JOPLIN – After tornado alarms sounded in Joplin on May 22, 2011, Pastor John Swadley of Forest Park Baptist Church here took shelter with his family in a crawlspace under their home. They listened to radio reports covering the storm and its devastating aftermath. “Someone (reporting on the radio) was driving up the main street, Range Line Road, saying, ‘Home Depot is gone. Walmart is gone. Pizza Hut is gone.’ ... I hoped that I wouldn’t hear the words, ‘Forest Park Baptist is … [Read more...]
Ulveling, Pulliam welcomed to Baptist Homes staff
JEFFERSON CITY – Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries has selected Joe Ulveling as its chief operations officer and Dr. David Pulliam as its corporate medical director. Both positions are firsts for the state-wide ministry. Ulveling has a bachelor’s degree in business from Tennessee Temple University and brings significant experience to his new role, having served 18 years with the Missouri Baptist Convention in executive operations and properties management and 10 years in the … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist Historical Commission tours Old Bethel Church in Jackson
JACKSON – The Missouri Baptist Convention Historical Commission met April 26th at First Baptist Church, Jackson. After a meeting and lunch the commissioners moved to the historic Old Bethel Church just outside of Jackson. There they were given a tour of the church and cemetery and met with the church’s caretaker, Dallas Seabaugh. Beverly Nelson, a member of First Baptist Church’s Old Bethel committee updated the commissioners on the history of the church, the reconstruction of it and the … [Read more...]
Saved after finding Bible on coffee table, Stockert shares God’s Word at UCM
WARRENSBURG – Getting the Word of God into the ears, hands, minds, and hearts of college students is one of Campus Missionary Jerome Stockert’s key objectives in his ministry at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. “I’m a very strong believer that God’s Word can change us and draw us in because it’s His Word,” he says. Something as simple as a Bible on a coffee table can radically transform a life – Stockert knows this, because that’s his story. Stockert grew up in … [Read more...]
Baptist Homes trustees OK purchase of facility
JEFFERSON CITY – Trustees of the Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries approved the purchase of a new facility in Adrian, a town south of Kansas City, on April 20 during a Zoom meeting. Prior to the April 20th vote, trustees participated in two Zoom question-and-answer sessions about the purchase of the Adrian Manor Nursing Home and Crystal Manor Independent Living Facility in Adrian. Baptist Homes President Rodney Harrison said that, during these meetings, trustees showed “unanimous … [Read more...]
MBC’s Moss: ‘DR a great ministry platform’
JEFFERSON CITY – Gaylon Moss, MBC Disaster Relief (DR) director, says the ministry that hundreds of Missouri Baptists do in DR ministry is beneficial for the survivors of disasters, but it is also a great ministry platform for churches to engage in missions with great results for the church as well. Moss said many churches are willing to be involved in Disaster Relief in several ways. They pray for the workers as they are responding to the disasters. They give financially and they … [Read more...]
‘Floodfight’ initiative efforts joined by five Missouri churches at present
JEFFERSON CITY – When floodwaters rise there is a quick and sudden demand for sandbags to shore up levees and surround buildings in threatened flood plains. Often there is a mobilization by local residents and public authorities to gather the sand, bags, pallets and volunteers to create the thousands of sandbags urgently needed. The Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) organization is offering a solution to the lag time between the need and the availability of sandbags. They are … [Read more...]
MBCH wins 2021 award
BRIDGETON – The Missouri Baptist Children’s Home was recognized, April 26, by Missouri KidsFirst. The Missouri Baptist ministry was one of three recipients to win the organization’s 2021 Standing with Children Award. Missouri KidsFirst is the state chapter of Missouri’s fifteen accredited regional Child Advocacy Centers and the seat of Prevent Child Abuse Missouri. According to an April 28th news release on www.kttn.com, the MBCH was “recognized for raising awareness and empowering over … [Read more...]
Campus missionary’s workouts lead to new ministry opportunities
TRENTON – The decision to get an on-campus gym membership was a personal one, not a ministry one: Campus Missionary Christina Boatright wanted to build healthier habits for her overall wellness. The on-campus gym at North Central Missouri College, which is open to the public, just made sense. Three months later, that seemingly personal decision has led to a bountiful ministry harvest. “God was like, ‘let’s just throw some extra on that,’” Boatright says. One of Boatright’s BSU student … [Read more...]
MBC President discusses stewardship
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article was first published in the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) weekly online newsletter, The Stewardship Journal, which offers practical advice and tips on your church’s financial health. To subscribe to the journal, visit https://mobaptist.org/stewardship/stewardship-journal. JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists are blessed with great leaders and pastors who model biblical stewardship.The Stewardship Journal will be featuring many of these leaders in … [Read more...]
SBU establishes community concert series and scholarship endowments with estate proceeds
BOLIVAR (SBU) – Southwest Baptist University is establishing a concert series endowment and music scholarship endowment with the proceeds of an estate gift from the Blanche Wallen Trust. The University’s Board of Trustees voted to establish the endowments during its regular meeting April 20. The Blanche Wallen Community Concert Series Endowment will help fund the Community Concert Series SBU started in 2018. The Concert Series was started to fill a cultural void in the Bolivar community … [Read more...]
Saginaw baptizes 19 despite pandemic
SAGINAW – While most churches across Missouri have likely seen a decrease in baptisms since the pandemic swept the nation last year, that’s simply not been the case for Saginaw Baptist Church. “We had 19 baptisms in the last year,” said Saginaw’s pastor, Keith Wilson. “And the week after Easter we are planning to do three more.” Wilson has served bi-vocationally at Saginaw for the last two years and in that time has seen an increase from about ten faithful attenders to now over 40. Quite … [Read more...]
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