The main speaker for the Women in Ministry Conference next weekend at Hardin-Simmons University is so noteworthy that a Friday evening session was added to give the public the opportunity to hear her.

Just a few days ago in Baton Rouge, a new chapter was written in the history of black and white churches. Three dozen pastors and pastoral students, both black and white, male and female, from two ...

Gina Stewart has been known for breaking barriers in Black Baptist circles. In 1995, she became pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church and the first African American woman to be elected to a Black ...

Like many Baptist ministers around the country, the Rev. David Albert Farmer took to his pulpit yesterday to address whether wives should submit to their husbands. But Farmer’s sermon had a twist, ...

“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart” (Psalm 90:12-13). The Lectionary gives us Mark’s lurid account of the decapitation of John the Baptist on this commemoration of ...

When Emmanuel Baptist Church officials called to talk with the Rev. Herbert Miller II in November 2021 about becoming the church’s next pastor, Miller was in Flint, Mich., considering a run for mayor.

For over a hundred years Beulah Baptist Church has been ministering to believers and serving the community. That legacy continues and the church, located at 5001 Spruce St., boasts an impressive array ...

Many of you have vivid memories of the old First Baptist Church in Rochester at the corner of Second Street and Fourth Avenue Southwest. Today's "Spirit" column brings back one of the pastors who left ...

EAST MANATEE -- Two years ago, Bible Baptist Church moved into a gleaming new sanctuary at 2113 Morgan Johnson Road that can easily handle 1,000 worshippers on a Sunday. Even in a time of economic ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...