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MBCH pleads for house parents

In the first quarter of 2018, a dozen families have been reunified that would not have had the chance if not through the work of the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home.
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Prez nominee, Ken Hemphill: ‘Cooperative giving a biblical approach to funding’

University administrator and former seminary president Ken Hemphill, one of two candidates to be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president in June, responded to six questions from Baptist Press and Baptist state editors.
Missouri

MBCH pleads for house parents

"Kids are literally on the street because we have not staff to care for them. God commanded us to take care of orphans. Far too many of us have acquiesced that responsibility to the state. It may not be that we don’t care; but rather it may be that we don't know what to do or some may not even be aware the problem exists (or we don't want to admit the problem exists).”
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350-plus baptized in ‘One GRAND Sunday’ in Illinois

Across Illinois, more than 350 people were baptized in 125-plus churches on “One GRAND Sunday” – sparked by Pat Pajak of the Illinois Baptist State Association envisioning a goal last fall of 1,000 baptisms in one day.
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Nebraska, Tennessee defund Planned Parenthood

Nebraska and Tennessee this month joined more than a dozen states that have cut funding for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, a pro-life campaign that has seen mixed results.
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Army chaplain fights charge of unlawful discrimination

Southern Baptist chaplain Jerry Scott Squires is fighting a U.S. Army investigator’s charge of unlawful discrimination for refusing to preside over a marriage retreat including same-sex couples.
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‘I Can Only Imagine,’ starring a Missouri native, still strong in sixth week

The MercyMe faith biopic “I Can Only Imagine” continues to draw strong audiences nearly six weeks after its debut, grossing $79.4 million.
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IMB presidential nominations accepted through May 15

The IMB’s Presidential Search Committee is accepting nominations for the agency’s next president. The committee, chaired by Chuck Pourciau, senior pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana, released the following statement April 12, 2018.
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MBC nominating committee seeking profiles

Missouri

‘Freedom From Religion’ group brags after ‘proselytizer’ barred from school

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has successfully gotten a “proselytizer” barred from a Missouri school district. The Winconsin-based atheist group  objected to an invitation from Bolivar High School (Missouri) to Bob Holmes, the “one man volleyball team.”
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National Day of Prayer set for May 3

Unity across the nation and among churches spanning all denominations, generations, races and cultures is the overarching plea of the 2018 National Day of Prayer, scheduled for May 3.
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MLK50 raises $1.5 million scholarship to help minority students in Memphis

More than $1.5 million have been raised for the “MLK50 Dream Forward Scholarship Initiative” that will allow Christian colleges and seminaries to invest in the educational future of minority students.

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