ST. LOUIS – The world is the neighborhood of Bayless Baptist Church. In fact, that world is in the building with Nepali Gospel Church using the facilities on Saturday for their worship. “This partnership was an unexpected answer to prayer,” Evan Skelton, lead pastor of Bayless, said. “This partnership is a great picture of the diversity in our neighborhood. Many of the congregation of the Nepali church are able to walk to attend the services.” Bayless has undergone a replant in recent … [Read more...]
Super Summer resumes in 2022 on two MBC university campuses
JEFFERSON CITY – After a modified schedule in 2021, preceded by cancellation in 2020 due to COVID, Super Summer week-long camps for middle and high school students resume this summer on two MBC university campuses. The first takes place at Hannibal LaGrange University, June 13-17. Southwest Baptist University hosts the second June 20-24. Bob Caldwell, an independent contractor for the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Making Disciples team, is facilitating the camps this year. He says through … [Read more...]
New Baptist Home at Smithville starts renovations with help from Missouri DR
SMITHVILLE – Baptist Homes and Healthcare Ministries have purchased a nursing care facility in Smithville formerly known as Smithville Living Center. They plan to remodel it, and it will reopen as a facility which will also offer specialized services for aging veterans. Volunteer disaster relief (DR) workers from Clay-Platte and Blue River/Kansas City Baptist Associations offered to help with the demolition portion of the remodeling in order to get the facility ready for contractors to … [Read more...]
Funds from closed church in Mo. helps congregation after Kentucky tornado
WINDSOR – Funds from a disbanded church and distributed by a neighbor congregation helped a sister fellowship in a town affected by tornadoes. On July 5, 2020, Harmony Baptist Church, then located north of Leeton in Johnson County was the victim of an arson fire. The rebuilding was apparently too great a task; therefore, the congregation small and Harmony disbanded in December that same year. Harmony had originally started as a mission in 1880, of High Point in Windsor, which was … [Read more...]
Feb. 25-27 MBCollegiate Conference to highlight relevance of faith, gospel
HOLTS SUMMIT – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) will hold an MBCollegiate Conference at Union Hill Baptist Church, Holts Summit, Feb. 25-27. MBCollegiate campus missionaries from across the state are looking forward to the 2022 conference, which features guest speaker Paul Worcester, national director of collegiate evangelism with the North American Mission Board (NAMB), and musical guest Matt Papa. The conference’s theme is “Relevant” – pointing to the relevance of faith, the gospel … [Read more...]
Mo. Disaster Relief spring training events announced
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) invites Missouri Baptists to regional training events in order be equipped to participate in disaster call-outs. There will be four training sessions held in different parts of the state to equip future and current volunteers. Becoming a DR volunteer provides an excellent opportunity for hands-on service to people in need. Training is open to any member of a Southern Baptist church who is at least 18 years of age. Attending … [Read more...]
‘Every tribe, tongue, nation’: Missouri Baptists aim to reach the nations at their doorstep
COLUMBIA – For Burmese Pastor Ah Lay Yang, moving to the United States was an answered prayer. When poor health almost blocked his entry into the country, he devoted himself to God and asked Him daily to heal him and open his way into the United States. God answered his prayers, and Yang soon traveled to the United States. In gratitude, he began to preach the gospel to Burmese people across the U.S. – traveling through roughly 30 states before settling in Missouri. Today, Yang serves as … [Read more...]
‘We’re not victims, we’re victors’: Missouri Attorney General honors ‘retired’ pastor for service, resilience
JOPLIN – It’s never a good thing when you get the message, “The attorney general’s office is looking for you.” But for Phillip McClendon, just this once, it was a good thing. Eric Schmitt, Missouri’s Attorney General, recently recognized McClendon for service to his community as part of the state’s bicentennial celebration. The Attorney General Honors Award cited McClendon’s “tenacity and resilience” after the devastating Joplin tornado of May 22, 2011, saying, “I am inspired by your … [Read more...]
Former atheist now defends faith
FBC Lebanon’s Sherrer points middle school students to Christ, works with Mo. Baptist Apologetics Network LEBANON – The middle school students at First Baptist Church, Lebanon, have a youth pastor who once served as a police detective. But he also was once an avid atheist and disputed the existence of God with anyone who would listen. Roger Sherrer, 28, has been a minister on staff at FBC Lebanon for about a year. But he has been connected with the church and pastor Matt Taylor for more … [Read more...]
Afghan refugees blessed by Mo. Baptist support
Churches support Oasis International efforts to help refugees ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptists have continued to help Afghan refugees resettling in the state following the Taliban takeover of their homeland last August. In this effort, Missouri Baptist churches have worked alongside Oasis International, a St. Louis-area ministry that aims “to love and care for those who seek refuge from a war torn country.” Last August, thousands of Afghan refugees fled to the United States after the U.S. … [Read more...]
SEND Missouri meeting with pastors, searching for new church planters
HANNIBAL – SEND Missouri of the North American Mission Board (NAMB) is meeting with pastors and seeking church planters for new Southern Baptist work in the state. Jason Zellmer, Director of SEND Missouri, met with more than a dozen pastors and church officials in Hannibal, Dec. 15. Several future church plant sites were identified and updates were given on several other plants in progress. “There is a shortage of church planters for the amount of churches we need to plant. We need … [Read more...]
MBC Resound Network summit set for Feb. 8
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Resound Network will hold its statewide summit at the MBC building here, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m-1 p.m. The MBC’s Resound Network mobilizes and equips churches for revitalization and replanting. The 2022 Resound Network Summit is free, although participants need to register online at https://forms.gle/nergWgBaMuwBDmju9. The registration deadline is Feb. 3. “Our statewide summit is a great chance for you or others to get trained or … [Read more...]
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