Overview
Baptist News Global (BNG) is a reader-supported, online independent news organization that provides original and curated news, opinion and analysis about matters of faith. Our vision is to pursue truth through responsible journalism that cultivates change-making conversations about Christianity and culture among Baptists and other inquisitive people of faith. We focus on the people, events and ideas shaping American religion and culture. Our values are independence, integrity, trustworthiness, excellence, justice, and curiosity.
Our predecessor, Associated Baptist Press (ABP) was founded in 1990 as the only independent news service created by and for Baptists. The Religious Herald, founded in 1828, was the voice of Baptists in Virginia. In 2013, ABP and the Religious Herald merged to form Baptist News Global.
Our readership is the growing number of progressive Christians who appreciate our approach for providing compelling journalism on topics pertinent to people of faith. BNG’s growth and influence is represented by growth in readership. During 2021 we had 4.5 million page views and in 2022 increased that to 5.1 million. We are poised to exceed that number in 2023. Last year, BNG published 1,628 articles: 763 were news, 694 were opinion pieces and 171 were analysis. We increased opinion articles by women who are new authors to BNG: 57 articles written by 26 authors.
Currently, BNG has a growing and devoted community of readers and donors who span denominations, geography and even ideology. Baptist News Global isn’t just for Baptists anymore. Together, we’re on a journey that stirs up change-making conversations and brings people together in healthy dialogue. We are a truly independent professional news organization run by real journalists who report to a board of directors.
To inform and inspire readers with news, opinion and analysis that engages them to grow in faith and wrestle with what it means to live and serve faithfully in a rapidly changing world.
As a reader-supported, nonprofit news organization, Baptist News Global relies on reader contributions for two thirds of its annual budget. Our current needs include:
1. Funds to increase the diversity of freelance writers who provide compelling journalism.
2. Increased funding for more freelance writers to provide global coverage.
3. Increased support for fundraising infrastructure and sustainability projects.
4. Additional funding for our Clemons Fellows Program, a graduate level fellowship for journalism students.
Baptist News Global seeks to be fully inclusive of all people as made in the image of God and worthy of love and respect. We seek diverse representation on our board and in our writers, including representation of race, gender, sexual orientation, age and geography. We likewise seek to publish content that assumes the inherent worth of all people.
Organization name
Baptist News Global
Causes
Human Rights, Civil Rights & Advocacy, Religion/Spiritual Focus
Operating Budget
$500,000 - $999,999
Counties Served
Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Grayson, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
8515 Greenville Avenue