HANNIBAL – The board of trustees at Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) has announced Dr. Rodney A. Harrison as HLGU's transitional president. Harrison will assume this role, effective March 7. Harrison has served as the president of Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries in Missouri since April 2020, and he will continue in that role. Following the resignation of HLGU’s prior president, Dr. Anthony W. Allen on Jan. 21, 2022, the board of trustees formed a Transformational … [Read more...]
HLGU creates task force for leadership transition
HANNIBAL – Trustees at Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) have created a Transformational Leadership Task Force (TLTF) to begin working through the school’s transition process following the Jan. 31st resignation of HLGU President Anthony Allen. HLGU trustee chairman Mark Anderson is serving as chairman of the new task force. Other task force members include trustees Tyler Foster, Bobbie Crain, Michael Atherton and Vinita Henry. As previously reported in The Pathway, Allen announced … [Read more...]
SBU presidential inauguration events run Feb. 26-March 4
BOLIVAR – Southwest Baptist University will celebrate the Inauguration of Richard J. Melson, Ph.D., as the University’s 26th President with a week of Inaugural events spanning Feb. 26-March 4. “We are excited to mark this important milestone in SBU’s history as we formally inaugurate Dr. Melson as SBU’s 26th President,” said Dr. Eddie Bumpers, SBU Board of Trustees chair. “His leadership already has been a blessing to SBU and Missouri Baptists as we partner to make SBU a premier … [Read more...]
WMU missions celebration to be held in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY – Location, location, location! The Missouri WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting will be centrally located this year at Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City, April 1-2. Women and men are encouraged to register now. The purpose of the Celebration is to conduct the business of Missouri WMU, and to unite with one another in a relentless pursuit of Christ. Missouri WMU President Jan Turner said that the event theme and program emphasis, Being Relentless, will help … [Read more...]
HLGU to host Pastor Appreciation Day, March 2
HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) is hosting a Pastor Appreciate Day on campus here from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., March 2. The event features keynote speaker Kenny Qualls, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Arnold, as well as a variety of breakout sessions led by HLGU faculty members. Breakout sessions include: • Robert J. Matz, acting president and professor of theology and preaching – “Raising the need in preaching”; • Eric Turner, associate professor of New Testament and … [Read more...]
Mo. Baptist Historical Commission offers scholarships to MBC university students
JEFFERSON CITY – The MBC Historical Commission is offering three $2,000 scholarships to current and future students at three Baptist universities: Missouri Baptist University, Hannibal-LaGrange University and Southwest Baptist University. Those applying will fill out an application and write a research paper on some aspect of Missouri Baptist history. Current high school seniors who are heading to one of the Baptist universities as well as students currently enrolled in the three Baptist … [Read more...]
Super Summer resumes in 2022 on two MBC university campuses
JEFFERSON CITY – After a modified schedule in 2021, preceded by cancellation in 2020 due to COVID, Super Summer week-long camps for middle and high school students resume this summer on two MBC university campuses. The first takes place at Hannibal LaGrange University, June 13-17. Southwest Baptist University hosts the second June 20-24. Bob Caldwell, an independent contractor for the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Making Disciples team, is facilitating the camps this year. He says through … [Read more...]
New Baptist Home at Smithville starts renovations with help from Missouri DR
SMITHVILLE – Baptist Homes and Healthcare Ministries have purchased a nursing care facility in Smithville formerly known as Smithville Living Center. They plan to remodel it, and it will reopen as a facility which will also offer specialized services for aging veterans. Volunteer disaster relief (DR) workers from Clay-Platte and Blue River/Kansas City Baptist Associations offered to help with the demolition portion of the remodeling in order to get the facility ready for contractors to … [Read more...]
Feb. 25-27 MBCollegiate Conference to highlight relevance of faith, gospel
HOLTS SUMMIT – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) will hold an MBCollegiate Conference at Union Hill Baptist Church, Holts Summit, Feb. 25-27. MBCollegiate campus missionaries from across the state are looking forward to the 2022 conference, which features guest speaker Paul Worcester, national director of collegiate evangelism with the North American Mission Board (NAMB), and musical guest Matt Papa. The conference’s theme is “Relevant” – pointing to the relevance of faith, the gospel … [Read more...]
Southern Hills, Bolivar, to host CBMW leaders at conference on God’s design for gender, sexuality
BOLIVAR – Southern Hills Baptist Church here, in partnership with Southwest Baptist University (SBU), will host a conference, Feb. 19-21, highlighting biblical views of marriage, gender and sexuality. The conference – “The Gender Choice: Whose is it? – will feature speakers from The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW), a conservative Christian organization founded in 1987 to uphold biblical truth about gender issues. Guest speakers will include CBMW President Denny Burk, … [Read more...]
Hannibal-LaGrange University President Anthony Allen resigns
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) President Dr. Anthony W. Allen submitted his resignation after nine years of service. In his resignation, he indicated his decision is a combination of needing to recover from some lingering health issues, spend more time with his family, and give the opportunity for new leadership to move HLGU to the next level of success. Dr. Allen and his family have served HLGU faithfully these past nine years. During this time many new facilities … [Read more...]
New CP resources available from MBC
JEFFERSON CITY – Do you ever wonder where your Cooperative Program gifts go? How they support foster care, Christian education, service to the aged, and other ministries? Why they ensure that nearly 9,000 Southern Baptist missionaries are able to stay on the field full-time? New 2022 Cooperative Program resources answer these questions, and more. The MBC has produced a new bulletin insert and two posters that provide Missouri Baptists with an overview of the Cooperative Program, along … [Read more...]
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