Also named in the suit were Smith’s wife, Keli Smith, Morning Star Baptist Church, the Montana Southern Baptist Convention and Youthworks, a faith-based organization that facilitates mission trips.

Gender transition procedures harm children, and only about half of the states protect them from these life-altering ...

While American organized religion is still on the decline, congregations remain remarkably resilient. A new study from ...

North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley will be nominated for a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), Texas pastor Michael Criner announced April 13.

Even as they prepare to vote on a formal ban on churches with women pastors, delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to boot one such church from its ...

The Texas House passed a bipartisan bill banning nondisclosure clauses in sexual abuse settlement agreements April 8, ...

Two sisters are suing a Virginia church, claiming leaders ignored sexual abuse by a now-convicted youth group assistant.

Trinity will continue to hold classes at its Bannockburn, Illinois, campus north of Chicago during the 2025-2026 academic ...

Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown is causing consternation among some members of the conservative Southern Baptist ...

An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Scott Colter as leader of the Center for Baptist Leadership. In ...

Thirteen Southern Baptist ethnic groups representing 10,900 churches have issued a joint statement on immigration calling for ...