BOLIVAR – While churches often rely on shared resources for ministry, one Southern Baptist association in southwest Missouri found a way to turn a donated travel trailer into a block party trailer—designed to help churches reach their communities. In March 2021, the Mid Lakes Baptist Association in southwest Missouri began developing a block party trailer to support its 18 churches across Polk, Cedar, Hickory and Greene counties. The project started after a couple from the association … [Read more...]
For 30th year, Gasconade Valley Association mission team helps maintain HLGU campus
HANNIBAL – For 30 years, volunteers from the Gasconade Valley Baptist Association have gathered each summer to offer their time and skills to help maintain Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU). The project, which began with a handful of people, has grown into a tradition that now attracts over 30 volunteers each year. The volunteer project at the university began over 30 years ago when two individuals, including Donnelly Brown, discussed the idea of offering help to the university in some … [Read more...]
Missouri pastor advances to Toastmasters semifinals
MOUNT VERNON – Missouri Baptist pastor Wally Long, a longtime Toastmasters member, has advanced to the semifinals of the Toastmasters International Speech Contest — a global competition drawing in speakers from over 120 countries. Pastor Long of Northside Baptist Church joined Toastmasters in May 2006 to improve his public speaking skills. Although he had been preaching and teaching for over 20 years, he wanted to develop his ability to communicate effectively in public. Pastor Long … [Read more...]
Churches partner to start children’s Bible club
EDITOR'S NOTE: Flora Roberts, a student at Spurgeon College in Kansas City, is serving this summer as an intern with The Pathway. CAMERON, Mo. – On a Tuesday afternoon, children pour into a modest church building next to the school in Osborn, Mo. Some are holding the Bibles they’ve just received for the first time. Others hum the songs they’ve learned. For a lot of them, this is their first look into the gospel. In rural northwest Missouri, a partnership between First Baptist Church, … [Read more...]