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St. Louis Apostles Church works to bridge racial divide

The Delmar Divide crosses St. Louis east to west with million-dollar mansions and a largely white population to the south and poverty-stricken, black populations to its north. But MBC Church Planter Todd Genteman believes God can unite people divided by such natural barriers.
Missouri

Missouri Baptists multiply church at home, globally

“The difference between planting a church and multiplying a church has to do with strategy and vision within a local congregation to plant churches that plant churches that plant churches,” Hedger said. “It must become the DNA of why the church exists rather than simply an aspiration.”
Missouri

A transformed life: Springfield woman saved from life of drugs, adultery

Transformed by the power of the Gospel, a former Jehovah’s Witness with a history of abortion, drugs, and adultery, now lives to see that same power transform the lives of others.
Missouri

Odessa shows love in mission effort

“This (outreach effort) allowed us to break out of our four walls and show the community a different side of church. We welcomed the non-Christians to serve with us. What better way to show the example of Christ?”
Missouri

Husband’s death leads to passion for the lost

“It’s only through Christ that I have the ability to share the gospel and bring peace to people. I’ve gotten to know some of these people and treating them like a human being goes a long way.” – Sarah Klausner
International

Gospel will prevail, new missionaries told

When Holly McMickle arrived at a university in Europe as a Journeyman, the task of sharing the Gospel among so many who'd never heard of Jesus overwhelmed the Georgia native.
Faith

Hobbyist’s auto restorations nurture young men

For seven days, up to 12 hours a day, several Baptist Collegiate Ministries students took the rough places and made them new, fashioning what began as junk into something special.
National

CROSSOVER: St. Louis Baptists ready for volunteers

The Arch is a gateway to a mission field in need of hope. That’s why 3,500 SBC volunteers who will converge on June 11 for Crossover St. Louis.
Missouri

Laclede celebrates ‘Great Outdoors’

The Laclede Baptist Association camp was the site of the recent “Great Outdoors Day.” The camp accommodated about a thousand people for games, food, drinks and demonstrations of various kinds to celebrate the outdoors and God’s creation Saturday, April 16th.
Missouri

Yeats: Orphan care displays gospel

“If we will be those Christians who follow the biblical care mandates, we will profoundly disrupt secular worldviews, and we will powerfully demonstrate the truth of the gospel,” said John M. Yeats, dean at Midwestern Baptist College, SBC, on the campus of Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City.

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