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PASADENA, Calif. – When Trenton Mueller moved from Tennessee to Southern California to begin the church …

Send Network church plant meets needs in aftermath of L.A. fires Read More »

HONOLULU (BP) — Visiting Hawaii and the reality of living and ministering there can be two …

Hawaiian paradise includes challenges as state convention welcomes church planters Read More »

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – There’s no disgust or anger when Trevin Wax talks about the church. Instead, …

Love and concern for the Church: “Reconstructing Faith” podcast entering third season Read More »

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — If anything good can come from an institution like the church being attacked, …

Trevin Wax: Hard questions not sidestepped in podcast Read More »

LOS ANGELES – California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) began providing meals at an area disaster …

California Baptists feed Los Angeles fire response crews and survivors, deploy chaplain teams Read More »

LOS ANGELES – When Steven Smith and the group of college students he was leading began …

Fires erupt as Mississippi mission team serves in Los Angeles through Send Relief Read More »

Family Matters It’s pink and purple, it has a Bible verse on it, and it’s understandably …

Church planting missionaries who lost everything in hurricane blessed by Southern Baptists Read More »

LOS ANGELES (BP) – Send Relief, Southern Baptists’ compassion ministry, has established a giving channel to …

Send Relief, SBDR mobilizing for wildfire relief; financial, prayer support needed Read More »

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – This year, March 16 falls on a Sunday, and the North American Mission …

NAMB encouraging pastors to leverage March 16 to share John 3:16 Read More »

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A banner year for church planting in Canada, a third straight increase in …

2024 in Review: NAMB celebrates new churches, increased baptisms, record Annie giving Read More »

WASHINGTON — Greg Gibson had already planted one church in Washington, D.C., so he chuckled when …

Nations Church casts global vision from D.C.’s backyard Read More »

HAMMOND, La. – Les Fogleman turned 82 earlier this November, and the decision to set up …

Road-side prayer station yields gospel fruit for Louisiana pastor Read More »