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NEW YORK CITY (BP) — In some ways, New York City’s Maranatha Baptist Church wasn’t much …

Romanian planter starts multicultural church in diverse area of New York City Read More »

NEW ORLEANS (BP) – Louisiana Baptists say prayer is key to a pair of evangelistic efforts …

Louisiana Baptists praying for ‘huge’ Gospel impact during SBC annual meeting Read More »

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BP) — Winter in Anchorage, Alaska, is cold. The average January temperature doesn’t break …

Passing the baton in Alaska to give churches new life Read More »

MINNEAPOLIS—The coronavirus pandemic has marked 2020 as a watershed year for everyone around the globe. For …

Church planter reaching across dividing lines in the Twin Cities Read More »

PORTLAND – Baking bread has become an excellent way for Kelsey and Vergil Brown to connect …

Baking bread to share the Bread of Life Read More »

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – “Buried with Christ in baptism and raised to walk in the newness …

FIRST-PERSON: Plan now for Baptism Sunday 2023 Read More »

NEW ORLEANS – Faithfulness in difficult places often looks like, as one writer has said, a …

Hard work and miracles in the Big Easy Read More »

Fort Bragg, N.C. (BP)—You would think January 26, 1997, would be the best day of Darius …

Super Bowl win couldn’t mend SBC chaplain Darius Holland, but Jesus did Read More »

MIAMI — Against a backdrop of Miami’s vast diversity and vibrancy, trustees with the North American …

Trustees: NAMB Trustees meet missionaries reaching Miami’s unique diversity Read More »

MIAMI – Ken Whitten, recently retired pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., will become …

Ken Whitten joins NAMB to head up leadership ministry Read More »

EMMETT, Idaho (BP) – Riverside Church, having successfully grown a 2019 church plant into a constituted …

Idaho church plant focusing on local evangelism Read More »

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Dozens of pastors came together January 24-25 for a two-day coaching session through …

NAMB Leadership Institute offers pastors direct coaching, encouragement Read More »