The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing for one of its largest gatherings in years, with organizers expecting roughly 20,000 people to attend next month’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Churches and Christian groups across Switzerland are marking Ascension Day with outdoor services aimed at reaching people beyond traditional church settings, including gatherings at an airfield and motorcycle events, according to reporting by Swiss Christian outlet Livenet.ch.
Members of the Dominican Republic’s Chamber of Deputies received personalized Bibles as part of an initiative aimed at promoting Christian values among lawmakers.
Three Baptist pastors were shot dead in an ambush in India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Wednesday, May 13, while traveling home from an interchurch peace conference focused on easing tensions between tribal Christian communities in the conflict-hit state. At least five others were wounded.
Fulani attacks on Christians in Nigeria were partially thwarted with rare resistance over the weekend, and a kidnapped priest was released, sources said.
Muslim in-laws of a recent convert to Christianity in eastern Uganda on May 2 lured him to their home and beat him unconscious after learning that he had left Islam, he said.
Religious leaders, health officials and development partners in Kenya have launched a national interfaith platform aimed at addressing persistent gaps in maternal, adolescent and family health, positioning faith institutions as central actors in shaping community health outcomes.
A recent survey showing that one in five churchgoing Protestants in South Korea used shamanistic services within the past three years has prompted concern among Korean Christian scholars and pastors.
Alberta has passed legislation adding safeguards to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in a move praised by evangelical leaders.
At least six Christian sanitation workers have lost their lives and one remains in serious condition after inhaling toxic gases while working in sewers over the past few weeks in Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces, despite court mandates requiring the government to implement proper safety measures for these essential workers.
The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) launched a new podcast series on Thursday, May 7, aimed at helping the global church understand and engage Generation Z.
Muslim relatives of a man in eastern Uganda who accepted Christ in March cut off his hands on April 17 in an attack over his new faith, sources said.
