The Chicago Golden Light Chinese Baptist Church honored the pioneering work of Southern Baptist missionary Lottie Moon with an online conference reaching more than 1,000 churches and homes worldwide. The conference in late September recognized Moon’s contribution in catalyzing missions to China. Evan Liu, pastor of Chicago Golden Light and Asian Studies professor at Midwestern […]
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Executive Committee presidential search team set to interview finalists
The team tasked with finding the new president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has narrowed the field to seven candidates and is in the process of interviewing them, said search team chairman Adron Robinson. “We’re grateful for what the Lord has been doing,” Robinson, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country […]
BCHFS employee sentenced
A former staff member of the Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services was sentenced to 22 years in prison Nov. 3 in White County Circuit Court. Daniel W. Lanning pled guilty to two counts of criminal sexual assault of a minor ages 13-17. He was arrested in April on four counts involving a teenager in […]
Southwestern Seminary announces layoffs
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary confirmed with Baptist Press Oct. 27 that the entity has initiated layoffs a week after announcing steps to rectify a financial environment that could “quickly escalate to a crisis.” “As part of the previously announced intention to implement organizational restructuring, including budget reductions, at the direction of the board of trustees, […]
Illinois aids hurricane recovery
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers prepared more than 700,000 meals in the first three weeks after Hurricane Ian slammed the Florida coastline with category 4 winds and water. With no electricity or potable water around Fort Myers, the situation grew desperate for people trapped there. And Southern Baptists responded quickly. Eleven churches immediately opened their […]
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