JEFFERSON CITY (MBF) – The Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) has announced that individuals may now invest in the MBF cash fund. "Many times, after placing an ad in The Pathway promoting our church and ministry cash fund rate, we received calls from individual Missouri Baptists interested in investing themselves,” Neil Franks, MBF president, said. “I never liked saying no, and today, I am so excited to announce that I can say, ‘Yes!’ "Our mission remains the same,” Franks added, “to … [Read more...]
HLGU gets $100,000 gift prior to Day of Giving
HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) received a $100,000 challenge gift from an anonymous donor as HLGU was preparing for its Day of Giving Efforts. The Day of Giving will run for the 24-hour period between noon on April 20 and noon on April 21, 2023. HLGU has set a goal of 250 new gifts to the University in this 24-hour timeframe. Gifts received as a part of the Day of Giving may be designated toward HLGU student scholarships, Friends of the Arts (HLGU’s fine arts giving club), … [Read more...]
MBC executive board sets 2024 CP, missions offering goals
EDITOR'S NOTE: Read more news from the latest Missouri Baptist Convention executive board meeting here: "Yeats asks MBC executive board to begin search for new executive director." JEFFERSON CITY – During their meeting here, March 6-7, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) executive board recommended 2024 goals for the Cooperative Program and other statewide offerings. The board set the 2024 CP goal at $15 million, while setting statewide offering goals as follows: $760,000 for the … [Read more...]
MBCH Coleman House now named Martin Youth Center
BRIDGETON (MBCH) – At their first meeting of 2023, the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) board of trustees voted unanimously to rename the Coleman House to the Martin Youth Center, named after current MBCH President Russell Martin. The board came to this decision as a way of honoring Martin’s passion for this project. “If you ask Russell (Martin) about the repurposing going on, you'll see his eyes light up and a big smile; he can hardly contain himself to talk about it,” Ron Baker, … [Read more...]
‘God is on the move’: Two years in, HLGU prison program sees lives transformed
JEFFERSON CITY – Since July 2020, Hannibal-LaGrange University’s Freedom on the Inside has taught and ministered to incarcerated men in the Jefferson City Correctional Center, offering college credit classes to help inmates develop a biblical worldview and represent Christ. God is using Freedom on the Inside’s unique approach to change inmates’ lives. Freedom on the Inside is much more than a self-help program. “The goal is to reduce recidivism with the life-changing power of the gospel,” … [Read more...]
RA Congress to celebrate missions in Sedalia, April 21
by Travis Webb SEDALIA – Boys from all over the state will gather at the State Fairgrounds for a celebration of missions on Friday night, April 21. RA Congress is an annual event for boys in grades 1-6 and the leaders who bring them. The event is named for Royal Ambassadors (RAs) which was founded by the Women’s Missionary Union in 1908 as an organization to involve boys in missions from an early age. Even though this is an RA event that will fit well into a church’s RA program, all … [Read more...]
Yeats asks MBC executive board to begin search for new executive director
JEFFERSON CITY – After 12 years of service, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director John Yeats asked the MBC executive board, March 6, to form a transition team to search for his successor. “In the context of the goodness of the Lord and His blessing on us, I am announcing tonight a recommendation that we begin a time of leadership transition,” Yeats told executive board members, after describing how God continues to move through Missouri Baptists. “I am in my 12th year, … [Read more...]
Registration deadline draws near for 100th Missouri WMU celebration
JEFFERSON CITY (MWMU) – The next 100 years of the Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union (MWMU) will begin at First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff, on April 14-15. “Hope in Christ” will be the theme as people from across Missouri celebrate the past, present, and future of Missouri missions. Registration is open online at www.mobaptist.org/wmu/mwmu/. Early-bird registration is $35 (by March 15th). After that date registration will be $45. A one-day registration is $25. The cost for the student … [Read more...]
MBC’s annual Resound Summit trains Missouri Baptists to revitalize churches
JEFFERSON CITY – The Baptist Building was the site of a statewide summit of those interested in church revitalization, Feb. 9. Pastors, church revitalizers and planters gathered along with directors of missions to hear about the Resound Network and how they can work together to bring new life to churches that are struggling. Mark Hallock, the leader of the Calvary Family of Churches, Englewood, Colorado was the keynote speaker. He was part of a group of pastors, convention leaders and … [Read more...]
MBU School of Nursing posts highest NCLEX-RN pass rate in St. Louis region
ST. LOUIS (MBU) – Missouri Baptist University’s (MBU) School of Nursing led all nursing programs in the St. Louis region with a 95% pass rate for the 2022 National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The NCLEX is the exam all nursing students must pass to be licensed as a registered nurse in the United States and Canada. “I am incredibly proud of our 2022 graduates and the 95% NCLEX-RN pass rate,” said Dr. Amber Pyatt, dean of the School of Nursing and … [Read more...]
Crossway Baptist, Springfield, gives $25,000 to both SBU, MBTS
SPRINGFIELD – Crossway Baptist Church here has donated $25,000 both to Southwest Baptist University (SBU) in Bolivar and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) in Kansas City. Bumpers, Vance present gift at SBU chapel service Eddie Bumpers, senior pastor at Crossway Baptist Church, presented the $25,000 donation to SBU President Richard J. Melson during chapel, Feb. 13. “The world changers that are here in this room are important for the next generation and are being trained … [Read more...]
MBC Historical Commission scholarship deadline approaches
JEFFERSON CITY – The deadline for a scholarship to four higher education institutions is quickly approaching. Four $2000 Baptist Heritage scholarships are being offered by the Missouri Baptist Historical Commission in partnership with the participating schools. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2023 to the Missouri Baptist Heritage Scholarship, Executive Office, 400 East High Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101-3253. Rules and details can be found at baptistparchments.org. The … [Read more...]
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