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Missouri Baptist church member helps to start youth center in Newburg

The small community of Newburg, Mo., is having a big impact on the youth of the area with the 2CM Youth Center. Sharon Paris, member of Fort Wyman Baptist Church in Rolla and founder of the youth center, is excited about what is happening.
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Missouri WMU stirs up joy at annual mission celebration

Celebrating the joy of the Lord was the focus of the annual mission celebration sponsored by Missouri WMU (MWMU).
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Recovery group boosts community choir organized by MBC churches

Cathy Kelso, pianist and worship leader of First Baptist Church, Lewistown, was trying to pull together a community choir, and women from four churches in the Mt. Salem/Wyaconda Southern Baptist Association volunteered to participate in the choir. But Kelso had a problem. “We needed men,” she said.
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Missouri Baptists foster special needs ministries, as SBC task force prepares report for this summer

A task force appointed by Southern Baptist messengers last year is prepared to give a report at this summer’s annual meeting in Orlando, urging more special needs ministries be established.  They are trying to identify ways SBC entities and state conventions can assist churches to reach more people with disabilities.
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Missouri Baptists prepare for FIFA World Cup outreach in Kansas City

The world is coming to Kansas City this summer for the largest sporting event on the planet. As many as one million additional visitors from around the globe may flood into the city for the FIFA World Cup in June and July, and Missouri Baptists are preparing to share the love of Jesus with them.
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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.
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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."
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Ventriloquism opens doors to ministry for associate pastor at Faith Baptist Church, Festus

Smiles turned to laughter as Doug Mickan, associate pastor of worship and music at Faith Baptist Church in Festus, introduced his friends.  Mickan was at Parkway Baptist Church in St. Louis for an Operation Christmas Child event. His friends live in a trunk and depend on him for a voice.
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MBC Prayer & Evangelism Conference to take place, April 27-28

Missouri Baptists from across the state will gather, April 27-28, for the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) 2026 Prayer and Evangelism Conference, hosted by Second Baptist Church, Springfield. The conference theme is “Called to the Harvest.”
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Missouri Missions Offering tops $950,000

Receipts for the 2025 Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering topped $950,000, as Missouri Baptists gave generously to state mission projects ranging from foster care to disaster relief.

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