JEFFERSON CITY – Trustees of the Missouri Baptist Foundation met on May 17th to hear reports on investment returns, approve management of properties donated to advance the Gospel, award multiple academic scholarships, and participate in a session on board governance. Trustee, Dan Case, CPA, CTP, led the board in a devotion on Philippians 4:6-7. Mr. Case brings extensive knowledge to the board in his service on the Endowment Management Committee, which affirmed its current Investment … [Read more...]
‘Blessing Box’ boosts Pleasant Hill’s community connection
JEFFERSON CITY – Take what you need; donate if you can. That’s the simple idea behind Pleasant Hill Baptist Church’s Blessing Box. Kevin Kohler, Pleasant Hill’s pastor, had seen similar boxes online for several years. He thought it might be a good way for the church of about 50 on a Sunday morning to be a blessing in their rural community south of Jefferson City. The simple cabinet contains pantry essentials like nonperishable food items and dry goods – as well as Bibles and tracts – and … [Read more...]
Bridging the gap: Campus ministries help keep college students from slipping away
COLUMBIA – Gene Austin likes to ask youth pastors to take a guess at how many hours on average they’ve invested in a graduating high school senior. Austin, director of collegiate ministry for the Missouri Baptist Convention, says that from the time they enter the youth program until they graduate high school, the answers started at 500 hours on the low end and only go up from there. “Now think of that investment and think of spending just one more hour to make sure they’re aware of and … [Read more...]
Hannibal church opens new house of worship after old building destroyed in 2016 fire
HANNIBAL – Antioch Baptist is living proof of Isaiah 61:3, which says in part that God gives “beauty for ashes.” The church has a larger, new building and parking lot replacing the structure destroyed in a fire in December, 2016. Rev. Jack Emmite, pastor of the church said the congregation moved in April 7, although it isn’t completely finished. “It’s enough for us to function in,” Emmite said. The new building features a total of 20,000 square feet on the two levels, an upgraded … [Read more...]
Church serves children with ‘Fun in the Son’
PROTEM – A major spring Wednesday night program has reached Rocky Ledge Baptist Church area youth for five years. ‘Fun in the Son’ is an after-school Bible-based program held at the Mark Twain Elementary School “We do this in the spring so as not to conflict with athletics,” Pastor Gene Boyce said. “It’s a high energy program, it runs from 4 to 6 weeks, and we have a yearly topic.” “We start with snacks and a small group meeting. Then we go to the gym, and back to the cafeteria. We … [Read more...]
Truman State BSU feeds hungry students at the end of their semester
KIRKSVILLE – The Baptist Student Union at Truman State University believes hungry university students need nourishing food in the middle of their week of final exams at the end of a semester. They have been ramping up this “Food for Finals” effort the last several years and now feed about 200 TSU students over the course of three days of finals weeks. Greg Xander, campus missionary at the BSU said they started about eight years ago providing some snacks during “reading day” (a day of study … [Read more...]
MBCH hosts ‘Golfers 4 Kids’ event at Hannibal golf course
HANNIBAL — The annual “Golfers 4 Kids” tournament was held at the Norwoods Golf Course in Hannibal, May 10. Seventy-six golfers from the northeast Missouri region participated this year. They received information about how they can assist the Bridgeton-based Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH). Nineteen teams of four played in the “best ball scramble” tourney. Organizers said not much golf experience was needed and they even allowed for “mulligans” as needed. A mulligan is a golfing … [Read more...]
Kirksville church reaches out to neighborhood with free shoes, health screenings, family fun
KIRKSVILLE – The Fellowship Baptist Church here reached out to the kids in the Head Start program, located just a few blocks from their facility with an outreach event in mid-May providing for several physical as well as spiritual needs. They arranged to have a free pair of shoes provided for every child who attended their annual “Shoes From the Heart” giveaway. In addition to a free pair of new athletic shoes, the kids could get health, dental, vision and hearing screenings. Professionals … [Read more...]
Two pastors, lawmakers praise American Renewal Project
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri is well acquainted with the American Renewal Project, which has visited the state seven times in the last seven years. It has significantly raised the awareness of America’s Christian heritage among the state’s pastors and lay leaders, while encouraging the same to aggressively engage the marketplace of ideas – especially when it comes to public policy and to the extent of even running for office. As the state’s 100th General Assembly ended its work here, May 17 … [Read more...]
So. Baptists respond to Midwest tornadoes, flooding
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. (BP) – Just days after devastating storms hit the Midwest earlier this week, Southern Baptists have mobilized to help homeowners and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the impacted areas. On Monday and Tuesday (May 20-21), a violent storm system swept through the central United States producing 97 tornadoes and leaving at least eight dead. The storms have led to extensive flooding throughout the region, too. Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief teams are set up in the … [Read more...]
Churches cooperate to bring free camp to teens
HOUSTON – At 14-years-old, the young girl had seen things that no child should ever have to see. “When she came to camp we knew she had went through so much and she was just distraught, her eyes were almost dead inside,” said Delta Hernandez, a youth leader at Boone Creek Baptist Church in Licking and one of the founders of G1, a free youth summer camp held at Simmons Baptist Camp here. “We prayed for her and watched while God got a hold of her at camp. She started coming to youth group … [Read more...]
Midwestern to host FTC at annual meeting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Several Christian ministries – including Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s “For the Church” (FTC) – will offer events on topics ranging from growing healthy churches to current issues in the Southern Baptist Convention for messengers and others attending the SBC’s June 11-12 annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. Among them: • Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will host a For The Church luncheon June 11 centered on the theme “Together for the Church: … [Read more...]
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