JEFFERSON CITY – When floodwaters rise there is a quick and sudden demand for sandbags to shore up levees and surround buildings in threatened flood plains. Often there is a mobilization by local residents and public authorities to gather the sand, bags, pallets and volunteers to create the thousands of sandbags urgently needed. The Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) organization is offering a solution to the lag time between the need and the availability of sandbags. They are … [Read more...]
Filipino mission spreads from Missouri, throughout the globe
SIKESTON – Under the theme ‘From Southeast Missouri to Southeast Asia,’ nine Missouri Baptist associations recently came together to launch an ambitious program to spread the Gospel not only to Filipinos in their counties, but to Filipinos around the world. Roger Graham, Acting Director of Missions for the Charleston Baptist Association, organized the Acts 1:8 Filipino Conference on April 24 at Miner Baptist Church to lay out a vision that partners nine Baptist associations in local … [Read more...]
Center Grove food ministry grows amid pandemic
MOODY – For 30-plus years, Larry and Debbie Hopkins have ministered to the small community through Center Grove Baptist Church. The ministry now includes a food distribution program started in the pandemic and growing since then. “I don’t know how many pounds of food we’ve given out,” Hopkins, the pastor said. Suffice it to say it has been a lot of food. So much so, Hopkins and deacon Jason Cullum built a structure to house the food for the program that began in August, and since December … [Read more...]
‘Second Saturday Serve’ supplies strategy for multigenerational ministry in association
SLATER – After a long Saturday of scraping, prepping and painting the exterior of a woman’s home, the volunteers experienced a rush of joy and peace as they prayed for the woman’s upcoming surgery. “It was a reciprocal joy that shone from the lady’s face and bounced to the faces of the volunteers and back again to the faces of the lady’s family,” said Paul List, pastor at First Baptist Church Slater and founder of the Missouri Valley Baptist Association’s Second Saturday Serve ministry. … [Read more...]
RA Congress to gather in Sedalia, April 23-24
SEDALIA – The RA Congress is back! After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, plans are moving forward for an exciting two-day event created especially for boys and their leaders in the church. RA Congress will be held April 23-24 on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Regardless if a church has the Royal Ambassadors (RAs) program, all churches are encouraged to bring a group of boys, along with their leaders. Online registration will be accepted now through April 8 at … [Read more...]
MBC executive board authorizes construction at Springfield BSU
Board sets CP goal, responds to MBC messengers’ motions JEFFERSON CITY – During their March 8-9 meeting here, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) executive board members set the 2021 Cooperative Program and offering goals, approved the progression of a Baptist Student Union building project in Springfield, and responded to two motions presented by messengers at the MBC annual meeting last October. 2021 CP, missions offering goals The executive board once again set the state’s Cooperative … [Read more...]
Couple adopts students, pursues apprenticeship with Missouri Valley collegiate ministry
MARSHALL – Alex and Marita Avilez are every pastor’s dream: they have a strong, healthy marriage. They work their jobs and go to their gym with missional intent. They are actively involved in their church and their association. They exude a palpable love for the Lord. They also possess something else, something that makes their presence a blessing far beyond the walls of their local church: a burning passion for college students. “I love college kids!” says Marita. “College was such a … [Read more...]
Restoration House raises $146,000 during Jan. 6th gala, silent auction
BRKC ministry recognized by ‘15 and Mahomies Foundation’ for work with child trafficking survivors EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this article, printed in the Feb. 9th print edition of The Pathway, contained several errors, which have been corrected in the article below: • The previous article said that 18 women live on the Restoration House’s farm. In reality, only six women live there currently, although the Restoration House is working to increase the number of residents to 18 … [Read more...]
‘As long as I have breath’: 100-year-old pastor’s life, ministry testify to God’s faithfulness
MARSHALL – Vernon Deane Maxted has seen a lot of changes in his 100 years on the earth. He’s lived through 18 presidents, dramatic world events, cultural revolutions and multiple technological tidechanges. “I can remember my parents buying their first car,” he said. “Before that, we went to town in a horse and buggy.” One thing that hasn’t changed from Feb. 7, 1921 to the present, however, is Jesus. And for these most recent 80 years of his life, Maxted’s commitment to serving the … [Read more...]
MBC Touchpoints: How Missouri Baptist churches stay connected
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists are a diverse group of half a million followers of Jesus, who worship and serve in more than 1,700 independent churches across the state. These churches cooperate voluntarily to transform lives and communities with the gospel. They network, share finances, and volunteer resources through associations, the Missouri Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention. But in the midst of this dizzying array of kingdom work, how do Missouri Baptists … [Read more...]
Bates City church volunteer clerk has served since 1973
BATES CITY – A pot-belly stove was the first opportunity for Delores Turner, member of Concord Baptist Church near Bates City, to serve Christ when she was only ten. “My sister and I would walk to church,” Turner said, “and we would be the first to arrive. So, we always got some coal and fired up the stove so that it would be warm when the others would arrive.” With her history of service, it was not surprising that she became the volunteer church clerk in 1973. She worked to keep the … [Read more...]
International students hear gospel at Truman State
KIRKSVILLE – When asked if his ministry at Truman State has always focused on reaching international students, Campus Missionary Greg Xander laughs. “Not intentionally,” he says. When he took over as BSU Director 11 years ago, reaching international students was not on his radar. “I grew up in Edina,” he says. “Population: all white.” Neither he nor his wife, Stacey, had overseas experience, nor had they known any international students when they attended Truman Gene Austin, now the … [Read more...]
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