NEW YORK CITY – In November, three Springfield churches sent their choirs to perform at Carnegie Hall In New York City with Christian artists Charles Billingsley and TaRanda Greene. Choirs from Crossway, Ridgecrest, and Second Baptist, along with five other choirs from around the country, sang with Billingsley on Monday, Nov. 25. Billinglsey was formerly a member of the Contemporary Christian Music group NewSong, and was worship pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA. … [Read more...]
Trinity Baptist, St. Mary, finds renewal after aligning ministries with mission
ST. MARY – In 2020 Trinity Baptist Church in St. Mary was experiencing declining membership and had an average worship attendance of around 30. However, the congregation wasn’t ready to close the doors. The church’s biggest strength was it didn’t give up,” Pastor Ed Carter says. “It kept on going even though (the members) knew they didn’t have much strength or power left.” St. Mary is about an hour and a half south of St. Louis. Carter became the church’s pastor in August 2020. He led … [Read more...]
IMB’s Pratt: Local church ‘foundational’ to missions
O’FALLON – The local church is “the foundation” of training overseas missionaries for the International Mission Board (IMB) said the organization’s vice-president of field personnel, Zane Pratt, at the annual Global Missions Celebration at First O’Fallon, Oct. 10-13. Speaking as the mid-week conference kickoff speaker, then echoing his remarks during the church’s Sunday morning worship service, Pratt said, “The local church is the heart of missionary training.” Local churches, he said, … [Read more...]
Anthem Church, Columbia, fosters church planting in Mankato, Minn.
MANKATO, Minn./COLUMBIA, Mo. – Columbia’s Anthem Church is a fairly young Missouri Baptist church that’s putting an emphasis on missions, missions training, and church planting. Though it was a church plant itself just seven years ago, it’s already starting to grow other churches and recently sent members to Mankato, Minn., to aid a new work in the hometown of Minnesota State University. A member of the Heart of Missouri Baptist Association, Anthem is also a Salt Network church. The … [Read more...]
First Baptist Church, Arnold, seeks to present Jesus in Liberia, at home
LIBERIA, Africa – “The last words Jesus said before He ascended into Heaven were a directive to be witnesses to our neighbors and the nations, to the ends of the earth,” says Ellen Lauer, Global Missions Director at First Baptist Arnold. “A church that isn’t striving to provide or support opportunities to accomplish this directive, simply isn’t being obedient.” Toward that end First Arnold sent a 12-person team composed largely of Missouri Baptist University (MoBap) nursing students in … [Read more...]
FBC Blue Springs ministry impacts community for Christ
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – The varied and large IMPACT Family Resource Center of First Baptist Blue Springs includes a monthly meal for the community. “We gather around tables family style. We eat, laugh, tell stories and pray,” says Pastor Matt Sprink. “After a few minutes it is hard to know who is hosting and who is being hosted. I love that. It reminds me that we are all guests at Christ’s table—and there is plenty of room!” Sprink is responsible for church’s community engagement and … [Read more...]
Little Flock Church makes kingdom impact for 140 Years
VIENNA – Generational impact with lasting Kingdom influence beyond the current generation is clearly evident at Little Flock Baptist Church in tiny Vienna, a village of 650 residents midway between Jefferson City and Rolla. Though small—Little Flock currently sees about 25 in Sunday worship services—its influence has been, and is, long lasting. The church recently celebrated its 140th anniversary. In its small rural community, it’s survived the Great Depression, COVID, membership loss, and … [Read more...]
Roby Baptist’s Helping Hands ministry blesses community, shares Christ
ROBY – For 10 years Roby Baptist has been meeting its small community’s clothing needs through its Helping Hands ministry, a retail store that charges nothing for its items. The expanding ministry just added a food pantry. Pastor Wes Mayfield says the ministry’s vision “is to meet the needs of others, both physically and spiritually. In addition to clothing and shoes, we give out free Bibles and gospel tracts.” The church of around 130 is located about 60 miles southwest of Rolla and 10 … [Read more...]
Christian robotics club shares Christ’s love with Scottish students
O’FALLON – Students at First Baptist Christian Academy (FBCA) in O’Fallon recently chatted by video conference with Scottish students over their shared interests in robotics. The FBCA club also shared gospel testimonies with the public school students, explaining how Christ impacts their lives. The robotics club at FBCA—a ministry of First Baptist Church O’Fallon (FBCO)—recently acquired new Lego EV3 robots. They donated their seven used robots to Milestone Church in Girvan, Scotland, … [Read more...]
Ozark Baptist Homes campus has become a mission field for maintenance director, pastor
OZARK – Often, the most desperate places on earth are thought of as places for missionaries and ministries to see people saved. But a retirement home for Missouri Baptists can also be a mission field. The Baptist Home in Ozark is the ministry area of campus maintenance director Joe Sisneros. Besides his full time duties keeping the home’s physical plant operating well, he also assists campus pastor Ron Adrian with chapel services and is a seminary student, church planter and … [Read more...]
First Baptist O’Fallon offers missions training, trips
O’FALLON – Following the completion of a building partly designed for the purpose of housing mission teams, First Baptist O’Fallon (FBCO) now offers lodging and training for weeklong or weekend mission trips. For years FBCO has sent mission teams out across the US and the world. Now, it’s ready to expand its efforts in proclaiming the gospel by accepting groups looking for low-cost missions opportunities, according to Brandon Kiesling, First Baptist’s associate pastor of gospel … [Read more...]
Redeemer Church builds on 200-year Baptist legacy
LINCOLN COUNTY – When a church closes its doors, more than a congregation is lost: A community goes underserved for Christ. A building sits empty. A sense of failure hangs over the former ministry. New church plants, however, bring joy and spiritual vitality to communities. Redeemer Church, a new church plant in Lincoln County, Mo., continues God’s work in the area as it builds on the legacy of one of the oldest Baptist churches in eastern Missouri. The church meets in the former … [Read more...]
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