Adapted for the NW Baptist Witness NW Baptist Witness blog   With summer nearing its end and people wrap up vacations before heading back to school and work, church leaders gear up for the new church-year – with many of the usual needs to enlist teachers and volunteer workers for […]

By Luis Palau Ministries, Join us in praising God for how He moved in Hermiston! After years of active preparation and prayer, thousands of followers of Jesus throughout Umatilla and Morrow Counties in Eastern Oregon came together for Greater Hermiston CityFest with Andrew Palau, leading up to a free evangelistic […]

By Christian News NW, Subscribe Seventeen states, 20 current and former Washington state legislators, and numerous legal scholars and faith-based organizations have submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to take the case of a Seattle faith-based ministry to the homeless. The Washington Supreme Court said Union Gospel Mission […]

By Beckett Law, A Texas death row inmate is asking the Supreme Court to protect his first freedom in his last hour. In Ramirez v. Collier, John Henry Ramirez has appealed to the Court to allow his spiritual advisor—a Southern Baptist pastor—to pray over him in the execution chamber. The […]

By Faith News Note, The Bridgeport United Church of Christ in northeast Portland is creating a 10-unit village in its parking lot to serve the city’s homeless. Although the city passed a law in April relaxing zoning restrictions to allow construction of more housing the homeless, an Oregon House Bill […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Sandy, Oregon From Randy: Brett McCracken, senior editor for The Gospel Coalition, wisely writes, “If you have two hours on a Sunday morning to spend somewhere, don’t spend it browsing TGC.org or any website (however helpful it might be). Go to […]

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on what will be celebrated on Oct. 11th: In 2019, the National Education Association (NEA) announced that it “believes that the history of colonization needs to be recognized and acknowledged in every state.” To that end, […]

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe Americans alarmed about government mandates on the COVID-19 vaccine are contacting Christian legal rights agencies in droves for free help. Already a highly charged issue, worries over required vaccines intensified after President Biden on Sept. 10 announced all employers with more than 100 workers must […]

By Sheila Allen NW Baptist Witness Staff members employed by churches in Washington State will be subject to a new tax designed to provide for long term care for those needing paid assistance for critical tasks for daily living, according to Northwest Baptist Convention business manager Pamela Brock. The first […]

By Liberty Council The U.S. Supreme Court granted Liberty Counsel’s cert petition and will hear the case regarding the censorship of the Christian flag in Boston. The High Court will likely hear oral argument early next year with a decision expected by June 2022. Although the city of Boston created […]