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Investigators Arrest Two in Texas Church Arsons
Two young men connected with a string of church fires in east Texas were arrested Sunday. The men had attended First Baptist Church in Ben Wheeler. They face first-degree felony charges.
Baptist Pastors\' Conference to Focus on Church Planting
Church planting will gain much spotlight at the annual pastors' conference of the Southern Baptist Convention in June.
Jack Dillon Young, 20-Y-O Driver in Crash Killing 13 Seniors in Church Bus Was Texting
Jack Dillon Young, the 20-year-old driver who crashed into a bus killing 13 members of the First Baptist Church of New Braunfels in Texas reportedly confessed that he was texting when the accident occurred.
Alabama Pastor Whose Wife Was Found Brutally Murdered Is Arrested at Airport
An Alabama pastor whose wife was found brutally murdered in July was arrested at the Nashville International Airport trying to leave the country on Wednesday.
Huckabee Endorses NC Baptist Pastor Mark Harris in Senate Primary
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has endorsed Mark Harris, pastor of the 3,000-member First Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate scheduled for May.
Harold Camping Oct. 21 Rapture: Christians Should Chastise Family Radio's 'False Prophet,' Says Pastor
The senior pastor of Dallas First Baptist Church, Robert Jeffress, has confirmed his opinion from May – church authorities need to continue to criticize Harold Camping, the end-of-the-world prophet from California.
'Passion' Star Caviezel Remains Faithful Amid Troubles
Jim Caviezel, the star of “The Passion of the Christ” spoke this past weekend at First Baptist Church in Orlando about being “rejected in my own industry” after playing Jesus.
Ex-pastor sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing $800,000 from Texas megachurch
A former minister at a Texas megachurch was sentenced to a decade in prison for stealing approximately $800,000 from the congregation.
US Missionary Evangelizing Muslim World Forced to Strip, Then Kidnapped by Armed Men in Niger
A California church is praying desperately for the safe return of an American missionary working in Niger after he was kidnapped from his home by armed men on Friday.
Suspect Charged With Murder in Ill. Church Shooting
A 27-year-old man was charged with murder Monday in the fatal shooting of an Illinois pastor during Sunday service.
Texas Massacre Prompts Some Churches to Consider Concealed Guns, Armed Security
After one of the nation's deadliest mass shootings unfolded on their doorstep, pastors and parishioners around the tiny Texas hamlet of Sutherland Springs have begun asking whether guns have a rightful place inside their houses of worship.
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Texas Baptists to Elect First Female or Second-Generation Head
The largest state Baptist convention is set to make history with the election of its first female or first second-generation president.
American Missionary Jeffery Woodke Believed to Be Kidnapped by Drug Trafficking Jihadists
Jeffery Woodke, 55, the U.S. missionary who was kidnapped by armed men from his home in Niger, West Africa, on Friday after they killed his two guards, is now believed to be in the hands of a drug-trafficking jihadist group called The Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa.
Chinese woman faces federal charges for setting multiple fires at historic Alabama church
A 27-year-old Chinese national who arrived in the United States on a student visa from China has been charged with setting multiple fires inside First Baptist Church of Montgomery in Alabama.