NORBORNE – One Missouri Baptist family recently combined a family fundraising project with local evangelism, all for the sake of building up the church in Nicaragua and helping to make disciples there. Zachary Hawkins, pastor of Union Baptist Church in Norborne, Mo, raised money for a mission project with his son, Zyler (9), and wife, Lila, at JC Penney Days in Hamilton, Mo. “JC Penney Days is an opportunity for vendors, artists and craftsmen to set up booths,” Hawkins said. “We wanted to … [Read more...]
Missionary follows God’s call to serve Missouri church
OSBORN – Flexibility and obedience are important when God redirects His call. Lance Milligan, interim pastor at FBC Osborn, is living in that redirection now. Milligan, with his family, arrived back in the United States in November of 2024. He came from the global mission field. “We were in our second term,” he said, “when we attended some meetings in a neighboring country. When we tried to return, they permitted my family to go into the country, but not me.” Milligan was forced to … [Read more...]
‘I marvel at what God did’: Warrenton pastor Bill Beard, 95, recounts lifetime of ministry
WARRENTON – At 95 years young, pastor Bill Beard has had a long ministry of sharing the gospel. In fact, he just recently stepped down from sharing at Harton Senior Living in Warrenton, Mo. “Bill would preach at Harton, which is across the highway from our church, during Sunday school,” Glenn Sparks, lead pastor of Fellowship Church, Bill’s church, said, “and then come and worship with us.” Sparks had a lot to say about Beard and his work with the church. “He helped start Fellowship,” … [Read more...]
Tornado strikes St. Louis, Missouri Baptists quick to respond
ST. LOUIS – The May 16th storm that produced an EF-3 tornado here began in Clayton, the seat of St. Louis County, and ripped a path of destruction a mile wide and eight miles long through north St. Louis city before crossing the Mississippi River. Cara Spencer, the new mayor of St. Louis, described the damage in a press conference. “We have five deaths and more than thirty-six injuries from the storm," she said. "Thousands of people are without power, more than 5,000 buildings have … [Read more...]
Florissant church serves neighbors after March tornado hits community
FLORISSANT, Mo. – After sunset on Friday, March 14, 13 tornadoes took aim at metro St. Louis. The widest one was three-fourths of a mile wide, and it took aim at the Hazelwood/Florissant area. But, on the following Sunday morning, the members of Cross Keys Baptist Church, Florissant, less than a mile from the destruction, saw an opportunity to serve. “We decided to use our local missions offering to provide meals,” Raymond Cabello, lead pastor, said. “We put up a sign-up sheet online … [Read more...]
Bismarck FBC makes disciples, builds community connections
BISMARCK – Making connections and disciples is the focus of the ministries at First Baptist Church (FBC), Bismarck. The church builds connections with the community and equips mature Christians to disciple younger Christians. “Our missions committee had funds that we wanted to use to bless the community,” Eddie Wakefield, co-chair of the missions committee, said. “We made up 8-10 groups of a mix of youth with older adults, gave them funds and told them to find people in the community that … [Read more...]
St. Louis church shining gospel light in crime-ridden neighborhoods
ST. LOUIS – News outlets report on the violence and crime occurring in downtown St. Louis, but The Rock City Church is shining the light of Christ in the area. “We are in the Cochran neighborhood, which is one of the most impoverished and crime ridden in the nation," Pastor Jesse Sneed of the City Church said. "It is in the 99th percentile.” The church plant had its first service in October in cooperation with UrbanReachSTL. “My wife, Savannah, and her mother, Tina (Squires), started … [Read more...]
MBC churches minister to Ukrainian refugees
FERGUSON – Puppets, Crafts, and games were used as tools for sharing the gospel, to the delight of children and families of a St. Louis Ukrainian refugee church plant, called Shelter Church. The party was held at First Baptist Church of Ferguson (FBCF), but two other churches joined hands to assist Shelter Church and Pastor Volodymyr (Vova) Zolotov encourage the congregation and share the gospel with guests. Zolotov’s wife, Jenya, received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox when she was … [Read more...]
First Baptist Church, Arnold, shines gospel light during Christmas season
ARNOLD – First Baptist Church of Arnold shared the love and hope of Jesus through the “Lights of Christmas,” now in its fifth year. This presentation combined a live nativity, Scripture, lights, and hot cocoa. “This started during Covid,” Chris Mason, worship leader, said. “We usually did a large indoor production for Christmas with choir, orchestra, and drama, but that couldn’t happen. So, the Lord led us to develop this light show synchronized to music, with the story of Jesus. We are … [Read more...]
Inserra urges Missouri Baptists to be light, salt in a dark, decaying world
ST. CHARLES – Dean Inserra, founding and lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, Fla., described a social media meme, “If Paul could see the church in America today, we’d be getting a letter!” “We’ve already got a letter to the Corinthians, Galatians,” he told Missouri Baptists, Oct. 29. “All are relevant and inerrant.” Inserra then focused his sermon on the letter in Jeremiah 29. “This letter was written to a people in exile,” he said. “God wanted the people to understand His … [Read more...]
Conference, luncheon highlight biblical truths for women during Missouri Baptist gathering
‘Befriend faithfulness’: Women’s Conference features MBC executive director’s wife by Pathway staff A Women’s Conference was hosted, Oct. 28, in conjunction with the Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference. The event also included worship led by Missouri Baptist University’s Spirit Wing, a presentation by the MBC Ministry Wives Network, and a message from Tanya York, wife of Southern Seminary’s Hershael York. The conference also featured Tara Fowler, wife of MBC Executive Director Wes … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist WMU groups use craft project to teach about Cooperative Program
CONWAY – Working together on a hands-on project is a key learning principle for children. The Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) has tapped into that principle with a craft project for teaching about the Cooperative Program. The children in mission groups, summer camps and Vacation Bible Schools across the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are making craft stick units to help them understand how the 47,000 churches in the SBC work together through the Cooperative Program (CP) for the sake of … [Read more...]
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