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Celebration of Life service announced for MBCH’s Juston Gates

The Gates family has announced the Celebration of Life Service for Missouri Baptist Children's Home President Dr. Juston Gates. The service will take place at 10:00 a.m. on May 2 at the Nashville Roadhouse Theater in Branson, Mo.
Missouri

Annual Generosity Report highlights Missouri Baptist investment in missions

Missouri Baptists gave nearly $22.9 million to mission causes last year, according to the 2025 Missouri Baptist Generosity Report, which is being mailed this month to more than 1,700 MBC-affiliated churches across the state.
Missouri

MBCH mourns passing of president, Juston Gates

The Missouri Baptist Children's Home (MBCH) announced on April 23 that its president, Juston Gates, passed away during the previous night due to injuries from a hunting accident that occurred a week ago. "He was a man of sincere faith, a man of genuine prayer, and a servant of all,” MBC Executive Director Wes Fowler said. “He will be dearly missed by Missouri Baptists."
Faith

MBCH requests continued prayer for President Juston Gates

Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) is issuing a call for continued prayer as its president, Juston Gates, remains hospitalized receiving advanced treatment for injuries sustained in a recent hunting accident.
Missouri

Ministry at Elm Spring Baptist Church shows how new MBF loan program puts Kingdom first

When Elm Spring Baptist Church in Kingsville was finally within reach of completing its new sanctuary, church leaders found themselves at a familiar crossroads. The project had been years in the making, built on prayer, planning, and the collective faith of a congregation with a vision. But finishing well required the right financial partner.
Missouri

Trading sunscreen for service, MBCollegiate groups impact communities across globe during spring break

Usually, college students equate sunscreen and snorkeling with spring break, but many Missouri Baptist college students have a different focus. MBCollegiate groups on college campuses around the state sent students on spring break mission trips  in their communities, around the state, in neighboring states and even foreign countries.
Missouri

MBCH Requests Prayer Following President’s Injury

Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) shared on April 17 that its president, Dr. Juston Gates, has been involved in a hunting accident.
International

Mixtec musician’s call to worship changes after conversion

A locally renowned musician found himself sitting in the one-room jail cell of the local police station. In addition to an illustrious career as a pianist in a band, he was his community’s cantor. Unflustered at his current situation, Thiago patiently waited, praying and contentedly waiting for the Lord’s will to be done.
Missouri

Missouri DR volunteer Toby Tucker receives Distinguished Service Award

Anyone who knows MODR volunteer Toby Tucker already knows that the Distinguished Service Award he received from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and Send Relief was well deserved. Presented in recognition of exceptional service during a disaster and based on the most recent year of responses, the Distinguished Service Award is like an All-Star award for volunteers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty during an actual response or series of responses during the most recent year. 
Faith

Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network equips churches to defend the faith

In a culture that increasingly challenges the truths of Christianity, Missouri Baptists have a resource many of them don't know exists — a statewide network of skilled apologists ready to help churches defend the Christian faith.
Columnists

Missouri Baptist camps should be free from state bureaucracy

Missouri House Bill 3142 has the laudable goal of ensuring that adults and children in Missouri campgrounds are safe from various risks. But the bill is an overreach that would burden Missouri Baptist camp ministries across the state by requiring licensure with the Department of Social Services.
Faith

‘Almost nobody is tithing,’ Grey Matter finds, but decline in evangelical giving slows

Evangelical giving has stabilized after several years of significant decline, but almost no one gives a biblical tithe to the church, a new study from Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts found.

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