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Missouri Missions Offering tops $950,000

Receipts for the 2025 Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering topped $950,000, as Missouri Baptists gave generously to state mission projects ranging from foster care to disaster relief.
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Tichenor brings academic, philosophical perspectives to MBC apologetics network

Vincent Tichenor, the newest member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network (MBAN), is a medical doctor with a family practice in Walnut Shade. He also works urgent care in addition to running his own practice. He brings the perspective of medical science to the defense of the Christian faith, alongside the varied expertise of his 23 fellow apologists.
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Annual prayer service for Missouri government leaders set for Jan. 7

Lawmakers and citizens will gather for what has become a Jefferson City tradition when Concord Baptist Church, in partnership with the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission, hosts its annual Prayer Service for Missouri Government Leaders, Jan. 7, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.
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Mission team discovers what blessings ‘loom ahead’ during trip in Moldova

Missouri Baptist church members couldn’t imagine what blessings “loomed ahead” for them when they recently went on mission to the east European nation of Moldova.
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MBC Credentials Committee Task Force releases report on office of pastor

A task force of Missouri Baptist Convention's (MBC) Credentials Committee has released a written report on the "office of the pastor, specifically as it relates to a woman's role in ministry."
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‘Resilient Hope’: Women in Ministry Luncheon scheduled for Oct. 28

The Missouri Baptist Convention’s 2025 Ministry Wives Luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 11:30am in the St. Charles Convention Center here.
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Croteau to speak at MBC apologetics network event during annual meeting

Ed Croteau is the featured speaker at a special event Oct. 26 preceding the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting in Branson.
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Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference set Monday, Oct. 27

Missouri Baptists will gather in Branson on Monday morning and early afternoon, Oct. 27, for their annual Pastors’ Conference.
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MBC to celebrate 100 years of CP in October

This year, Missouri Baptists have joined Southern Baptists across the country in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program. As the celebration reaches its crescendo at the MBC Annual Meeting in Branson Oct. 27-28, Missouri Baptists have a unique opportunity to recognize their legacy of generosity by celebrating the entire month, with a focus on national CP Day, Oct. 5.
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MBC to host Oct. 27 dinner for bi-vocational pastors

Executive Director Wes Fowler and the staff of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) are hosting a dinner for bi-vocational pastors and their wives, Oct. 27, during the MBC Annual Meeting in Branson.
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MMO supports collegiate ministries, Disaster Relief

MMO supports collegiate ministries, Disaster Relief: The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering (MMO) supports more than two dozen ministries in Missouri. Read two short stories about how the gifts of Missouri Baptists support missions projects throughout the Show Me State.
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Full slate of MBC officers to be renominated during 2025 annual meeting

The full slate of Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) officers who are currently serving the convention will be re-nominated during the MBC annual meeting in Branson, Oct. 27-28.

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