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First Baptist Dallas unveils ambitious plan to rebuild historic sanctuary after fire
First Baptist Church of Dallas has revealed ambitious designs to reconstruct its historic sanctuary, which was devastated by a fire earlier this year.
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Robert Jeffress: Christians Don't Have to Sell Their Soul to the Devil to Vote for Trump
Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress of the 12,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas says he believes Republican 2016 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would make "a very effective president" and charged that Christians don't have to sell their soul to vote for him.
Mike Pence on Critics Slamming Prayer After Church Shooting: 'We Need to Cover Families in Prayer'
Vice President Mike Pence has responded to critics who have questioned the usefulness of prayer following Sunday's mass shooting at a church in Texas which left 26 people dead.
Pastor Robert Jeffress, Dr. Richard Land on the Church's Role in the Illegal Immigration Debate
Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress said in a recent interview that liberal churches sometimes harbor illegal immigrants who might be a danger to society, but added that his First Baptist church does not check the immigration status of people who come visit. Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Evangelical Seminary, said that churches should offer needy people food and shelter and show them mercy.
Time to Admit 'We Just Hate One Another': Pastor Tells Democrats, Republicans, Calvinists, Arminians
A Baptist pastor has said that Americans divided by politics and theology need to admit that they simply hate one another.
Robert Jeffress: Evangelicals Risk Losing Supreme Court If They Refuse to Vote for Trump
Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, has said that while Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is doing a "great job" of attracting evangelical voters, he must hammer on the importance of appointing conservative justices to the Supreme Court.
Death of War Zone Army Chaplain Marks 1st for U.S. in 40 Years
Capt. Dale Goetz, a Baptist pastor from South Dakota, is the first U.S. Army chaplain killed in action in 40 years, the military announced Thursday.
Confessionalism: The Past Meets the Future in Georgia
The church, Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, is one of the most venerable congregations in the state convention. Now, the church is considered no longer in fellowship with the GBC on the basis of its violation of the confession of faith.
Heroic Mother Died Shielding Own Children in Texas Church Slaughter: 'She Was Epitome of Christ'
Three of the 26 victims in Sunday's mass church shooting in Texas were a mother and two of her young daughters, though the woman's two other children reportedly survived only because she sacrificed her life for them, a family friend has said.
36-Y-O Pastor, Father of 7 Battles Brain Cancer as His Wife Faces Losing a Second Husband
When Pastor Joel Royce, 36, of First Baptist Church of Castle Rock in Washington met his wife, Leslie, years ago, he was a troubled Christian who had lost his way and she was a newly widowed mother of two small children.
This week in Christian history: Criswell ordained, Methodist theologian dies, Ferdinand II becomes emperor
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Adam Clarke, Ferdinand II becoming Holy Roman Emperor, and W.A. Criswell being ordained.
SBC Head Fred Luter Calls Church's Denial of Black Couple's Wedding an 'Isolated Incident'
Religious leaders, including the Southern Baptist Convention's newly elected African-American president, have spoken out against a Mississippi Baptist church that refused to host a wedding because the bride and groom are black.
How Polish churches are loving their Ukrainian neighbors
The warm reception of the Polish people and government toward Ukrainian refugees has emerged as a powerful theme in the wake of Russia’s war. And although evangelical Polish churches only make up an estimated 0.3 percent of the population, they have been at the forefront helping refugees.
West Virginia Church Ejected by Baptist Denomination Over Pastor's LGBT Activism
A church in West Virginia was voted out of its state Baptist convention by a local church body due to the pastor's support for homosexuality.
Youth pastor who filmed minors in church bathroom also filmed brides changing at wedding parties
A former youth pastor who was arrested last month for allegedly filming girls as young as 14 in the bathroom of a South Carolina church, was slapped with 24 new charges of criminal sexual conduct, bringing his total so far to 70 as investigators say he also recorded women in bridal parties changing their clothes.
Fla. megachurch requiring members agree to statement affirming biblical definition of marriage
A Florida megachurch is requiring members to sign in agreement with a statement defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman and stating there are only two biological genders.
