JEFFERSON CITY – Receipts for the 2024 Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering exceeded $1 million, crossing that threshold for the first time and setting a record for giving by Missouri Baptists to state mission projects ranging from foster care to disaster relief. MMO receipts in 2024, which are disbursed in 2025, totaled $1,072,207, far outpacing the goal of $760,000 and shattering the previous record of $990,740 set in 2022. Assisted by an estate gift totaling $136,000, the … [Read more...]
MBU raised $2.1 million to secure Mabee Foundation Challenge Grant
ST. LOUIS (MBU) – Missouri Baptist University has raised more than $2 million in designated giving over the past 12 months, securing a $1.6 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation. The University received $2.1 million in donations between Jan. 9, 2024, and Jan. 8, 2025, exceeding the amount needed to receive the Mabee Foundation challenge grant, which was contingent on the University meeting the $2 million threshold. All funds will support the construction of a … [Read more...]
DOM Alan Brock retires from Shoal Creek Baptist Association, plans to focus on bivocational pastors
NEOSHO – Alan Brock has retired as the director of missions for Shoal Creek Baptist Association. He plans to move to Bolivar, where he is hoping to offer classes and training conferences for area bivocational pastors. He has served in several locations in Missouri as a pastor and DOM. Those locations included pastorates in Belfast Baptist, Neosho; Fellowship Baptist in Neosho and Calvary Baptist in Chillicothe. He served as DOM at the Linn-Livingston Baptist Association, Meadville; North … [Read more...]
Scholarships available to SBU, MBU, HLGU, Spurgeon College students
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Baptist Historical Commission is offering scholarships to students at four Missouri Baptist schools. The Historical Commission is seeking essays from high school seniors or current students at Hannibal-LaGrange University, Missouri Baptist University, Southwest Baptist University, and The Spurgeon College. “Southwest Baptist University (SBU), Missouri Baptist University (MBU), Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU), and Spurgeon College at Midwestern … [Read more...]
Hannibal-LaGrange University awards DEWEY scholarship
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) has awarded 10 students with a scholarship through the DEWEY (Developing an Educator Workforce that Expands Yearly) Awards program. These scholarships were made possible by a prestigious grant funded by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to support HLGU’s ongoing efforts to recruit and retain future educators, particularly in rural and under-resourced areas of Missouri. Recipients of the Dewey Scholarship will … [Read more...]
Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries: Christlike care for more than a century
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of features on Missouri Baptist ministries supported for a century through the Cooperative Program giving of MBC-affiliated churches. Matt Easter serves as Director of Christian Studies and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Missouri Baptist University. The mission of Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries is to provide Christlike care, education, and advocacy for the aging, all for the glory of God. And this has been their mission for … [Read more...]
‘Our God is truly a good Father’: An adoption story involving the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of features on Missouri Baptist ministries supported for a century through the Cooperative Program giving of MBC-affiliated churches. Eric Turner serves at Hannibal-LaGrange University as chair of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts; chair of the Christian Studies Department; associate professor of New Testament and Greek; and director of Church and Denominational Relations. The Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) has been providing care and … [Read more...]
Dr. Ben Carson to speak at Hannibal-LaGrange University
HANNIBAL, Mo. (HLGU) – Neurosurgeon, philanthropist, and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, will deliver a keynote address at Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) on March 13 at 7pm. The event will take place at the Maybee Sports Complex on the HLGU campus and is expected to be a highlight of the University’s spring lecture series. “Hannibal-LaGrange University is honored to welcome Dr. Ben Carson as the keynote speaker for an evening focused on the … [Read more...]
MBF assets grew by $16.5 million in 2024
JEFFERSON CITY (MBF) – Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) trustees met in Jefferson City, Dec. 13 for its triannual board meeting. The board heard reports from its portfolio manager, one of its investment managers, its auditors, and Missouri Baptist Convention officers. The board received and approved its end-of-the-fiscal-year audited financial report. The MBF’s auditors, CLA, provided a “clean audit” for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2024. MBF assets under management increased … [Read more...]
Hannibal-LaGrange University honors Bill & Wendy Craigmiles, Marilyn Craigmiles Thomas with the Outstanding Service Award
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Service Award, honoring Bill and Wendy Craigmiles, along with Marilyn Craigmiles Thomas, for their exceptional dedication to the university and their lifelong commitment to serving their communities. The Outstanding Service Award is presented to those who have made significant contributions to their communities and provided outstanding service to the institution. This year’s … [Read more...]
New Master of Science in Applied Exercise Physiology and Human Performance launches at Missouri Baptist University
ST. LOUIS (MBU) – Missouri Baptist University (MBU) is establishing a master of science in applied exercise physiology and human performance, set to begin Fall 2025. The program, designated as a STEM related degree by the Department of Education, will prepare students for a professional career in the strength and conditioning industry. Students will have opportunities to work hands-on with collegiate athletes, developing high-level skills in research application, strength training, … [Read more...]
SBU’s annual festival of Christmas set for Dec. 8
BOLIVAR, Mo. (SBU) – The 44th annual Festival of Christmas, presented by Southwest Baptist University and Community Outreach Ministries, will take place at 6 p.m., Sunday, December 8, in Pike Auditorium on SBU’s Bolivar campus. Bolivar area residents are invited to celebrate the Christmas season at this free holiday program, which brings together area churches of Bolivar for a spectacular Christmas celebration each year. "The Festival of Christmas is a highlight of the Advent season,” … [Read more...]
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