SHREVEPORT, La. -- The Southern Baptist Convention's vote this week to prohibit women from serving as pastors puts close to 2,000 Baptist churches across the country in a tenuous position ...

A Harford County pastor is facing several charges after investigators say he stole more than $100,000 from his church. ... with theft of over $100,000 and embezzlement from the First Baptist Church.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Multiple agencies are asking for the public’s assistance in the investigation of the attempted arson of the First Baptist Church of DeRidder. Chief Craig Richard of the ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - First Baptist Church in Biloxi has had a full weekend of celebration as they honor 150 years of being a spiritual cornerstone in the community.

Archaeologists in Colonial Williamsburg uncovered the foundations of First Baptist Church, founded in 1776 by free and enslaved Blacks. Using ground-penetrating radar, they found 62 historic ...

S HREVEPORT, La. – They called him The Apostle to the Opelousas; however, Joseph Willis lived an intriguing life before he was ordained as the first Baptist preacher west of the Mississippi River.

Members of First Baptist Church of North Charleston andCharleston Southern University gather to open 65-year-old time capsule. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 22:13:46 GMT (1750630426867) Story Infinite Scroll ...

On Sunday, March 3, First Baptist Church of Tallahassee (FBCTLH) will kick off the celebration of its 175th Anniversary. The church was formed on Nov. 10, 1849, under the leadership of Rev. J.T ...

SHREVEPORT, La. – They called him The Apostle to the Opelousas; however, Joseph Willis lived an intriguing life before he was ordained as the first Baptist preacher west of the Mississippi River.

Dallas Fire Rescue (DFR) responded to a fourth-alarm fire just after 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Dallas Church at 1707 San Jacinto St. When firefighters arrived, they were met with heavy smoke and ...

First Baptist Church has a long history of opposing LGBTQ rights, including strenuous opposition of the city's Human Rights Ordinance. The HRO, which prohibited people from being fired or evicted ...