Black History Month: Remembering, Waiting, Watching
Wendell Griffen: This year, during Black History Month, White state legislators introduced bills aimed at restricting voting rights guaranteed to citizens of the United States. Read full piece
New Arkansas Law Exempts Churches from Pandemic Restrictions
A new act signed by Arkansas’s governor on Wednesday (Feb. 10) would prevent the governor or other state or local officials from enacting restrictions on houses of worship and religious groups during a public health crisis.
Effort in Arkansas to Enact Hate Crimes Law in Jeopardy
A push to finally enact a hate crimes law in Arkansas, a state with a history of white supremacists, appeared to have all the elements for success: a popular Republican governor who made it a priority, major corporations endorsing the idea, and support from
2nd Baptist Little Rock: Break Silence on Systemic Racism
It is time to break silence on systemic racism, said Preston Clegg, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas. Read full piece
You, Too, Can Stand Up for Racial Justice, Arkansans Say
If a predominantly white church can stand for racial justice and inclusivity in the heart of the South, then other Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregations should try to follow suit, an Arkansas pastor declared during the CBF General Assembly.
Two Churches Reclose After Faith Leaders and Congregants Get Coronavirus
Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle in Ringgold, Ga., less than 20 miles away from Chattanooga, Tenn., and Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Houston have indefinitely suspended services after members and leaders tested positive for the coronavirus shortly after reopening.
Arkansas Pastor Claims Church Members Willing to ‘Lick the Floor’ to Prove Coronavirus a Hoax
A pastor from a Baptist church in Conway, Arkansas, told the Washington Post that in a meeting of area pastors, "One pastor said half of his church is ready to lick the floor, to prove there’s no actual virus."
Arkansas Baptist News Released to State Convention, No Longer Independent News Outlet
The Arkansas Baptist News (ABN) recently dissolved its autonomous board of directors and became a convention-run publication, according to an Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) press release Feb. 4.
State Convention, Association, Church, and Pastor Named in Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., (BP) -- A lawsuit filed Dec. 16, 2019 alleges former Millcreek Baptist Church pastor Teddy Leon Hill engaged in sexual assault, battery, felonious conduct and the tort of outrage/intentional infliction emotional distress of a minor -- referred to as John Doe in
Woman Buys 1,500 Pairs of Shoes, Inspires Ark. Town
ALMA, Ark. (BP) -- Carrie Jernigan recently took her kids shoe shopping for an upcoming family vacation. Her daughter, Harper, brought a pair of Avenger shoes to her for a friend with shoes that were too tight and had holes. She ended up buying all