Elevation Church sent notice to the Southern Baptist Convention on June 26, '23 that it was withdrawing its affiliation. The church's Ballantyne Campus in Charlotte, N.C., is pictured. Less than a ...

When her teenage daughter came out as a lesbian several years ago, one of the first things Caroline Joyce did was to Google, "Can you be gay and be a Christian?" The family was attending a ...

When her teenage daughter came out as a lesbian several years ago, one of the first things Caroline Joyce did was to Google, “Can you be gay and be a Christian?” The family was attending a ...

SBC Annual Church Profile for 2022 shows yet another year of decline in membership and number of churches, while gains in giving and baptisms. Drop in membership numbers due in part to updated church ...

On Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention will vote on whether or not to ban women pastors and their churches from the fellowship. The annual meeting will be held on June 11-12 and representatives ...

The Nashville-based SBC, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, reported 241,000 fewer members and 292 fewer churches in 2023. Downward trends have contributed to differing arguments for the ...

Less than a month after finalizing the ouster of one of its largest churches for having women pastors, the Southern Baptist Convention has lost another of its biggest congregations. Elevation Church — ...