Monday evening at SMU’s Dallas Hall, Dr. Michael Waters, a reverend who earned his doctorate from the university, elicited gasps from an audience of about 150 as he produced two props while speaking ...

On the other side’s freshly minted First Baptist Dallas trailer for Robert Jeffress‘s upcoming sermon series, “Twilight’s Last Gleaming,” which begins on September 11. Sounds like a blockbuster — the ...

“I’ll tell you right here the end that is today I promise you is just the beginning for all of us. There are new things for all us,” says First Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Johnny Fain. The First Baptist ...

On a recent Sunday before the start of service, Oliver Everette "O.E." Boals sits in his usual place at the end of the second row at First Baptist Church of Archer, greeting people as they pass. He ...

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This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. There was no Protestant church in America more renowned fifty ...

Never expecting such a reaction, Jeffress found it difficult to contend with at first. Prospective members didn’t want to go to a controversial church. Who wants to be associated with book banning?

Longtime Senior Pastor Mac Brunson will preach his last sermon May 6 at First Baptist Church in downtown Jacksonville. Brunson announced his resignation during the church's service Sunday. He has ...