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Billy Graham’s “My Hope” a tool for sharing the gospel

“The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has two goals,” David Claybrook, Missouri State Coordinator for BGEA, said. “Number one to proclaim the gospel and two, to equip the church to share the gospel.”

Bringing bright smiles

Smiles are always a major part of Vacation Bible School, but the smiles may have been a little brighter at the VBS for special needs adults conducted by the Thousand Hills Baptist Association at FBC Kirksville, according to DOM Richard Nations.

‘Buckets of love’

As director of missions for the Tri County Baptist Association, Phillip Shuford was quick to respond to a food crisis in Venezuela, the native home of his wife, Elsy. He reported that sixteen churches in the Tri County Baptist Association provided 106 buckets (3,000 lbs.) filled with nonperishable foods such as rice and beans.

MBC church planter networks to reach Japanese

Jesus is the common interest for Missouri Baptist Church Planter Yoshi Ubukata, pastor of Japanese International Harvest Church meeting at The Rock Church, and Japanese Christian Fellowship Network.

FBC Ferguson sees the impact of a Christmas gift in a shoebox

“That box let me be a little boy,” Alex Nsengimana of Rwanda, Operation Christmas Child (OCC) national spokesperson and survivor of the genocide of 1994, explained at First Baptist Church of Ferguson. “[I]t was the first gift that we had ever been given.”

Burfordville Baptist Church dives into VBS

Burfordville Baptist Church and Bryon Kindle are seeing evidence of the Spirit of God. In the last two months, they have seen eleven adults & children come to know Jesus.

Missouri Baptists at SBC express support for Cooperative Program

“The goal is not the Cooperative Program. The goal is to bring Jesus to every man, woman and child on the planet.”

WMU celebrates annual meeting at MBTS

The Missouri WMU recently celebrated missions and held their annual meeting at Midwestern Seminary.

Excitement stirring for WMU in St. Louis

The excitement for the upcoming WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting is building. The WMU is celebrating what God is doing around the world through missions at the meeting slated for June 12-13 in St. Louis

Maywood Baptist reaches down and out

“God has a trophy case filled with pictures of men and women who have been transformed by the love and grace of Jesus Christ,” Spradling said. “I am blessed to witness new persons being added to His trophy case nearly every week.” 

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