KANSAS CITY – Missouri Baptist churches across the state are reaching people groups once touched by the ministry of Adoniram Judson, a 19th-century pioneer missionary to Burma (modern-day Myanmar), who left an impact not only in lives transformed by the gospel but also in Bible translation. Groups of Christian immigrants from Myanmar meet weekly at Tower Grove Baptist Church, St. Louis, at Community Baptist Church, Noel, and at New Site Church, Monett, as well as at other churches around … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists translate, distribute Scripture throughout the world
POMABAMBA, Peru – Rachel Wilson and her colleagues knew they hadn’t misused their Spanish. Something else prevented their audience – a Quechua family living in an isolated mountain village here – from understanding the biblical truth they tried to share with them. Last year, Wilson traveled to Peru for six months to complete her bachelor’s degree in intercultural studies at Southwest Baptist University. During her trip, she worked among the Quechua people of Peru. Since roughly half of the … [Read more...]
IMB presidential nominations accepted through May 15
RICHMOND, Va. – The International Mission Board’s Presidential Search Committee is accepting nominations for the agency’s next president. The committee, chaired by Chuck Pourciau, senior pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana, released the following statement April 12, 2018: “The International Mission Board Presidential Search Committee has benefited greatly from your prayers and input during the early stage of this process. We continue to desire your help as we seek … [Read more...]
Gasconade Valley Association pastors develop leaders among church planters in Ukraine
L’VIV, Ukraine – Spring break mission trips typically focus on service or evangelism, but teaching can be just as vital a ministry goal. Members of Gasconade Valley Baptist Association traveled to the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary last month to teach 11 third-year church planting students. In a retreat setting, they spent a week with the church planters, teaching in small groups. David Kreuger, pastor of First Baptist, Linn, taught on sermon preparation; Jason Gentry, pastor of … [Read more...]
China banning online Bible sales ‘absurd’
CHINA (BP) -- China is purportedly the largest publisher of Bibles in the world, but the communist nation has now apparently blocked online Bible purchases for its residents. Beginning last week, searches for Bibles at leading online retailers in China came up empty, according to reports from The New York Times and CNN. The reports indicate certain Bible studies or illustrated storybooks were available through searches. Two merchants told CNN the Bible could be purchased through … [Read more...]
Ridgecrest team brings hope to Ukrainian orphans
SPRINGFIELD – Wendy Farrell’s heart for mission work among orphans of the Ukraine grew out of her love for one Ukrainian teenager. In March, Farrell led a mission team of three families and two college students from Ridgecrest Baptist Church here to the Ukraine to work among the European nation’s orphanages. Theirs was only one of many short-term mission teams commissioned by Ridgecrest to share Christ’s love across the globe, from Ecuador, Nicaragua and Cuba to Europe, Africa and South … [Read more...]
Rwanda closes thousands of churches, arrests 6 pastors
KIGALI, Rwanda (BP) -- An estimated 6,000 churches have been closed across Rwanda and six pastors arrested in a government crackdown that began March 1 with 700 closures in the nation's capital of Kigali, according to news reports. The six pastors, who reportedly tried to rally public support for the churches in Kigali, were accused of "masterminding" a plot to disobey the government, the BBC reported March 6. The closures come as the Rwanda Governance Board (RGO) is conducting a … [Read more...]
MLK50 raises $1.5 million scholarship to help minority students in Memphis
MEMPHIS – More than $1.5 million dollars have been raised for the “MLK50 Dream Forward Scholarship Initiative” that will allow Christian colleges and seminaries to invest in the educational future of minority students. Two schools with Missouri Baptist ties – Hannibal-LaGrange University and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – are participating in the scholarship initiative. Through this scholarship initiative, a broad range of financial aid resources will be given to selected … [Read more...]
Church planter uses radio to highlight refugees’ plight
NOEL – Three years ago, Josh Manning was a manager at Walmart. His career was going smoothly, and planting a church wasn’t on his radar. Neither were refugees. The idea that he might have a half-hour radio show was ludicrous. And yet because of God’s calling, all those things have changed. Regular church attenders at a nearby Buffalo Creek Baptist Church, Manning and his family decided their lives were going to be different. They ended up in Noel, deep in the southwest corner of Missouri, … [Read more...]
St. Joe church launches first global missions effort
HINCHE, Haiti – Women were the first to share the Gospel with the world, and now a group of women from Renovation Church here are following suit. The four-year-old Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) church plant sent a team of women to Haiti on the church’s first international mission trip. According to team leader Chelsie Kormeier, the trip is the first step in what they believe will be a long journey of obedience to the Great Commission. The team, consisting of four adult women and … [Read more...]
American pastor charged with ‘terrorism’ in Turkey
IZMIR, Turkey (BP) -- American pastor Andrew Brunson has been indicted in Turkey on charges of terrorism. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) claims the charges amount to an admission "that Turkey considers sharing the Gospel an 'act of terrorism.'" "The 62-page indictment, wholly lacking merit, provides no evidence regarding criminal action by Pastor Andrew, which comes as no surprise," the ACLJ stated in a March 20 news release. "Pastor Andrew, who has lived in Turkey for 23 … [Read more...]
‘The most unreached place in North America’: Springfield family plants churches in Montreal
MONTREAL, Canada – Soon after James Copeland, the former missions pastor at Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Springfield, moved his family to Montreal, he met a self-described atheist named Michael. Over time, Copeland’s friendship with Michael grew. And nearly five months later Michael admitted that he’d been watching the worship services at Renaissance Church online – an English-language congregation near the heart of Montreal where Copeland serves as the lead pastor. Today, Michael attends … [Read more...]
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