Biblical Recorder

2 days ago | brnow.org | Tessa Redmond

SOMERSET, Ky. (BP) — The pastoral staff of Beacon Hill Baptist Church is four weeks into a weekly Bible study they lead at Pulaski County Detention Center. Eleven men — many of whom are new believers — have already been baptized. GJ Farmer, senior pastor of Beacon Hill, said they built toward the June 17 baptism service. “The first week I taught on the prodigal son, forgiveness, and what repentance looks like. Then I taught on what baptism is and why we’re baptized.

4 days ago | brnow.org | Chad Austin

When the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina purchased an abandoned military outpost in 1949 that predated the Civil War for the permanent site of a new retreat center, few could envision what the property would become. One of those who could, however, was Richard Redwine, who would become the first director of the new ministry meeting site for N.C. Baptists located along the North Carolina coast.

1 week ago | brnow.org | Karen L. Willoughby

DALLAS — The need for intentionality and unity framed the conversation at the recent annual meeting of the Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship of North America (FSBFNA). The Filipino Fellowship met June 9 in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, a day before the start of the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting.

1 week ago | brnow.org | Mark Maynard

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A tragic bus crash involving a local church claimed a husband and wife and left another person in critical condition Sunday morning. According to the Frankfort Police Department, officers responded to what they described as “a major motor vehicle collision” around 11 a.m. The single-vehicle crash occurred on Georgetown Road at the intersection with Seminole Trail. Three were aboard the van. Names of the deceased were released Monday morning.

1 week ago | brnow.org | Jennifer Rash

The voices on the Aug. 11, 2009, audio recording exhibit enthusiasm and excitement as well as intrigue and concern. The people behind the voices seemed to embrace the motivational messages that resulted in seven major components intended to turn Southern Baptists back into evangelistic powerhouses. In the end, only two of the items were fully completed, but the process to get to the initial proposal of seven was no less intense.