Baptist Press

New Hope Baptist Church will celebrate Youth Day on October 18, according to an announcement carried by the Highland County Press. The notice invites community members to mark the occasion, which honours the church's young members. Details on speakers, times or special programming were not included in the announcement.

A small church in Kentucky is carrying out an effort to share the gospel with every home in its community, a story picked up by Baptist state outlets including the Biblical Recorder and Baptist Press. The congregation is being highlighted as an example of local evangelism and door-to-door outreach despite its modest size.

Baptist Press has published a first-person account describing the courage of the writer's father during his time in prison. The piece, labeled under religion, frames the imprisonment as a story of faith and endurance, presenting the father as an example of steadfastness under persecution.

Baptist Press has published a first-person column, also carried by the Biblical Recorder, arguing that Christians should look for identifiable marks of a healthy church and actively commit to one. The piece outlines characteristics the author says define a faithful congregation and urges believers not to settle for spiritual isolation. It is aimed at church members weighing where and how to worship and serve.

Nathan J. Nordmann, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute as Director of Spinal Oncology and Co-Director of Spinal Radiosurgery. The appointment strengthens the institute's spine cancer and radiosurgery programs, expanding specialized treatment options for patients with spinal tumors in South Florida.