MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP)--Just over 2,000 registered attendees adopted a slightly increased budget, heard criticism of the Southern Baptist Convention and had the option to participate in a workshop questioning a fundamental Christian doctrine at the...

INDIANAPOLIS (BP)--Southern Baptist Convention messengers meeting in Indianapolis June 10-11 elected a new president, launched a bold initiative to share the Gospel with every person in North America by 2020, accepted a detailed report from the...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (BP)--North American Mission Board trustees heard plans for a new national evangelism initiative and elected Tim Patterson as their new chairman during a May 20-21 meeting in Portsmouth, Va.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The 150th anniversary of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., will be celebrated with an array of events, learning opportunities and $6 million in campus improvements. The seminary's board of trustees...

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)--Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary trustees adopted a 2008-09 budget of $10,473,000, up 3.4 percent from the current year, during their April 7-8 meeting at the seminary's Northern California campus in Mill Valley.

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary elected three new faculty members, granted tenure to one faculty member and promoted four others during their April 7-9 in Fort Worth, Texas.

DALLAS (BP)--Southern Baptist churches are catching a vision of taking the Gospel to people groups that have never heard -- even when there is no missionary to help them, International Mission Board trustees were told during their April 7-9...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee members approved a 2008-09 Cooperative Program Allocation budget of $205,716,834 for recommendation to the SBC during its June 10-11 annual meeting in Indianapolis.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources elected a new vice president of the B&H Publishing Group and approved the disbursement of $350,000 in reserve funds to Union University, which sustained major property damage in a Feb....

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--The North American Mission Board trustee meeting Feb. 6 ended the way it began, celebrating how God has used Southern Baptists through their gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions.

ATLANTA (BP)--A diverse group of Baptists meeting at the New Baptist Covenant Celebration in Atlanta Jan. 30-Feb. 1 heard speeches from two former U.S. presidents and a former vice president, made frequent mention of the Southern Baptist...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (BP)--International Mission Board trustees appointed 36 missionaries to be heralds of the Gospel during their Jan. 28-30 meeting in Gainesville, Fla.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (BP)--Leo Endel, executive director of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention, set the tone for the 24th annual meeting of the MWBC early during the first session.

MIDLAND, Mich., (BP)--Michigan Baptists celebrated their 50th anniversary and passed constitutional amendments regarding churches endorsing homosexuality and the number of messengers churches may send to annual meetings.

RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Virginia Baptists increased their support for a variety of state, national and international ministries -- and for the second year in a row persuaded their budget committee to modify its proposal because of concerns about...

CASPER, Wyo. (BP)--Evangelism, undergirded by prayer, was the key emphasis during the 24th annual meeting of the Wyoming Southern Baptist Convention.

OCEAN CITY, Md. (BP)--Messengers to the 172nd annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware increased the convention's budget, heard reports from growing churches and passed resolutions opposing embryonic stem cell research and...

CLEVELAND (BP)--Messengers attending the 54th annual meeting of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio celebrated the 700 mark in number of congregations and considered a proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit churches that condone...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (BP)--Arizona Southern Baptists raised their giving to worldwide missions and took another step toward providing a classroom building for the Arizona Campus of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Southern Baptists in six annual state convention meetings addressed issues related to protecting children from victimization.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Forty-one state conventions affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention met in annual meetings between August and November. Thirty-one state conventions increased their budgets, seven made cuts and three kept the amount...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--Messengers to the California Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting adopted an $11.6 million budget that increases giving to national and international missions and ministries.

YAKIMA, Wash. (BP)--Messengers to the Northwest Baptist Convention elected Bill Crews, former president and chancellor of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, as executive director during their Nov. 13-14 annual meeting at the convention...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., (BP)--The Illinois Baptist State Association celebrated the association's centennial anniversary Nov. 6-8, increased its percentage of giving to the Cooperative Program and hosted its first International Mission Board...

BURLEY, Idaho (BP)--Messengers to the 43rd annual meeting of the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention focused on the theme "A Heavenly Quest," based on Colossians 3:1.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (BP)--Messengers to the 37th annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania/South Jersey increased giving to the Cooperative Program and celebrated a new partnership with Illinois Baptists.

HAMPTON, Va., (BP)--The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia convened Nov. 12-13 in Hampton, Va., drawing nearly 1,200 people who celebrated the convention's surpassing the 500 mark in total churches.

MOBILE, Ala. (BP)--Alabama Baptists voted to approve a record budget, work toward a future relocation of the offices of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions and extend the state convention's international partnerships.

MOORE, Okla. (BP)--Messengers to the 101st annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma focused on prayer for spiritual renewal, passed a resolution on non-discriminating ministry to illegal immigrants and adopted a record budget...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (BP)--Messengers to the 186th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention adopted a new Cooperative Program budget, welcomed 62 new churches and missions, and approved the distribution of funds previously allocated to Mercer...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (BP)--Hawaii Pacific Baptists celebrated their 65th annual meeting with the theme "Taking Ground," based on Philippians 3:13-14.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (BP)--Messengers to the Kentucky Baptist Convention's annual meeting heard a report from Scott McConnell, associate director of LifeWay Research, who presented research findings about the level of spiritual maturity and...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (BP)--The Nevada Baptist Convention increased its Cooperative Program giving to 29.25 percent, marking a continued yearly increase since the convention's inception in 1978.

FLORENCE, S.C. (BP)--The 1,155 registered messengers to the 187th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention adopted a $33.95 million Empowering Kingdom Growth budget and approved a five-year plan for increasing the percentage of...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (BP)--West Virginia Baptists gathered to celebrate "A Year of Prayer and Spiritual Awakening" at Westview Baptist Church in Martinsburg Nov. 2-3.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--"Excellence in Journalism" was the theme around which 150 students, faculty and guests gathered at the seventh annual Baptist Press Collegiate Journalism Conference Oct. 11-13 to celebrate their Christian faith and their...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee approved legal documents Sept. 18 to allow GuideStone Financial Resources to set up five new subsidiaries providing, among other things, investment financial advice, its...