ARNOLD – Adam Cruse, senior associate pastor at First Baptist Church here, says “one of the greatest ways to disciple people is to get them on an airplane.” “We have found that there’s a huge difference in people when they return from being on (a mission trip). Their faith grows by leaps and bounds and it impacts how they live and serve long term.” He says that growth then helps drive Christians “to see people come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, and see strong, … [Read more...]
Exchange Church bounces back to elevate, equip, engage
ARNOLD – Any pastor will tell you leading a church can be a roller coaster of ups and downs. For Exchange Church – a church replant in the St. Louis suburbs – that roller coaster had a few loops and, after the pandemic, one monster of a hill. Formerly Starling Road Baptist Church, the congregation was replanted as Exchange Church with about 75-80 members in 2019. Some left during the replant process, but a core of 65 or so remained. The church threw itself into evangelism and ministering … [Read more...]
YEC attendance increases, 20 make decision for Christ
JEFFERSON CITY – The Freshwater Church was the host for the 2023 Youth Evangelism Conference (YEC) held Jan. 15-16. It was sponsored by the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Making Disciples group. This year, 461 students and youth leaders attended, an increase of 111 from the previous year’s conference. But the greatest news was that 20 students asked Jesus into their lives, according to conference organizer Bob Caldwell. The speaker was Jared Bumpers, an assistant professor of … [Read more...]
Missouri DR partnering in Turkey following earthquake
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri Disaster Relief (MODR) has called Missouri Baptists to pray and give as they build relief partnerships in response to an earthquake in Turkey and Syria that has killed more than 35,000 people and injured many more. Last fall, Missouri Baptists voted to create a partnership between MODR and SEND Relief in Turkey and Central Asia. MODR is now working with a partner in Turkey to provide water purification and humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the … [Read more...]
Coloma Baptist Church hits milestone in ministry
COLOMA/BOGARD – Coloma Baptist Church has marked 150 years of service to the Coloma area, despite the town itself dwindling significantly. Pastor Marty Sykes said the celebration was marked on Oct. 9, 2022, and included a 25-year anniversary of a new building. “The records don’t go back that far, but it’s pretty close to 150 years,” Sykes said. Sykes admitted Coloma is “pretty well gone.” Still, the church averages 45-60 people for Sunday attendance. Sykes takes over from now … [Read more...]
Missouri WMU to celebrate 100 years at annual meeting FBC Poplar Bluff
JEFFERSON CITY – One hundred years ago women gathered in Poplar Bluff to organize as Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union. Join us as we gather at First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff on April 14-15, 2023 to celebrate our past, present and future of missions. The theme for the two-day event is “Hope in Christ” and will include hands-on mission projects, age-level training, women’s ministry leader training, missionaries from North American Mission Board and International Mission Board. There … [Read more...]
Hundreds profess faith in Christ during L.I.F.E. Outreach events
JEFFERSON CITY – Standing room only described the attendance at the L.I.F.E. Outreach Events during the fall of 2022. L.I.F.E. Outreach is the holistic approach in disciple-making for churches and associations as a part of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Making Disciples group’s strategy. The acronym, L.I.F.E., stands for: Leading people to follow Christ, Identify with Christ, Faithful obedience to Christ and Equipped in leading others. The event attracting the crowds is the … [Read more...]
MBC Resound Networks statewide summit set for Feb. 9
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Resound Network will hold its annual statewide summit at the Baptist building here, Feb. 9, from 10am-3pm. The MBC’s Resound Network mobilizes and equips churches for revitalization and replanting. Highlighting the theme, “Leading with Hope,” the 2023 Resound Network Summit is free, although participants need to register online at https://resoundnetwork.com/summit. “Our statewide summit is a great chance for you or others to get … [Read more...]
New London Church takes Christmas to neighbors
NEW LONDON – The Wooten family has participated in living nativities, supplying animals from their farm, at other churches for several years. In 2022, they wanted to do something different at their home church. First Baptist Church, New London traditionally goes Christmas caroling the Wednesday night before Christmas. Heidi Wooten came up with the idea of taking the message of Christmas to the neighbors to remind them that Christ came to earth over 2,000 years ago. “I wanted them to know … [Read more...]
Antioch, Hannibal surpasses Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal
HANNIBAL – Across Missouri and the United States, churches began promoting the Week of Prayer for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in November. They set goals for their Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and plan the best visuals to use as the church strives to meet that goal. Antioch Baptist Church, Hannibal, challenged the church to make Lottie Moon taller than Pastor Jack Emmite. Lottie Moon was 50” tall and Pastor Emmite is 69” tall. The church set their goal … [Read more...]
FBC Lowry City holds game dinner
LOWRY CITY – The First Baptist Church here held its fifth Wild Game Dinner and Sportsman’s Extravaganza Sat., Oct. 15, with over 450 in attendance. The event included numerous outdoor events including a 3-D archery tournament, a cornhole tournament, a unique blacksmith forging station and several bounce houses for children. “Rather, than hold the event at the church, we hold it at Lakeland High School as it is a nonthreatening place to meet for those we hope to share the gospel of Christ … [Read more...]
School doubles in size as Lebanon churches join hands to provide Christian education
LEBANON – Two churches in Lebanon have shown that Gospel partnership multiplies ministry. Since 2020, Heritage Baptist Church and Hillcrest Baptist Church here have provided space for The Cross Christian School, a K-12 private Christian school, to hold classes. In that time, the school has more than doubled in size and continues to grow. The story of how TCCS came to be at the two churches is truly a “God story,” according to Tim Howe, Pastor of Teaching and Discipleship at Heritage. “A … [Read more...]
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