September 24, 2026 Stories

Gasconade Baptist Church’s VBS raises $2,500 for children in Kenya

A special highlight for the VBS was the mission emphasis. “We have missionaries, Mike and Brenda Hutsell, who we support on a regular basis,” Pastor Joshua Sutton said. “The children brought money all week to support their work in Kenya. Mike trains pastors to go into the villages to preach and his wife, Brenda, oversees a program which serves 600 children one meal a day for six days of the week. The children brought in $2,500 for the Bibles and Brenda’s Bread Basket.”

Women’s ministry opens doors in Panama’s newest province

When International Mission Board missionaries Jeff and Shelah Fathauer heard 12 young women from California Baptist University (CBU) were coming to serve in Panama, they were excited to connect them to a local church in Caimito, a rural district. But as they considered ministry opportunities for an all-female team, they found themselves in uncharted territory.

Rice proposes BF&M amendment addressing gender, marriage

Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice is calling for an amendment to the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 to address what he described as cultural confusion over gender, sexuality and marriage.

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