Although the Southern Baptist Convention is often mentioned in connection with right-wing social conservatives, some Baptists ...

Leaders of a Baptist church in North Carolina ousted the pastor after congregants started leaving. A secret tape provides a ...

A Charlotte pastor now has to find a new congregation after being forced out. He believes a sermon he delivered days after the November election was the final straw.

Myers Park Baptist, founded in 1943, is one of the more progressive churches in Charlotte. The church was ejected from the state Baptist Convention in 2007 for opening its doors to LGBTQ people.

The Rev. James Howell of Charlotte came up short Wednesday in voting to elect five new bishops of the United Methodist Church. He will remain senior pastor at Myers Park United Methodist Church.