SPRINGFIELD – John Vaughan lives in south Springfield near the site where Missouri’s third Mormon temple is under construction. He’s a great resource on the beliefs and practices of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) and wants to share that information with Missouri Baptists. As the newest member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network, Vaughan has hundreds of files of information he can share with churches as they confront the counterfeit-Christian beliefs of the LDS Church. First, he says, … [Read more...]
From Mali to Missouri: Pastor plants new Francophone church in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – The Way Church Francophone is a new congregation started with the intent of reaching French-speaking people in Springfield. Sponsored by The Way Church in the south-central part of the city, it is served by Pastor Mossa Mohamed. Ministry began in February this year, and about 10-15 people are attending. He is a native of the West African nation of Mali. He came to the U.S. by way of Niger as a refugee. He and his family have been assisted in their resettlement by the … [Read more...]
Associational summer camps offer children fun, spiritual growth
JEFFERSON CITY – Association leaders around the state are reporting to The Pathway that summer camps are going well, and they are seeing great results in many ways this summer. One of the hallmarks of summertime for a kid is the opportunity to go to summer camp. There are many options available for kids—from 4-H, scouting organizations, and science camps to sports, band, and any number of private camps. But for many churches, the associational summer camp is a fairly inexpensive and highly … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists offer ministry at the State Fair
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was updated, Aug. 18, in the second paragraph, to reflect the latest statistics from the State Fair ministry. SEDALIA – Volunteers are at the Missouri State Fair from Aug. 7–17, giving away gifts and sharing the gospel with people who stop by their tent. As of Aug. 17, a total of 184 Missouri Baptist volunteers (representing 16 churches and 10 associations) worked in the Baptist Tent at the Missouri State Fair. They presented the gospel 733 times and celebrated … [Read more...]
Women in Dallas County Association offer ministry retreats for 25 years
BUFFALO – For a quarter of a century the women in Dallas County Baptist Association of Southern Baptists have been gathering for retreats, fellowship, discipleship, missions and encouragement. They started doing this in 2001. They have continued every year since that time. Susie Adams said they had 92 ladies attend the retreat this spring, and they rotate the retreat around the association among five churches. Mrs. Adams helped start the annual women’s retreats when her late husband, … [Read more...]
Critters on the menu draw big crowd at Kimberling City wild game dinner
KIMBERLING CITY – The church hall was packed, and so was the buffet table at the recent wild game supper at First Baptist Church, Kimberling City. The amount of “critters” available to be consumed was massive. The church wanted to reach out to the fishing and hunting enthusiasts in their southwest Missouri community, so having a spread of wild game to eat seemed like the thing to do. Pastor Jeff Hardy rattled off the wild game dishes, but he said they didn’t have any “possum” on the table. … [Read more...]
Twin Rivers Association, FBC Troy donate RV trailers to families affected by Hurricane Helene
EAST ALARKA, NC – People are living in tents in the mountains of western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Following floods and landslides as a result of Hurricane Helene last fall and then wildfires sweeping across the mountains this spring, a lot of people are homeless. Sometimes even the land where their homes once stood was washed away or slid downhill into the deep ravines of a mountain river. So the First Baptist Church of Troy, Mo., decided to raise funds and buy a used RV … [Read more...]
Pianist, age 99, makes music at MBC church for 85 years
WHITESIDE, Mo. – Mrs. Grace Street plays the piano for worship every Sunday at Whiteside Baptist Church. She is 99 years old and has been playing the piano at Whiteside for about 85 years. She shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. “I never felt like it was my duty, but I just started playing,” Mrs. Street said. She said she took piano lessons from Lorene Creech, a lady at the Presbyterian church, when she was a young teenager. Later, her aunt, Marion Teague, taught her, and around the … [Read more...]
FBC Bonne Terre mission team shares gospel, needed resources in Kenya
KENYA, Africa – The First Baptist Church of Bonne Terre, Mo., has engaged in several villages in Kenya to share the Gospel and provide needed resources for the people. Pastor Alan David said they go to “educate and encourage the pastors.” But he added there are so many needs for resources there that they raise funds and provide food, Bibles and arrange to have wells dug to provide clean water. This is the eighth time David has led a trip to the East African nation in the past 10 … [Read more...]
Tornadoes, heavy winds impact Missouri communities, MBC churches
ARNOLD, Mo. – The First Baptist Church of Arnold canceled services on Sunday, March 16, holding online worship only. Their building was impacted by a band of tornadoes that stretched across several states from Texas to Illinois on Friday evening, March 14. The Missouri Highway Patrol said there were at least 12 fatalities caused by the 19 reported tornadoes. ABC News was reporting around 40 dead across several midwestern and southern states from the storms, as of Sunday, March 16. … [Read more...]
‘Divine appointment’ connects pastor with 9-year-old boy fighting cancer
LEBANON – Roger Sherrer was looking for his package. A parcel company carrying an order for some sports memorabilia had not shown up on the expected delivery date. It was to have been delivered to the church office at First Baptist Church in Lebanon where Sherrer is one of the pastors. But instead the package accidentally went to a family in a town about 70 miles away. That was a “divine appointment” that the Lord set up, Sherrer said. Through this misdirected package he was able to … [Read more...]
DOM Alan Brock retires from Shoal Creek Baptist Association, plans to focus on bivocational pastors
NEOSHO – Alan Brock has retired as the director of missions for Shoal Creek Baptist Association. He plans to move to Bolivar, where he is hoping to offer classes and training conferences for area bivocational pastors. He has served in several locations in Missouri as a pastor and DOM. Those locations included pastorates in Belfast Baptist, Neosho; Fellowship Baptist in Neosho and Calvary Baptist in Chillicothe. He served as DOM at the Linn-Livingston Baptist Association, Meadville; North … [Read more...]
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