EL DORADO – The First Baptist Church here sponsored a back-to-school fair, Aug. 12, to support families in the community.During the fair, there was vision and hearing tests for children, as well as a free backpack give-away; the backpacks were full of school supplies. Students also received a pair of new shoes. “We acquire the specific list of needed supplies for each grade from the local school. Each child will receive a backpack filled with all of the required supplies for their grade … [Read more...]
Special ed teacher calls Mo. Baptists to ‘pray our teachers are strong’
LA PLATA – Just because public school teachers don’t wear their testimony on their sleeves doesn’t mean Christian educators stop being followers of Jesus when they set foot inside their classroom. Just ask Billy Pippin. Pippin teaches elementary special education in La Plata, in north-central Missouri. A 21-year veteran of the classroom, he is also an ordained minister of the gospel and a member of First Baptist, La Plata. He “lucked into teaching,” he says. His mom, aunt, and cousins all … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist churches open new school season with prayer
LEBANON – Members of Hillcrest Baptist Church here are “standing in the gap” for local schools by praying on site for administrators, teachers, staff and students as the school year begins. They prayer-walked at several area schools on the evenings of Aug. 7 and Aug. 11, said Hillcrest Pastor David Brown. “Several of our folks don’t have direct ties to the school,” said Brown, whose wife Gena is a teacher. “So it has strengthened those ties and helped with year-long recognition – more … [Read more...]
Hundreds hear gospel, nine saved in O’Fallon
O’FALLON – Hundreds of people heard the gospel and nine professed faith in Christ, July 22-27, during Engage O’Fallon, an evangelistic initiative organized by the First Baptist Church here. The initiative was modeled after the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Crossover events, which feature evangelistic outreach projects in the host city of the SBC annual meeting. It is also part of a larger effort by FBC O’Fallon to reach the 20,000 homes in their ZIP code with the gospel of … [Read more...]
FBC Blue Springs brings hope to Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Attaching the front door is Lee Sisney’s favorite part of the home building project. “It’s the last step and there’s something so satisfying in seeing a project completed,” said Sisney, worship pastor at First Baptist Church Blue Springs (FBCBS). “I guess it’s because once the front door gets put on, the home is secure. Once the front door’s on, it’s ready for a family to move in.” Sisney was able to help attach front doors on ten houses last July, when he along with … [Read more...]
Rural church’s VBS program a success
OWENSVILLE – After a schedule trial and error method, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church outside of Owensville discovered a winning and unusual time for Vacation Bible School. “We started VBS on Wednesday night,” Dennis Spurgeon, pastor, said, “then, Thursday and Friday nights. On Saturday morning, we met 9-11:30 with our last session on Sunday morning.” “This schedule just clicked for us,” Donna Spurgeon, VBS director and pastor’s wife, said. “We are a small country church 13 miles south of … [Read more...]
Member of non-MBC church named to SBC nominating committee
BIRMINGHAM (BP) – Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention have elected the 68-member Committee on Nominations for 2019-2020 to represent the 34 states or territories qualified for representation on the committee according to SBC Bylaw 30. The committee, with at least one layperson from each qualified state or territory, was elected during the June 11-12 SBC annual meeting in Birmingham. The committee will make nominations to messengers at the June 2020 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando, … [Read more...]
Journey Baptist Church doubles down on preaching Jesus on St. Joe’s south side
ST. JOSEPH – As the neighborhoods on the south side of St. Joseph change and evolve, Journey Baptist Church is changing and evolving right alongside it – by keeping things the same: the gospel. “We do things like highway clean up and host Girl Scouts as a way to remind the community that we’re here, we care, we love them and are concerned about their physical needs,” said pastor Jacob McMillian. “That might get people into the church, but they’re going to stay because of the Gospel of … [Read more...]
Mission in Mexico: Canaan Baptist trains leaders to ‘be the Church’
ATECINGO, Mexico — The lack of true discipleship at Primera Iglesia Bautista had been heavy on Pastor Alejandro’s heart for a while. “He told us they were a congregation that has tried one event after another, hoping something would happen,” said Mike Self, pastor of discipleship and church administration at Canaan Baptist Church in St. Louis. “By the end of the third day of the conference, Pastor Alejandro explained to his members that he saw this as a holistic approach to how the church … [Read more...]
Revitalization effort brings hope to Neosho church
NEOSHO – The people at New Salem Baptist Church were upset at the news and, quite frankly, Pastor Philip Martin was surprised they didn’t fire him right then and there. “I said, ‘Look guys the hard truth is that financially we are not doing well and the numbers have been stagnate for a while,’” said Martin, who has served at New Salem for nine years. “I told them if we continued to go on like we have been we would not make it more than five or six years.” The congregation, which consisted … [Read more...]
Missouri’s Easter Offering goal set at $2 million
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention has set a goal of $2 million for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American missions. The national offering goal is $70 million. The theme for this year’s offering is “Sending Hope.” Prayers and gifts from Missouri Baptist churches to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering provide support for more than 5,000 missionaries through the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Every dollar given goes to train and … [Read more...]
Ministry of reconciliation: Bi-vo pastor leads ministry to bring healing to churches in conflict
KNOB NOSTER – Conflict, opposition and struggle is not the picture the church wants to present to the community, however, many of today’s churches are doing just that. David Noble, bivocational pastor of Heartland Church here, has a ministry to serve churches working through conflict. “Church conflict is inevitable at one level or another,” Noble said. “It is important for churches to prepare for it with a shared biblical perspective.” Dealing with conflict is important for the … [Read more...]
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