J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention has challenged Southern Baptist churches to participate in Baptism Sunday. Lead your church to celebrate baptism and encourage people to commit their lives to Christ on Easter 2020. The resources on this page will help you and your church members prepare for this special emphasis. After observing…
Almost 800 million people around the world live with constant hunger, and 1 in 6 in North America are undernourished. Southern Baptists are fighting the global hunger crisis through Global Hunger Relief. Through Global Hunger Relief 100% of your donations go toward hunger needs. Nothing is taken out for administrative or promotional costs. Once a…
On Orphan and Widows Sunday, Christians stand for children who’ve lost the protection and care of family. We are a people called to defend the fatherless…to protect the vulnerable…to visit orphans in their distress. Each event is locally-led. Sermons and small groups, concerts and prayer gatherings, shared meals and youth activities—each stirring believers with God…
Whenever there is a disaster, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteers are often quickly on the scene—and they remained long after news cameras left town. As the third-largest disaster response team in the nation, this network of state-based volunteers teams does more than just clean up; they bring the healing of Christ to those whose lives…
Since 1845, the IMB has partnered with churches to send missionaries to live and work among those around the world with little to no access to the gospel. One hundred percent of your generous gifts provide missionaries the services they need to live to among the unreached people they serve.
On January 13, 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation designating January 22 as the first National Sanctity of Human Life Day. (January 22, 1973, was the day the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion-on-demand in all 50 states.) Churches around the United States use the day, the third Sunday in January, to celebrate God’s gift of…
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, the North American Mission Board invites you on January 18 to help your church discover needs in your community and respond in…
WASHINGTON (BP) – The March for Life originally scheduled Jan. 29 in Washington has been redesigned as a virtual event only, March for Life President Jeanne Mancini announced Friday (Jan. 15). “In light of the fact that we are in the midst of a pandemic which may be peaking, and in view of the heightened…
February 7, 2021 is a day to honor those like George Liele who have gone before and faithfully said “yes” to God’s call to go make disciples of every nation. Acknowledged as the first Baptist missionary from America, George’s legacy includes the first African American church plant in North America and one in Jamaica. In…
