National Baptists Feature First Woman Preacher at Evening Service in Annual Meeting
The Rev. Tracey L. Brown of New Jersey became the first woman ever to preach at a worship service during the annual meeting, NBCUSA leaders said.
Chicago Churches Urge Calm Resistance Ahead of Expected Federal Intervention
Churches across Chicago braced for Trump’s threat of a National Guard deployment and apocalyptic force, even as Chicago’s rates of violent crime have dropped substantially in recent years as part of a national trend.
Black Faith Leaders March on Wall Street to Denounce Anti-DEI Campaign
Protesters led by the Rev. Al Sharpton descended on Manhattan’s financial district to decry efforts by the Trump administration and corporations to abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Palestinian Baptist Lawyer From Israel Named New CEO of World Evangelical Alliance
The election of Botrus Mansour as Secretary General has given hope to many in the Arab world and certainly among Palestinian Christians.
At 175, a Brooklyn Church Turns to Film to Preserve Its Legacy for a New Generation
Jahleel Hills, a 27-year-old filmmaker and sixth-generation member of Berean Baptist Church, has teamed up with church elders to ensure its story reaches and inspires the next generation.
For a Small Charlotte Church, Selling Some Land Has Meant Finding Its Soul
Newell Presbyterian is part of a growing trend of declining congregations with underutilized space, excess land or deteriorating buildings that are selling or leasing some of their land for affordable housing.
Progressive National Baptists Pan ‘Big Ugly Bill,’ Strategize to Help Communities
At sessions focused on social justice, PNBC leaders and guest speakers urged greater response and a unified front to address impacts of the new federal budget.
Global Baptists Gather Down Under to Challenge Injustices and Nationalism
This issue of A Public Witness heads to Australia to offer highlights from the Baptist World Congress, where Christians from 130 nations came to worship, fellowship, dialogue, learn, and strategize together.
Baylor University Wins, Then Rejects, Grant on LGBTQ Inclusion in Churches
The $643,401 grant is being returned to the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation, which attributed the decision of the world’s largest Baptist university to an ‘online campaign of fear and misinformation.’
American Baptists Confront Past and Present Injustices
This issue of A Public Witness treks to the Cornhusker State to consider a lost scroll that gained widespread news coverage and a denominational gathering that didn’t.