MBC's 191st gathering set for Oct. 27-28 in Branson BRANSON, Mo. – Messengers representing churches affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) are gathering Oct. 27-28 at the Branson Hilton Convention Center for their 191st annual meeting. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Let Them See Jesus,” taken from Acts 4:20, where Peter and John confess before the Sanhedrin, “… we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard” (CSB). The annual meeting begins at … [Read more...]
ACP helps Missouri Baptist churches
JEFFERSON CITY – Last month, each Missouri Baptist church or mission began receiving an important package from the MBC, along with a simple request: Please complete the Annual Church Profile (ACP). What is the ACP? And why is it important? The ACP is a statistical survey that tracks trends in baptisms, church membership, worship attendance, and other local-church activities. Packets were mailed to every church or association in early June. Surveys should be completed as soon as possible, … [Read more...]
New book celebrates Cooperative Program’s 100th anniversary in state
JEFFERSON CITY – The MBC has just released a new book, “Celebrating the Cooperative Program’s Centennial in Missouri,” as part of the Southern Baptist Convention’s year-long tribute to 100 years of funding missions through CP. Complimentary copies of the book have been mailed to pastors of each MBC-affiliated church, as well as directors of missions across the state. Additional copies will be distributed at the MBC Annual Meeting Oct. 27-28 in Branson. Digital copies are now available for … [Read more...]
Volunteers needed for HLGU Alumni & Friends work day, Aug. 9
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University is calling on volunteers to help prepare the campus for the new school year. The university will host its annual Alumni and Friends Work Day on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Volunteers will gather in the lobby of the first floor of the Burt Administration Building at 7:30 a.m. to kick off the morning. This event offers an opportunity for HLGU alumni, friends, and community members to serve the university by helping … [Read more...]
For 30th year, Gasconade Valley Association mission team helps maintain HLGU campus
HANNIBAL – For 30 years, volunteers from the Gasconade Valley Baptist Association have gathered each summer to offer their time and skills to help maintain Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU). The project, which began with a handful of people, has grown into a tradition that now attracts over 30 volunteers each year. The volunteer project at the university began over 30 years ago when two individuals, including Donnelly Brown, discussed the idea of offering help to the university in some … [Read more...]
Students accept call to faith, ministry during a peak year at Super Summer
HANNIBAL/BOLIVAR—More than 1,600 students gathered across three Missouri Super Summer camps this June, making 2025 the largest year in the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) camp’s recent history and resulting in dozens of spiritual decisions. “We had great weeks. They went really well,” said Dan Gibson, MBC Next Gen strategist and Super Summer coordinator, adding that featured speakers during each week of camp “did a wonderful job.” Watch this MBC recap video from week 1 of Super Summer … [Read more...]
First-person: The Cooperative Program fostered my passion for church planting
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in a series of features on Missouri Baptist ministries supported for a century through the Cooperative Program giving of MBC-affiliated churches. Mike Hubbard serves as pastor of Genesis Church in Eureka, Mo. He’s also an adjunct professor at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis. Family members of longtime MBC staff member Ben Hess (mentioned in the article below) announced on social media, July 8, that he passed away during the previous night. EUREKA – … [Read more...]
Hooked on serving: One trip was all it took to seek out MODR training
MARYVILLE, Mo. (MODR) – When Johnie and Dee Alden moved to Maryville, Mo., to be closer to family, including grandchildren, they wanted to serve in a mission team. They soon found Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) and have hit the ground running. “We came across the Disaster Relief team and watched the videos. It touched my wife and me. We learned Augusta, Ga., was taking non-trained people for Disaster Relief after Hurricane Helene, so we signed up to go,” Johnie said, noting that … [Read more...]
Resolutions due 60 days before MBC annual meeting
JEFFERSON CITY – Resolutions must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Resolutions at least 60 days prior to the first session of the annual meeting. Persons submitting resolutions must certify that they are messengers. The Christian Life Commission may submit resolutions directly to the Committee on Resolutions. The author of any resolution may address the Committee on Resolutions during its deliberations. Resolutions recommended by the committee are the only recommendations … [Read more...]
MBU sports team focuses on more than athletics
ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptist University (MBU) head track-and-field Coach Jerry McQueen is creating opportunities for his athletes to be involved in service projects and help them be the hands and feet of Jesus. MBU encourages its sports coaches to get student-athletes involved in hearing and presenting the gospel, McQueen said. So 12 MBU track-and-field athletes recently served with Focus on Missions (FOM) in north St. Louis. FOM is an evangelical eyeglass ministry operated by Steve … [Read more...]
Cooperative Program equips hispanic pastors across Missouri
by Noah Angel EDITOR’S NOTE: Noah Angel has served as pastor of Familia Cristiana Internacional (FCI) in Jefferson City for the past 15 years. JEFFERSON CITY – In late spring of 1993, I received an invitation to come to Missouri through the Language and Missions Department of the Missouri Baptist Convention. The program was called Super Summer. I was living at the time in Los Angeles, and I was recommended by a pastor friend of mine to Mauricio Vargas, who at the time oversaw ethnic … [Read more...]
College students mobilized for missions in Mexico, Japan
JEFFERSON CITY (MBCollegiate) – While ministry on Missouri college campuses wound down at the beginning of May with finals week and the close of the semester, May was a month of missions mobilization resulting in 588 spiritual conversations and 526 gospel presentations through on-campus ministry and international missions. Scott Westfall, Campus Missionary with The Bridge Collegiate at Mizzou, went with a team of seventy-five to Juárez, Mexico. The team, which was made up of church … [Read more...]
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