In the midst of ongoing financial challenges related to the economic aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Baptists have given more than $200 million through the national Cooperative Program Allocation Budget for the first time since 2008. Giving for the 2021-22 fiscal year totaled $200,452,607.68, becoming the first time in 14 years that CP giving […]
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Annie Armstrong Easter Offering hits all-time high as Southern Baptists give record $68.9 million
Southern Baptists gave a record $68.9 million to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) in 2022, breaking the giving record for a second year in a row. Giving to the offering has exceeded records in five of the last six years. “This is incredible news for our missionaries,” said North American Mission Board (NAMB) president […]
Ex-pastor sentenced on grooming charge
Former pastor Joseph M. Krol was sentenced to 24 months probation in Macon County Court Friday, Sept. 30 after he pled guilty to a single charge of grooming a minor. Three other charges brought at the time of his arrest were dropped. Krol, 38, was arrested Oct. 15, 2021, at his home in Dawson after […]
Southern Baptists prepare for Florida cleanup, East Coast response to Ian
Rob Heath had a lot to do today in preparing for Hurricane Ian and a direct knowledge of the unfortunate timing of its arrival to the South Carolina coast. “We’re hearing that it may get here around midday tomorrow,” he told Baptist Press as another weather alert went off on his phone. “That’s going to […]
Hawkins, Dockery announced as joint interim leadership at SWBTS
Following a special-called meeting of the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Chairman Danny Roberts announced trustees have invited O.S. Hawkins and David S. Dockery to provide joint leadership to the seminary during the interim period. Dockery will serve as interim president, while Hawkins will serve as senior advisor and ambassador-at-large. The actions […]
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