NEW ORLEANS — On Tuesday, the Southern Baptist Convention reelected its current president for another term, voted on appeals from three churches disfellowshipped from the denomination, and passed six ...

The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted churches for having a woman pastor and over abuse-related reports, solidifying the recent trend for churches and their involuntary exit from the ...

Update 5 p.m. EDT June 14: Members of the Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday approved an amendment to their constitution that says their churches must have “only men as any kind of pastor or ...

From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A female pastor of a Kentucky Southern Baptist church leaves New Orleans, disappointed just moments after the Southern Baptist Convention voted to oust her church because of her ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Southern Baptist Convention, meeting this week at the Morial Convention Center, has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the ...

Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in the denomination’s constitution after opponents argued it was unnecessary because the ...

Noah Lewis recalls a certain fire in the voice of Fred Luter Jr., the first time he heard him preach, perhaps a gift ...

The Southern Baptist Convention met in New Orleans, Louisiana, earlier this month. If you’ve watched cable news or been on social media, you’ve likely heard plenty of “hot takes” about what happened ...

Messengers attending the Southern Baptist Convention lay on hands and pray over missionaries during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez) ...

A 33-year-old transplant from Northern California has ambitious goals for expanding the number of Southern Baptist Churches in Pima County, with eight new churches expected to open this year alone.