JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) invites Missouri Baptists to regional training events in order be equipped to participate in disaster call-outs. There will be two training sessions held in central and southwest Missouri this fall. These sessions are designed to equip future and current volunteers. Becoming a MODR volunteer provides an excellent opportunity for hands-on service to people in need. Training is open to any member of a Southern Baptist church who … [Read more...]
‘Assure the right to life’: Lewis urges Southern Baptists to support pro-life amendment in U.S. Constitution
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes reporting by Tom Strode of Baptist Press. JEFFERSON CITY – Longtime Missouri Southern Baptist statesman and pro-life advocate Larry Lewis is calling Southern Baptists to lead out in support of a pro-life amendment to the United States Constitution. Lewis was among many Southern Baptist pro-life advocates who rejoiced, June 24, when the high court overruled its 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion – as well as the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey ruling that … [Read more...]
Missouri team to Montana helps with church projects
HELENA, Mont. – Seven mission team members from Twin Rivers Association spent the first week of June helping several churches in Montana. “We were basically doing building repairs on two churches,” said Dr. Bob Feeler, Mission Team Strategist and Twin Rivers Director of Missions. Helena Valley Baptist Church pastor Jason Rioux said their church building consists of several old military barracks from the 1960s, with a fellowship hall between them. The team of three pastors and four laymen … [Read more...]
Southwest Baptist University named a 2022-2023 College of Distinction
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Southwest Baptist University has been named a 2022-2023 College of Distinction, recognized for its honorable commitment to helping undergraduate students learn, grow and succeed. “At Southwest Baptist University, we are committed to providing opportunities for students to deepen their faith and equip them as servant leaders to make an impact in the world for Christ in their respective callings and careers,” said Dr. Rick Melson, SBU President. “It is an honor to be named a … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist pastoral mentoring initiative established to develop leaders
JEFFERSON CITY – Rick Hedger, MBC Multiplying Churches director, has a passion for pastors mentoring younger pastors. It shows in his enthusiasm as he talks about a new program being established where older, more experienced pastors are given opportunities to mentor younger and less experienced men in order to send them out to serve as pastors and ministers. Randy Conn, one of the pastors involved in the program said he has mentored three youth pastors in the past several years and all of … [Read more...]
Hannibal-LaGrange University, Hannibal Regional Healthcare System partner together to serve Northeast Missouri
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal Regional Healthcare System (HRHS) and Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) have partnered together to train nurses to serve Northeast Missouri. The new partnership will provide tuition and fees for eligible nursing students and job placement within the Hannibal Regional Healthcare System. HLGU offers nursing programs to prepare both licensed practical nurses (PN) and registered nurses (RN) in a distinctly Christian environment. The PN program can be completed in … [Read more...]
Prophecy conference offers insights on future events
JEFFERSON CITY – An August conference in Jefferson City hopes to provide biblical understanding of end times events, according to Missouri Baptist church member Larry Crabtree, founder and president of Perilous Times Ministry, which is hosting the free event. He says those attending the one-day conference will gain an understanding of future events as well as a heightened need to share Christ with nonbelievers. “Those who attend the conference,” Crabtree says, “will leave with a … [Read more...]
Disaster Relief teams respond after tornado
BUCKNER – Missouri Disaster Relief crews were helping to clean up fallen trees after a nine-mile long tornado left a path of destruction, June 7. According to Joe Dayringer, incident coordinator for four teams that responded, the damage hit parts of Independence, Buckner, Napoleon and Wellington. Two of the teams were chainsaw units from the West Central Region of nine counties near Kansas City, one was from the Doniphan area, and one were members of the collegiate Disaster Relief team, … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist leaders praise God for end of ‘Roe v. Wade’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes reporting by Baptist Press writer Tom Strode and Pathway associate editor Benjamin Hawkins. JEFFERSON CITY – On June 24, Missouri Baptist leaders praised God and urged churches to vigilance after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 high court decision that resulted in the deaths of more than 60 million preborn children. In response to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Mike Parson signed a proclamation ending … [Read more...]
Central BSU equips students to share their faith
WARRENSBURG – At the start of the spring semester, Central BSU at University of Central Missouri put on their own evangelism training for their student leaders, plus any other students who wanted to attend. The goal was to better equip their students to share and defend the gospel. Kirtley, who has been apprenticing under Missionary Jerome Stockert for the last two years and will be going on staff with Collegiate Impact in Kansas City this summer, led nine students through the training. He … [Read more...]
MMO promotional materials coming soon
JEFFERSON CITY (MBC) – The Missouri Baptist Children’s Home is helping “Lisa,” a 13-year-old, overcome the trauma of human trafficking through the ministry of Freedom 43:19. Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries is preparing to help military veterans cope with Post-traumatic stress disorder at a soon-to-be-opened Baptist Home in Smithville. And more than 100 college students are serving in Missouri Baptist churches as they answer God’s call to missions. All of this – and much more – is … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist church in Dawn finds home in farm shed
DAWN – The farm implement shed holds tractors and farming implements. But on Sundays, chairs are set up in an open area and there is a wooden cross standing in the corner. A coffee bar welcomes church attenders. The machine shed becomes a church building. Shawn Hughes grew up in north-central Missouri and his daddy, Bill Hughes, always dreamed of his son working with him on the family farm. But God called Shawn to preach soon after he received Jesus as Savior in his late 20s. He … [Read more...]
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