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Missouri Baptists help start Pregnancy Resource Center with aim to restore hope to families

In Poplar Bluff, Mo., a team of people, including leaders from from several Missouri Baptist churches, have come together to start a new PRC.
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Solo but not alone: FBC Clinton’s brand new ministry benefits single parents

Being a parent is challenging enough when you have a spouse to partner with you, but what if a person is raising kids alone? First Baptist Church of Clinton, Mo., has established a ministry for these single parents.
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Refuge, rest for the soul: Missouri Baptists help pastor build prayer garden in Kenya

Imagine a secluded place away from the noise of the city, with none of the distractions of daily life. It’s a quiet, peaceful getaway, perfect for a day of prayer, meditation, and communing with the Lord. Guests would come away from their visit feeling spiritually refreshed and strengthened. This is the vision of Pastor Nicholas Mutisya in Makindu, Kenya, and some Missouri Baptist churches are helping this vision come true.
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Rooted Church mobilizes 80 members to start new church in Pittsburg, Kansas

Pastor Rodney Rambo and his Carl Junction congregation, Rooted Church, has sent roughly 80 people Pittsburg, Kans., where they will help start a new church. The new church plant, named Radiant Church, is being formed from a team made up of nearly one-third of Rooted Church’s membership.
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‘God, take me or fix me’: Former addict labors in ministry to help the broken

John Bartholomew, recovery pastor at Splitlog Baptist Church in Goodman, Mo., and head pastor of In Christ Alone Church in Fairview, Mo., is following Jesus’ example of helping heal others. He is the head of Come As You Are Christian Recovery at Splitlog, a ministry that helps people recover from addiction and leads them to Christ.
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FBC De Soto’s mission team facilitates eyeglass clinic in the Dominican Republic

Gene Smith, administrative pastor at First Baptist Church, De Soto, and his wife Kristi recently led a missions trip to La Romana, Dominican Republic. They and 12 individuals from their church partnered with Pastor Savenít Polo of Maranatha Baptist Church and other volunteers in La Romana to organize an eyeglass clinic, which was open, June 21–28. The team went out to two different “bateyes,” impoverished villages where sugar cane workers live. On this trip, they gave out 589 pairs of glasses, served 467 people, and saw 15 of those come to faith in Jesus.
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Behavioral health ministry flourishes at Cross Keys Baptist Church, Florissant

Many people struggle to have a right understanding of mental health. It seems like a modern buzzword batted around by social media influencers and self-help authors. Some might even assume mental health doesn’t have a place in Christianity or the church. But that’s where the people at Cross Keys Baptist Church, Florissant, would disagree.
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‘One man sharpens another’: First Baptist Church, Marquand, men’s ministry fosters prayer

“Iron sharpens iron,” says Prov 27:17, “and one man sharpens another. Many churches have programs to foster this “sharpening,” and First Baptist Church of Marquand, Mo., is no different. Their men’s ministry, led by Emerson Branham, brings men together—not just from the church, but from the surrounding community as well.

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