Calvinism Among Baptists

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (215+ words) Virginia Street Baptist Church, one of Christian County’s oldest churches, will observe its 175th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 18. Officially organized in 1851, the African-American church traces its origin to 1818 with New Providence Baptist Church, a white congregation that became Hopkinsville’s First Baptist…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (291+ words) MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A Marlboro County church with roots that trace back to the slavery era celebrated its 176th anniversary Sunday, bringing together more than 100 people to recognize generations of faith and history. Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church held its anniversary celebration…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (287+ words) Disgraced minister Dr. Steven Lawson was mistakenly listed as a speaker at an upcoming pastors conference in November. His name has now been removed. In September 2024, Trinity Bible Church indefinitely removed Lawson from all ministry activities after it was revealed…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (299+ words) After Southern Baptist Convention messengers voted to pass the Truth and Unity Amendment during Wednesday’s session of the 2026 annual meeting, Dr. Albert Mohler answered questions from the press. Mohler was the architect and leading voice behind the amendment, which aims…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (404+ words) June 8, 2026 by Dave Miller 1 Comment The Senior Pastors of Southern Baptist Churches would be men. That would be our hard and fast unifying point, and beyond that, local church autonomy would rule the day. That’s what Dr. Mohler said then....

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (547+ words) The California megachurch has also announced governance reforms. After acknowledging that its platform carries “weight and responsibility,” the church stated that “[i]f there are proven patterns of behavior that do not align with biblical standards, we cannot continue to…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (180+ words) James Ivaloy Loper, a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, died Dec. 27. He was 85. Loper served his country in the U.S. Army for two years, stationed in Hawaii. After he returned to Alabama, he continued to serve in the Army National Guard for…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1008+ words) Well-known collegiate ministry leader Bill Choate dies By Baptist and Reflector staff NASHVILLE – William “Bill” Choate, a longtime leader of Baptist Collegiate Ministry in Tennessee whose influence shaped generations of college students, died Dec. 19 at age 67. Choate served Tennessee Baptists…...