BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (BP) – Africa, with more Christians than any other continent, has in Nigeria the deadliest nation for believers at the hands of Islamic terrorists and suffers persistently high violence in a dozen countries in its sub-Saharan region. Add to that the civil war in Sudan that has created the largest displacement crisis in the world, as well as lingering civil wars elsewhere, and it’s no wonder that an additional 15 million Christians are suffering high levels of persecution … [Read more...]
Friendship Baptist disabled father, bedridden son perish in Eaton fire
ALTADENA, Calif. (BP) – Jordan Mitchell, caregiver to his disabled father and brother Justin with cerebral palsy, is certain he could have gotten them out of their Altadena home in advance of the Eaton fire. That is, if he himself hadn’t been hospitalized with sepsis. Instead, the fast-moving fire consumed the home as Anthony Mitchell Sr. huddled beside his son Justin in a bedroom, awaiting an ambulance to evacuate them. Friendship Baptist Church of Yorba Linda Senior Pastor Kenneth … [Read more...]
Almost a year after fire, Lewis County church meets in new building
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mo. – Just shy of a year since the former church building and parsonage were destroyed in fire, Providence Baptist Church in Lewis County in northeast Missouri has a new place to call home. The fire, believed to have been arson, destroyed the church structure and the parsonage a quarter mile away, Jan. 4, 2024. But on Christmas Eve 2024, they held their first service in the new 10,800-square-foot, single level building near where the parsonage had stood. The parsonage won’t … [Read more...]
Freeway Ministries launch ‘a dream come true’ in Missouri’s capital city
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Dreams came true and prayers were answered, Jan. 3, for the men and women who launched Freeway Ministries at Concord Baptist Church here in an effort to bring Christ’s love and hope to the broken and hard-to-reach in the state’s capital city. “God is here tonight,” Mike Quinn, Concord’s staff evangelist and a member of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) executive board, said as he spoke to the roughly 200 people gathered for the launch of the ministry. “He’s … [Read more...]
Like father, like son: IMB missionary takes over parents’ rural ministry
by Chris Doyle/IMB NORTH AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST (IMB) – Children often take over a family business their parents started. This isn’t uncommon. For a son or daughter to relieve their parents in international ministry, though, can be a rare occurrence. International Mission Board missionaries Bill and Phyllis were involved in rural ministry for 16 years but are now retiring. God made it possible for their son, Daniel, to take over the work, in 2023. Bill and Phyllis served Northern … [Read more...]
First Baptist, St. Clair, damaged by fire
ST. CLAIR, Mo. – The First Baptist Church was damaged significantly by an overnight fire, Jan. 11. At about 2 a.m., someone was walking down the street by the church and noticed flames and smoke coming from the church and reported the fire. Interim Pastor Jerry Cowin said it took a couple of hours for firefighters to extinguish the flames and secure the facility. The cause seems to be a large patch of ice and snow sliding down the pitched roof into a set of air conditioners and … [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...]
Ministry Wives Network launches 2025 teaching cohort, webinars
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Ministry Wives Network (MWN) this year is launching a teaching cohort, as well as webinars that will discuss topics requested by ministry wives. The 2025 teaching cohort will take place online on Feb. 4, 11, and 18, and it will end with an in-person meeting on Feb. 28. Ministry wives can register for the cohort or learn more at https://mbcministrywives.org/cohorts/. The registration cost for the cohort is $20 per person. The 2025 live … [Read more...]
11 killed in airstrike on Baptist church in Sudan
KHARTOUM NORTH, Sudan (BP) – An airstrike on a Baptist church in Sudan less than a week before Christmas killed at least 11 people, including eight children, an organization focused on international religious freedom reported. The Sudan Armed Forces airstrike hit Al Ezba Baptist Church in Khartoum North on Dec. 20. It damaged the worship facility, the church’s nursery – which was occupied at the time – and several residential buildings, Christian Solidarity Worldwide … [Read more...]
Tis the season for IMB missionaries to connect with Baptist churches
by Tessa Sanchez/IMB RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Lisa Hamilton went from store to store, looking for cards depicting the Christmas story, but she couldn’t find any in the Southeast Asian country where she and her husband, Steve, serve. She did find beautifully designed 3D Christmas cards of Santa and his reindeer and decided these would have to do. She purchased enough to send one to every church in their Church Connections portfolio. Lisa and Steve, like all IMB missionaries, received a … [Read more...]
Springfield church choirs take the stage at Carnegie Hall with Charles Billingsley
NEW YORK CITY – In November, three Springfield churches sent their choirs to perform at Carnegie Hall In New York City with Christian artists Charles Billingsley and TaRanda Greene. Choirs from Crossway, Ridgecrest, and Second Baptist, along with five other choirs from around the country, sang with Billingsley on Monday, Nov. 25. Billinglsey was formerly a member of the Contemporary Christian Music group NewSong, and was worship pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA. … [Read more...]
Ethnic pastors, families in Greene County Assocation gather for Christmas celebration
SPRINGFIELD – For many people there are Christmas parties and dinners to attend this time of year for work, school and social clubs. And the pastors and wives in the Springfield area are no exception to that. But for the ethnic pastors in Greene County there was a Christmas dinner organized in early December just for them and that made their fellowship and enjoyment of the holiday even richer. Joshua Hall, director of missions for the Greene County Baptist Association said there are … [Read more...]
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