Background Check Services for Churches

Background Check Services for Churches

Most churches use the national sex offender registry Close to a third of Southern Baptist churches have joined the OneSource program initiated by LifeWay

SBC Sexual Abuse Survivors Protest During National Meeting

SBC Sexual Abuse Survivors Protest During National Meeting

Abuse survivors demand a clergy sex offender database The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) held its annual national meeting on Tuesday to speak about a

SBC Cancels Seven Church Investigations

Southern Baptist Convention Cancels Seven Church Investigations

As per the SBC Executive Committee, there is no need for any further inquiry into seven of the churches that find mention in the

SBC Announces Sexual Abuse Plan of Action

Southern Baptist Convention Announces Sexual Abuse Plan of Action

Past church leaders had resisted the concept of a directory of sex offenders. J.D. Greear, the president of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the largest

Report Finds Over 100 Southern Baptist Convention Youth Ministers are Sex Offenders

Report Finds Over 100 Southern Baptist Convention Youth Ministers are Sex Offenders

Third report from the Houston Chronicle reveals troubling reports against youth ministers The third installment of San Antonio Express News and Houston Chronicle's reports

Investigative Report Uncovers the Southern Baptist Convention Re-hired Dozens of Convicted Sex Offenders

Investigative Report Uncovers the Southern Baptist Convention Re-Hired Dozens of Convicted Sex Offenders

Many individuals convicted of misconduct were permitted to work elsewhere within the church. The Houston Chronicle on February 10 published the first installment of

Church Gives $16,500 in Groceries to Furloughed Federal Workers

Church Gives $16,500 in Groceries to Furloughed Federal Workers

Employees of Redstone Arsenal and NASA received aid The First Baptist Church located in Huntsville, Alabama, gave out $16,500 worth of gift cards to

Southern Baptist Seminary Report Laments Founders Racism and Slaveholding

Southern Baptist Seminary Report Laments Founders’ Racism and Slaveholding

The seminary apologized for its past as late as 1995. The Southern Baptist Convention released a brutal, unnerving report delineating the second biggest U.S.