have been on a mission trip.

  08/01/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Pastor Care facilitates journey of healing and hope

  Haynes Searcy carried a burden of pain and shame from childhood, a secret so dark it led him down troubled paths, even while serving in ministry.

  08/01/2024 - By Ashley Mobley / STCH Ministries

• Obituary: Steve and Ann Storie

  Steven Craig Storie, longtime director of media services at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his wife Ann Nichols Storie died July 23 from injuries sustained in a head-on collision. He was 68, and she was 65.

  07/31/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• On the Move: Cook, Garcia, Stevens

  Administration and pastoral changes noted.

  07/31/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  BWA launches humanitarian aid course in Lagos, Nigeria

  BWAid launched the BWA International Humanitarian Action and Development Intensive Course July 5-7 in Lagos, Nigeria.

  07/31/2024 - By BWA Staff

• Obituary: Mickey Burleson

  Mickey Ruth Fulwiler Burleson, an avid conservationist and supporter of Texas Baptists’ River Ministry who assisted women in the Mexican village of La Caldera by helping market their handmade quilts to buyers in Texas, died July 13. She was 87

  07/30/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Stark College launches BA in Ministry Counseling Track

  Stark College & Seminary will launch a new Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Counseling Track to meet growing demand.

  07/30/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Buckner projects provide homes for Rio Grande Valley

  Buckner Healthy Housing remote builds offer churches the opportunity to “work-from-home” to build houses for Rio Grande Valley families.

  07/30/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Commitment to God fuels Armstrong’s Olympics outlook

  Hunter Armstrong’s Instagram account proclaims “GOD FIRST!” The U.S. Olympic swimmer tries to be faithful to that description, whether he’s winning gold medals or not.

  07/30/2024 - By Tim Ellsworth/Baptist Press

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  Baylor BSM receives Mabee Foundation challenge grant

  The Texas Baptist Missions Foundation announced July 30 the Mabee Foundation has awarded a $1.3 million Challenge Grant toward the construction of the new Baptist Student Ministry Center at Baylor University.

  07/30/2024 - By Texas Baptists Communications

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  Ukrainian journalists paint dire image of homeland

  Religious freedom no longer exists in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, where religious leaders have been abducted and sometimes tortured, several Ukrainian journalists said during a recent visit to the United States.

  07/30/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor