Overall, the SBC fell to 12.7 million members in 2024, its lowest since 1974. The denomination has lost more members in the 4 ...

In 2024, the Southern Baptist Convention baptized more new members than in any of the previous seven years but still saw an ...

The latest report from the SBC’s Lifeway Christian Resources shows total membership in SBC churches nationwide fell to 12,722 ...

Contrary to popular belief, Baptists did not come from the 16th-century Anabaptist Movement. Rather, they grew from ...

Christ's Baptism 1223 All the Old Covenant prefigurations find their fulfillment in Christ Jesus. He begins his public life after having himself baptized by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan.

Practiced by all Churches, baptism is a fundamental rite marking ... Some historians have thus considered that John the Baptist may have been influenced by this movement. Baptism has been the ...

When I heard the words “spontaneous baptism” on December 15, 2020, I was caught off guard. For the previous 10 months, my ...

Southern Baptist churches lost more than a quarter-million members nationwide in 2024, the 18th straight year of decline, but saw baptism and attendance numbers rise. In Arkansas, however, membership ...

LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

PHOENIXVILLE — The regular schedule for Pawling Independent Baptist Church, 400 Pawlings Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460, is ...