CLINTON – Being a parent is challenging enough when you have a spouse to partner with you, but what if a person is raising kids alone? First Baptist Church of Clinton, Mo., has established a ministry for these single parents. Melissa Warren, herself a single parent, started the church’s Solo Parenting Ministry after several years of prayer and planning. “I am the parent of some children with some special needs, and it was extremely difficult for me to remain in the church with the … [Read more...]
HLGU legal settlement secures right of Christians to establish schools that reflect faith
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) announced, Feb. 6, the resolution of its federal lawsuit against the Department of Education. This landmark settlement protects the constitutional right of Baptists to establish and maintain schools that reflect their faith, doctrine and values, without being forced to abandon their commitments to provide affordable education. Under a prior administration, federal regulators applied a rule designed for for-profit colleges to Christian … [Read more...]
Cross Keys brings blessing to community
FLORISSANT – Gift-wrapped boxes signal that someone cares, and Cross Keys Baptist Church shows care for the community with the Blessing Box. “This started during the government shutdown, “ Raymond Cabello, lead pastor said. “When the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments were delayed, we knew we needed to help.” “Our box started as a large cabinet filled with food,” Cabello said. “We wanted to set it up as a ‘do-it-yourself’ distribution. Our church members keep it … [Read more...]
Missouri family uproots to ‘work the soil’ in eastern Montana
GLENDIVE, Montana – This time, the emphasis on starting a church in Glendive is on raising up locals from the community. The first time a church was started here – a photo shows the wooden church building’s dedication in 1955 – it was by southerners who came to work in the area’s oil fields. They later bought a parsonage two blocks away. In time, a two-story, red brick educational building was added to the church’s half-acre property in a residential neighborhood. In the bust that … [Read more...]
Associations strive to help churches partner together to be on mission
WRIGHT CITY – Bob Feeler says he believes Baptist associations are a key to churches experiencing turnarounds and new growth, and he's not alone in feeling this way. His take is that associations should help churches in a geographic region band together to support and encourage each other to help churches attain and maintain strength. In addition to regular pastor fellowship times they should offer pastoral cohorts for theological and ministry strengthening opportunities. Feeler leads … [Read more...]
Storyline Southwest ‘strategically placed’ in St. Louis ‘to reach the next generation’
ST. LOUIS – Storyline Southwest in St. Louis had a lot to celebrate for Christmas this year. It was the first Christmas since the September merger of Storyline and Southwest Baptist Church. “I was called here in 2020 to plant a church in the city of St. Louis,” Lead Pastor Josh Wilson said. “We started meeting in the Fellowship Hall of Southwest Baptist, and we had our services at 4:30 pm. Because of the pandemic it was difficult to get a core group, but we grew from six families to 120 … [Read more...]
Widow recounts God’s faithfulness following husband’s death during mission trip in Mexico
CAMDENTON – While on a mission trip in San Felipe Usila in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, in September 2024, a member of First Baptist Church, Camdenton, Mike Luttrell, suffered a cardiac arrest and died while walking down a street in the village. His wife, Connie, was with him and she recently provided a narrative to The Pathway about the incident and how God was so faithful to her and the mission volunteers as they went through the traumatic incident and made arrangements to return to the … [Read more...]
MBC’s Vance calls state leaders to depend on God, walk in humility, integrity and wisdom
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) President Wesley Vance called the state’s political leaders to depend on God and walk in wisdom, integrity and humility as they serve Missourians. Vance was the guest speaker, Jan. 7, for the prayer service for Missouri government leaders that takes place at Concord Baptist Church each year. He called public servants to model their lives after the biblical prophet Daniel, a public servant in his own day, who looked to God as "the way, the … [Read more...]
Holiday dinner theatre highlights gospel
O’FALLON – Dinner theatre is not the typical method for a church to share the Christmas story and the Gospel, but that is what FBC O’Fallon did last month. “Two from Galilee was an ambitious musical, “ Alan Fath, worship pastor said, “it was like a Broadway production with music start to finish. Also, it was an older production, and we didn’t have the resources that we usually have.” “I contacted the writers,” Fath continued, “and they didn’t have the original materials, so we found a … [Read more...]
‘We’re going to save lives’: Sen. Schnelting, MBC’s Fowler discuss 2026 pro-life ballot measure
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sanctity of Life Sunday is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 18. JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director Wes Fowler sat down with state Senator Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles) on Jan. 7 for a public dialogue about a Missouri ballot initiative that will aim this fall to restore pro-life protections to the state’s Constitution. The dialogue took place at Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City. In 2019, Schnelting amended a pro-life bill, adding a … [Read more...]
Annual prayer service for Missouri government leaders set for Jan. 7
JEFFERSON CITY – Lawmakers and citizens will gather for what has become a Jefferson City tradition when Concord Baptist Church, in partnership with the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission, hosts its annual Prayer Service for Missouri Government Leaders, Jan. 7, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. The featured speaker for the prayer service is Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) President Wesley Vance, who serves as executive pastor at Crossway Baptist Church in … [Read more...]
Montana missions partnership brings Set Free Ministries to Springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A mission partnership between the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) and Montana Southern Baptist Convention (MTSBC) has opened the door to ministry in Springfield, Mo. Montana ministry leaders fostered a ministry to the hard-to-reach that is now taking root here. Set Free Ministries originally started in the late 1980s or early 1990s, when Phil Agular was saved in a California jail and became passionate about sharing Jesus with others. The movement spread to Montana, … [Read more...]
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