BRANSON – ReFRESH, the 2013 state evangelism conference, is coming up quickly Feb. 28 and March 1 at First Baptist, Branson. More than just an exhortation to church leaders to “go and tell,” ReFRESH is an evangelism/ discipleship event based on a program from Sherwood Baptist Church in Georgia. Speakers include: Michael Catt, pastor of Sherwood Baptist; International Mission Board President Tom Elliff; Pastor Ronnie Floyd; Ken Jenkins, photographer and naturalist; Daniel Simmons, senior … [Read more...]
Disaster Relief needs college student volunteers
JEFFERSON CITY – The first of four opportunities this year to become a trained disaster relief (DR) volunteer is fast approaching. Hannibal-LaGrange University will host the training Jan. 25-26 on campus. Missouri Baptists have responded to fires in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and New Jersey, New York, Mississippi and Louisiana for debris removal, feeding and mud-out in the last six months. There are more than 4,000 trained DR volunteers in the state, but when disaster strikes and … [Read more...]
New DR building allows for growth
JEFFERSON CITY - A former horse barn outside of town is now the “High Point Annex,” a storage place for Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Disaster Relief (DR) equipment. With its 14-foot ceilings, and wide garage-style doors, the 18,000-square-foot building houses a DR forklift, four generators, water purification equipment, Gator four-wheel-drive vehicle, and a skid loader. Two mobile kitchens – each capable of cooking 35,000 hot meals a day – are parked there, along with two shower … [Read more...]
MMO gifts rise in 2012
JEFFERSON CITY – Despite an economy that still sags, Missouri Baptists have been generous in their giving through the Missouri Missions Offering (MMO). To-date, Missouri Baptists have given $628,000. “That’s ahead of last year’s pace, which was $586,000,” said Rob Phillips, MBC director of communications. Being that far ahead of pace bodes well for meeting the offering’s annual goal of $675,000 for the first time since 2000. 2011’s offering finished just $10,000 short of that goal, so … [Read more...]
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