MOKANE – Martin Stukenborg doesn’t necessarily pray that the South Callaway High School Bull Dogs win on the ball field, but he thanks God that they’ve had good seasons in recent years. “Their sports teams have been very successful,” he said. “That’s drawn the community together.” Events that build unity are important for a community stretched across miles, comprised of several towns from Steadman, Portland and Tebbits to Mokane, Hams Prairie and Reform, as well as other rural settlements … [Read more...]
O’Fallon’s Lifepoint Church multiplies disciples in Puebla
PUEBLA, Mexico – Launched as a Missouri Baptist church plant in September 2011, Lifepoint Church of O’Fallon has had a heart for missions and discipleship from its inception. Less than five years after Lifepoint’s inception, God is now using the church to encourage and equip the people of Puebla, Mexico, to reach out to their community and plant churches of their own. In the early months of 2014, Pastor Eric Darst and the members of Lifepoint began to pray that God would show them how they … [Read more...]
MBC church embraces Kansas City’s Bhutanese
EDITOR’S NOTE: * denotes name changed. KANSAS CITY – When the opportunity to leave the Bhutanese Refugee camp in Nepal presented itself in 2009, Raphael Dalton* and his family applied immediately. “We lived there for 18 years and it wasn’t a good life,” said Dalton, pastor and planter of the Bhutanese Nepali Church of Kansas City (BNCK). “We had no hope for a future there, but the United States is the land of opportunity for the gospel. We are very proud that we are now U.S. … [Read more...]
Rural church chops wood to share the love of God
ATLANTA – In many rural communities across Missouri, families burn wood as their primary or secondary heating source. One northern Missouri church supplies firewood to needy families as a way of reaching out with God’s love. First Baptist Church, Atlanta, created a “woodcutting ministry” three years ago as a way to help out some of their members and it spread into an outreach ministry for folks in the area who were having trouble cutting or buying the wood needed for their stoves and … [Read more...]
Two churches merge for kingdom impact
ST. JOSEPH – Dennis and Brenda Riggs figure they got the best deal when their church blended with another congregation. “We got a granddaughter out of the merge,” Dennis Riggs says. The couple are long-time members and serve in the food pantry ministry of King Hill Baptist Church in St. Joseph. Several months ago, King Hill merged with Carnegie Baptist Church to form a new congregation. That’s when the Riggs met 17-year-old Destinee Steele, who attended Carnegie, and discovered they … [Read more...]
FBC Cameron sees eightfold MMO increase
CAMERON – Driven by a desire to reach their Missouri neighbors for Christ, the congregation at First Baptist Church, Cameron, dug deep and gave generously to the Missouri Missions Offering (MMO) in 2014. More than quadrupling their goal of $4,000 and increasing their 2013 offering by eightfold, the church of about 240 gave a total of $18,954 to missions efforts in Missouri. According to Pastor John Sconce (pseudonym used for security purposes), this outpouring is the fruit of a three-year … [Read more...]
Northeast Missouri churches celebrate missions
EWING – Missouri Baptists from Northeast Missouri churches gathered to perpetuate the work of Jesus during “On Mission Connection” (OMC), an event hosted by First Baptist Church here, March 21-23. Fourteen workers representing the International Mission Board (IMB), North America Mission Board (NAMB), and the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) shared their stories at OMC, which was sponsored by the Mt. Salem/Wyaconda Southern Baptist Association. After a dinner at FBC, Ewing, these workers … [Read more...]
Northeast associations to hold prayer summit at HLGU
HANNIBAL – Six Northeast Missouri directors of missions have answered a call to pray, and they are extending the invitation to their member churches to gather in prayer. The Northeast Missouri (NEMO) Prayer Summit for Revival and Spiritual awakening is April 18 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Roland Fine Arts Center on the Hannibal-LaGrange University campus here. “We responded to the call from Dr. John Yeats (executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention) and Dr. Jim Wells (MBC … [Read more...]
Missourians do medical missions in Nicaragua
NICARAGUA – Three Northeast Missouri women, including two from Calvary Baptist Church, Hannibal, participated in a Baptist medical and dental mission trip to Nicaragua in February. Charlotte Parrish and Kelly Stevenson of Calvary, and Grace Horst, a Mennonite from Edina, were among the 67 members on the team, not counting interpreters and medical professionals. The Mississippi-based Baptist Medical-Dental Missions (BMBMI) organization sends 40 teams to Nicaragua and 100 to Honduras each … [Read more...]
Churches urged to call solemn assemblies on courthouse steps
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist pastors and church leaders are being called to conduct a solemn assembly on their county’s courthouse steps on May 7. It is timed with the National Day of Prayer, conducted the first Thursday of May each year. The call has been issued by Mark Snowden who serves Missouri Baptist as strategist for Prayer for Revival and Spiritual Awakening. “Followers of Jesus have a tremendous opportunity to pray anytime, but particularly on this special day for spiritual … [Read more...]
HIS Opportunity
Looking for a summer mission project? It is not too late to jump on board with the HIS project this summer in Fargo, ND, June 19-22. You could join the HIS ride! The Baptist Bikers and their friends are starting at Midwestern Seminary with a BBQ. If you are biking, you need to register at mobaptist.org. As they go north, they are stopping in several I-29 cities to pray, to witness and distribute Bibles. Remember, you don’t have to have a bike to make the ride. I am personally planning … [Read more...]
Northeast associations to hold prayer summit at HLGU
HANNIBAL – Six Northeast Missouri Directors of Missions have answered a call to pray, and they are extending the invitation to their member churches to gather in prayer. The Northeast Missouri (NEMO) Prayer Summit for Revival and Spiritual awakening is April 18 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Roland Fine Arts Center on the Hannibal-LaGrange University campus here. “We responded to the call from Dr. John Yeats (executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention) and Dr. Jim Wells … [Read more...]
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