A 47-year-old man entered Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth and opened fire during a concert in which hundreds of teens were present; the shooter shouted obscenities and demeaned parishioners for their religious beliefs.

Source: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/despite-decades-of-mass-shootings-in-texas-legislators-have-failed-to-pass-meaningful-gun-control-laws-31082273

A candlelight vigil honoring Phil is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT Thursday at the Mt. Lovely Baptist Church in Camp Hill, Alabama.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/04/19/alabama-investigators-say-theyll-give-update-today-on-sweet-16-birthday-party-shooting-that-killed-4/

According to him, the deceased were members of the Nasara Baptist Church, Dares in Tanti Baba of Bokkos.

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/baptist-church-loses-9-members-in-plateau-killings/pkf06cc

According to the Bible, John the Baptist was the cousin of Jesus who ‘leapt’ in his mother’s womb when she was told that Virgin Mary would give birth to Jesus.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/et-al-express-curated/diving-into-tradition-why-this-goan-festival-has-people-jumping-into-ponds/

A celebration of life service is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 24 at 11 a.m. at West Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, SW.

Source: https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/08/21/former-atlanta-city-council-member-jim-maddox-to-lie-in-state-at-morehouse-college/

A Celebration of Life will be held at Sardinia Bible Baptist Church, 13039 Purdy Rd. Sardinia, Monday, March 13, 2023 at 12:00 pm with Pastors Mike Dailey, Kevin Mitchell, and Lloyd Dehart officiating.

Source: https://www.newsdemocrat.com/2023/03/13/ruby-dailey-92/

A devout Southern Baptist, Stanley founded In Touch Ministries in 1977 and struck a syndication deal with the Christian Broadcasting Network in 1978.

Source: https://www.samfordcrimson.com/key-christian-leaders-who-died-in-2023-2023-12-23.html

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Saint John the Baptist Church, 44 School Street, Quincy, on Monday, Feb. 27, at 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Pine Hill Cemetery, West Quincy.

Source: https://thequincysun.com/joseph-l-zagami-83/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joseph-l-zagami-83

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on April 1 at the First Baptist Church of Nocona with the Rev. Dave Woodbury and Dr. Scott Hamilton officiating.

Source: http://bowienewsonline.com/2023/03/cash-r-langford/

A going home celebration will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Pleasant View Baptist Church with burial in Plainview Cemetery.

Source: https://www.wcluradio.com/2023/02/18/eugenia-allen-hadley/

A graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, she became the church’s youth and music minister in 1983, interim pastor in 1990 and pastor in 1993.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/06/11/in-a-last-ditch-effort-longtime-southern-baptist-churches-expelled-for-women-pastors-fight-to-stay/

Albert Mohler — longtime president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary also in Louisville, and one of the denomination’s most prominent leaders — said he hopes “the Republican Party nominee will be someone not named Donald Trump.”

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2023/06/for-many-southern-baptists-the-only-campaign-question-is-which-republican-candidate-to-support/

Also on Tuesday, a coalition of Black-led groups – including Atlanta-based Community Movement Builders – held a town hall in an Atlanta Baptist church.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/02/atlanta-cop-city-public-opinion-poll

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 2pm at Garden Lakes Baptist Church.

Source: https://coosavalleynews.com/2023/05/mrs-patricia-anne-patsy-thurston-laseter-age-89-of-rome/

And I think the people at the very top of the Southern Baptist Convention knew that it was very chancy to take on Disney.

Source: https://slate.com/culture/2023/04/disney-ron-desantis-lawsuit-florida-boycott-history.html?via=rss

And, of course, I’m only making the comparison here because many conservatives — including religious leaders in the Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention — falsely equate drag shows or LGBTQ people with sexual perversion.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/illinois-catholic-church-child-abuse-rcna86289

And, your Missouri Baptist staff does this every single day with enthusiasm!

Source: https://mbcpathway.com/2023/12/13/reflections-on-missouri-baptist-life/

A similar scene played out in Dobson at noon, with Pastor DM Dalton, president the ministerial association, overseeing the service there, with Dr. Rick Jackson of Welcome Baptist Church delivering the message to those gathered on the courthouse lawn.

Source: https://www.mtairynews.com/opinion/116555/the-gifts-of-god

As I write, we are closing in on our Sunday afternoon concert on May 7 at Murray Street Baptist Church.

Source: https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/2023/04/22/michael-peterman-sing-your-heart-out-peterborough--its-good-for-you.html

At 10.30am next Saturday, July 8, ‘Players Platform’ takes place at Catshill Baptist Church, Milton Road.

Source: https://bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/news/lots-to-look-forward-to-as-the-bromsgrove-festival-enters-week-two/