JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Developing Leaders group will host its second annual Resound Network Summit, Feb. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Baptist building here. There is no cost for the event, but participants need to register at https://resoundnetwork.com/summit/. MBC Church Revitalization Specialist Brandon Moore said the summit aims, ultimately, to “catalyze a movement for revitalization and replanting.” He said he hopes this event will help build … [Read more...]
MMO giving exceeds 2020 goal despite COVID-19
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists refused to let COVID-19 slow their passion for missions. Despite the challenges of sheltering in place, “virtual” worship services, social distancing, and the temporary banishment of the offering plate, Missouri Baptists exceeded the goal for the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering (MMO), contributing $736,628 in 2020. Total MMO receipts for 2020, which are disbursed in 2021, outpaced the goal of $725,000, which was raised last year after Missouri … [Read more...]
MBC to launch stewardship journal in January 2021
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention in January is launching a weekly e-newsletter called The Stewardship Journal to equip ministry leaders to help their churches achieve higher levels of financial security. The free journal is being sent to pastors and other church leaders as part of a year-long emphasis on biblical stewardship. Each edition features articles from MBC Executive Director John Yeats and other state missionaries. It also provides readers with weekly “offering … [Read more...]
Camp reaches out to deaf youth
WARSAW – Hugs and laughter usually signal a fun reunion, but this is especially true of the campers attending the Deaf Youth Camp. This Missouri Baptist Camp serves deaf and hard of hearing children and teens from Missouri, Oklahoma and Illinois. “Because they come from a wide geographical area,” Vivian Crowley, business manager and assistant director, said, “they love to be reunited when they see their friends from previous years.” The Deaf Youth Camp was established in 1982 after Leslie … [Read more...]
FBC Sikeston presents ‘Quarantine Christmas’
SIKESTON – In this COVID-19 era, the annual Christmas show, to borrow the maxim, must go on. First Baptist Pastor Mathew Vroman said the church normally does a Christmas program, but the real and perceived threats of the coronavirus seemed to curtail it. “I told them I could write a play. I wanted to write something quality, funny and relevant. There are three audiences: those who are not saved, but know something of the Bible; those not saved who know nothing of the Bible or God, and the … [Read more...]
FBC O’Fallon Giving Tree has helped local families at Christmas for 25 Years
O’FALLON – One Christmas, a teenage girl hoped for an iguana lizard as a gift. So her name and request were put on the Giving Tree at First Baptist O’Fallon (FBCO). The church partners with other local organizations in its annual Giving Tree ministry but Barb Bateman, an FBCO layperson, has since the ministry’s 1996 inception placed the names and children’s gift requests from area needy families on FBCO Christmas trees every November. Church members, small groups, and Sunday School classes … [Read more...]
Desloge church helps Mo. Baptist Children’s Home celebrate season
DESLOGE – The Upward Sports leagues sponsored by First Baptist, Desloge, stepped up to help the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home this Christmas. Upward Sports is a youth sports program with the purpose of promoting Jesus through sports. They offer programs in basketball, baseball, cheerleading, soccer and flag football. For FBC, Desloge, the league had 270 athletes from kindergarten to sixth grade who played eight weeks of games in a 12-week league The Desloge had basketball and … [Read more...]
Windermere structure ‘a total loss’ after Dec. 23 fire
ROACH – Firefighters were dispatched to the Windermere Baptist Conference Center here at 5:07 a.m., Dec. 23, as flames engulfed a "structure" attached to the campground’s main dining hall, according to Fire Chief Scott Frandsen of the Mid-County Fire Protection District (MCFPD). Windermere is owned by Straightway Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of the Missouri Baptist Foundation. “Firefighters immediately began to attack the fire using multiple hose lines,” Frandsen reported. “There were … [Read more...]
Children at Lebanon church host drive-in nativity service
LEBANON – It’s not unheard of to see donkeys and camels gathered around a live nativity, but more modern modes of transportation came to see the true meaning of Christmas presented by Hillcrest Baptist Church, here, Dec. 4. Marty Kinnett said the church was inspired by successes they saw this summer with their pandemic-altered Vacation Bible School. She said their drive-in family night was a hit, so they figured it might work for a nativity presentation as well. “We’ve never done something … [Read more...]
WMU’s Carter speaks about grief
ROACH – During the holiday season it is not uncommon to find those who are grieving the loss of a loved one and the Christmas festivities don’t seem nearly as much fun. Those who have lost family in the past year will find the holiday activities and rituals to be even painful to endure without their spouse, parents, siblings or children. Sandra Slocum was thinking along these lines as she planned a recent seminar for the wives of directors of missions (DOM) at Windermere Conference … [Read more...]
Missionaries needed to share gospel with Mo. children
This month we celebrate the greatest gift that was ever given to mankind – the gift of a Savior and a Redeemer. When we accept and receive that gift, we enter into an eternal, everlasting relationship with the God who is the Author of all creation and who formed us and knew us, even in the womb. What a gift! And it is one we are to share with others. The shepherds heard the message of the glad tidings of the birth of the Savior from the angels. But, Jesus told us that we are to be His … [Read more...]
MWMU pushes forward to equip churches missions
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri WMU board members want to push forward their support for international missionaries through the 2020 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (LMCO). The topic resonated throughout Missouri WMU (MWMU) Board Meeting held at the Baptist Building here in November. Along with an emphasis on LMCO, the board had a full agenda of reports from board members, consultants and specialists. Messages were also delivered by MBC Executive Director John Yeats, missionary speakers and … [Read more...]
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