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‘Our Hearts Are Grieving’ — Pastor Killed in Head-On Collision While on His Way To Preach

On Sunday, April 2, Michigan pastor and missionary Dean Elliott was killed while on his way to preach at Manistee Assembly of God after his vehicle was struck by a driver who was going the wrong way.

Christian Leaders Respond to Trump Indictment With Prayer, Criticism, Confusion

Following his arraignment on Tuesday, former president Donald Trump became the subject of prayer calls and comparisons to Jesus' crucifixion.

Terrorists Kill Nine Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria

Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed a pastor and his two sons last month in Plateau state, Nigeria, and six other Christians were slain in the state in other attacks.

This North Carolina Church Used to Be Multiracial. Then Came Jan. 6.

Chapel Hill Bible Church seemed perfectly positioned to attract a diverse membership. And for many years it did — boasting that 20% of people attending were nonwhite.

‘The Most Terrifying Call a Parent Could Imagine’ — ERLC President’s Kids Attend School Where Shooting Took Place

Brent Leatherwood, president of the SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, revealed that his three children attend The Covenant School and were on campus when a shooter violently killed six people last week.

New Texas Bill Would Mandate a 10 Commandments Display in Every Public School Classroom

If a new Texas bill becomes law, a poster-sized display of the 10 Commandments would need to be displayed “in a conspicuous place in each classroom” of the state’s public elementary and secondary schools.

Joe Rigney Resigns as President of Bethlehem Seminary Over Disagreements About Christian Nationalism, Believer’s Baptism

Dr. Joe Rigney has resigned as president of Bethlehem College and Seminary, the school announced on April 3. The reason for Rigney’s resignation was “vision divergence.”

Florida Baptists Will Withhold Part of Their Giving to the Cooperative Program If SBC Does Not Cut Ties With Guidepost Solutions

Guidepost Solutions, which was retained to investigate the handling of sex abuse claims in the SBC, is facing more pushback. On March 31, the governing body of the Florida State Baptist Convention unanimously approved a resolution calling for the SBC's national leaders to cut ties with Guidepost.