Bobby Passmore, a member of Union Baptist Church in Griffin, Ga., and Michael McGee, a member of Victory Baptist Church in Cedartown, Ga., survey what's left of an 85-foot pine that fell on a home in …

David Self served 22 years as associational missionary in the Washington Baptist Association. By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Tributes are continuing to pour in for David …

ROME, Ga. – Shorter University assistant basketball coach Ryan Dupree has died from COVID-related pneumonia, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. Shorter spokeswoman Dawn Tolbert confirmed the …

By Mike Griffin Plain and simple: Public accommodation and anti-discrimination laws that protect sexual orientation or gender identity can end up being a form of religious censorship, discrimination …

Trudy and Nelson Price with hands over their hearts pledge allegiance to the American flag at a reception where he was honored. By J. Gerald Harris SMYRNA -- Nelson Price, pastor …

Nancy Hubbard of Fayetteville, Ga., right, chats with Arzo Grayson Jr. whose home was damaged by a tree toppled by Hurricane Ida in Kentwood, La. Nancy Hubbard, 82, carries away limbs cut from a …

Crews work to remove a massive tree from a home in Kentwood, La. Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers work to remove a tree topped by Hurricane Ida from a home in Kentwood, La. By ROGER ALFORD …

Every year in September, Georgia’s 1.4 million Southern Baptists have an opportunity to give to Mission Georgia , an initiative that is having a tremendous impact right here at home. Simply put, …

Human trafficking occurs at truck stops, on street corners and in luxury hotels throughout the state, with Atlanta being the focus. Members of Georgia Woman's Missionary Union, shown prayer walking a …

By Aaron Wilson By Aaron Wilson ELPASO, Texas -- Immigrants who are detained at the U.S.-Mexico border face many needs — the greatest of which is perhaps hope. Lifeway Christian …

Hurricane Ida left Louisiana a mess with an estimated $50 billion in property damage. Georgia Baptists are in Amite City helping residents clean up. (Photo/Entergy New Orleans) By ROGER ALFORD The …

By Tom Strode AUSTIN, Texas (BP) – A Texas law that prohibits abortion when a fetal heartbeat can be detected became effective Wednesday in a barrier-breaking development hailed by pro-life …

Hygienist Samantha Gray cleans the teeth of a patient aboard a mobile dental clinic in Macon. By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index MACON, Ga. – Dental patients are captive audiences …

By SCOTT BARKLEY Baptist Press SARALAND, Ala. (BP) – Oklahoma pastor Jeremy Freeman and Florida ministry leader Amanda Stanton have been named as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the …

Hispanic pastors from across Georgia listen as Thomas Hammond welcomes them to the Georgia Baptist Missions and Ministry Center. By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index DULUTH, Ga. – Pastor Charles …

Pastor Brian Stephens has set up a canopy tent in front of New Holland Baptist Church for outdoor prayer. Prayer concerns are stapled to a cross outside New Holland Baptist Church. By ROGER ALFORD …

Views from the sky show the extent of damage from Hurricane Ida. (Photo/U.S. Coast Guard) By Baptist Message staff NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Baptist pastors used social media a day …

Hurricane Ida arrived in Port Fourchon, La., around noon Sunday (Aug. 29) as a Category 4 storm. With winds of 150 mph, Ida is one of the strongest storms to hit the mainland United States. (NOAA …

By Diana Chandler KADUNA, Nigeria (BP) – An additional 47 Nigerian Baptist school students kidnapped in July have been released, leaving captive 31 of the more than 120 originally taken, the …

Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are easily identifiable by their yellow shirts. Here, members of a chainsaw crew remove a tree from a home. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – Georgia Baptist …

By ROGER ALFORD The Christian Index ROCK SPRING, Ga. – COVID-19 may have impacted lots of things, but it didn’t impact giving at Peavine Baptist Church in north Georgia. Peavine, which has been …

Shorter University President Don Dowless honors long time associational missionary, the late Bob Bagley, and his widow, Evelyn, by putting their names on a residence hall. By Dawn Tolbert ROME, Ga. …

Anne Wilson never expected to be a contemporary Christian music singer. She considers her new career as miraculous. By Mark Maynard NASHVILLE (BP) – Anne Wilson was always reaching for the stars. …

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief shower units, feeding units and heavy equipment make their way to the Waverly, Tenn., area to assist residents devastated by flooding. Photo from Facebook By Brandon …

Larry Wynn will serve as executive director of the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – Noted Georgia pastor and denominational leader Larry Wynn will be …