Churches Stories

Missouri Baptists celebrate CP Month in October

This month, Missouri Baptists join Southern Baptists across the country in celebrating the Cooperative Program (CP), the unified funding process Southern Baptists have used since 1925 to support missions at state, national, and international levels.

Mineral Area Association DOM Bob Curtis pens updated prayer guide

Bob Curtis doesn’t think Missouri Baptists’ prayer lives need anything novel or freshly discovered. In fact, he’s updated a tried and true prayer guide from decades ago that points back to Scripture.

Gospel shared at Norborne Soybean Festival

The members of Union Baptist Church in Norborne, Mo., were brimming with excitement and faithfulness as they shared Jesus with their community. The church had a booth at the Norborne Soybean Festival, and they participated in the parade.

Missouri DR restores flood-ravaged home

When a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event hit the area around Lesterville, Missouri, this past July, Chrisstina Freeman found herself between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

Cross Keys Baptist Church, Florissant, hosts fourth annual Back to School Bash

“We believe that missions, for us, is twofold," said Pastor Raymond Cabello of Cross Keys Baptist Church, Florissant. "We should do evangelism through our works and evangelism through our words, and that’s what we accomplish during these types of events.”

Gasconade Baptist Church’s VBS raises $2,500 for children in Kenya

A special highlight for the VBS was the mission emphasis. “We have missionaries, Mike and Brenda Hutsell, who we support on a regular basis,” Pastor Joshua Sutton said. “The children brought money all week to support their work in Kenya. Mike trains pastors to go into the villages to preach and his wife, Brenda, oversees a program which serves 600 children one meal a day for six days of the week. The children brought in $2,500 for the Bibles and Brenda’s Bread Basket.”

Missouri Baptist pastors take stand for life at inaugural Missouri Prayer Breakfast

Several Missouri Baptist pastors attended the inaugural Missouri Prayer Breakfast on Capitol Hill, Sept. 16, where Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., unveiled a new Declaration of Life.

Missouri Baptists take prayer tour along historic Route 66 on its 100th anniversary

At least 256 Missouri Baptists from 40 different churches took part in the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC)  prayer tour, Aug. 30 – Sept. 2.

Nominations announced for MBC officers ahead of 2026 annual meeting

Four nominations for Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) officers have been announced ahead of the MBC annual meeting, which will take place at the St. Charles Convention Center here, Oct. 26-27.

Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference aims to help ministers abide in God, Scripture

The Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference will encourage ministers to abide in Christ and in God’s Word next month. The Pastors’ Conference takes place at the St. Charles Convention Center here from 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. on Oct. 26. The theme of the conference is "Abide: Reclaiming Intimacy with God and His Word,” based on John 15:4-5.

Apologetics network to host discussion of divine election

The Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network (MBAN) is hosting An Evening Discussion on Divine Election at the MBC Annual Meeting in St. Charles. The event runs Oct. 26 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Jr. Ballroom A, on the lower level of the St. Charles Convention Center.

Special events set to take place in conjunction with MBC annual meeting

Several events are scheduled to take place in St. Charles in conjunction with the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting this October.

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