Jul. 25—Out of the 60 cooperating churches in the Haywood Baptist Association, only two are no longer part of the Southern Baptist Convention — Rock Hill Baptist and First Baptist Church Waynesville, ...

The revolt at Houston’s Second Baptist Church started when a group of members realized they had given away their authority to vote on church business after an election in which hardly any congregants ...

A Little Rock church that has been grappling with child sexual abuse accusations is considering proposed bylaws that would provide it with a first-ever written roadmap to governance but also restrict ...

Current and former members claim Second Baptist deceptively changed its bylaws so Ed Young’s son could succeed him. A lawsuit alleges Second Baptist Church in Houston unlawfully changed its governing ...

A Louisiana judge has ruled in a second suit filed against First Baptist Church Bossier City. The suit centered around a 2014 change to the church's bylaws. It alleges that the former members were ...

The Louisiana Supreme Court issued a writ last week dismissing the First Baptist Church in Bossier City as a defendant itself but suggested the plaintiffs instead target individual leaders. The suit, ...

Attendees pray at the end of the final day of the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Juan Figueroa / ...