JEFFERSON CITY – The Baptist Home Corporate office is pleased to announce that as of Jan. 19, 2021, The Baptist Home can operate as Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries. While not a legal name change, the ability to do business as (DBA) Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries will pave the way for expansion into other areas of healthcare, which include hospice initiatives. A newly updated logo, illustrating the name change and replacing “the” with a diamond for each campus, has been … [Read more...]
Windermere closes for March, April as camp looks to future
ROACH – Straightway Holdings Inc. (SHI), a subsidiary of the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) and owner of the Windermere Baptist Conference Center since 2019, announced today (March 1) that Windermere will be closed during March and April as it looks to the campground’s future – a future that may include the eventual sale of the campground. The announcement came after SHI received notice from the lessee/camp operator, Arukah Cove, Inc. (ACI), that it would cease operations at the … [Read more...]
DR sends hand sanitizer to The Baptist Home, associations, churches
JEFFERSON CITY – In a pandemic it is important to wash hands often and use alcohol-based hand sanitizer frequently. The Missouri Baptist Convention Disaster Relief (DR) ministry was the recipient of a shipment of 48 pallets of hand sanitizer from the non-profit organization Global Citizen USA, based in Chicago, Ill. Of that shipment, the Baptist Homes in Chillicothe, Ironton and Ozark were provided 10 pallets, and 38 others have been distributed to associations and churches around … [Read more...]
Freedom on the Inside: HLGU ministry in state prison thrives, transforms lives
JEFFERSON CITY – Imagine a typical university class of eager ministerial students, then imagine the same in a maximum security prison. Rodrick Sweet doesn’t have to imagine: He knows both classrooms and sees little difference. His class at the Jefferson City Correctional Center (JCCC), he says, is all men and they’re all in uniform. Other than that, teaching in the prison setting for him isn’t so different than other college and university classrooms where he’s taught. Sweet’s … [Read more...]
Johnson assumes Interim President role at SBU
BOLIVAR (SBU) — Southwest Baptist University’s Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Brad Johnson as interim president during a Feb. 16 board meeting as the board begins its search for the University’s 26th president. Johnson has served as acting president since Nov. 21. “Dr. Johnson is highly qualified and greatly respected by the faculty and staff,” said Dr. Eddie Bumpers, SBU Board of Trustees chair. “I believe that the stability he brings to the role is of utmost importance. The … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist Historical Commission to offer scholarships for MBC universities
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Historical Commission is offering three $2,000 scholarships to current and future students at three Baptist universities: Missouri Baptist University, Hannibal-LaGrange University and Southwest Baptist University. Those applying will fill out an application and write a research paper on some aspect of Missouri Baptist history. Current high school seniors who are heading to one of the Baptist universities, as well as those currently enrolled in the … [Read more...]
Disaster Relief training opportunities announced
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) invites Missouri Baptists to train to participate in disaster call-outs. There will be four training sessions held in different parts of the state to equip future and current volunteers. Becoming a DR volunteer provides an excellent opportunity for hands-on service to people in need. Training is open to any member of a Southern Baptist church who is at least 18 years of age. Attending training does not obligate a person to serve but … [Read more...]
SBU Trustees reconsider tenure and promotion, appoint Johnson as Interim President
BOLIVAR – The Board of Trustees of Southwest Baptist University met Tuesday, Feb. 16, in a called meeting to reconsider matters related to promotion and tenure for eligible faculty members and to discuss the presidential search. The Board is releasing the following statement: Given the concerns expressed by students, faculty, and alumni, we would like to address the process of tenure and promotion in 2021. We, as the SBU Board of Trustees, care deeply about the concerns of students, … [Read more...]
‘Plant Rural’ hosts event at Hannibal church
HANNIBAL – Equipping for the harvest is the focus of Plant Midwest and its new offshoot, Plant Rural. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the new group held its first quarterly meeting in Hannibal. Plant Rural is a gathering to encourage and equip pastors and ministry leaders to lead, revitalize, plant and replant Gospel-centered churches in rural communities outside of St. Louis and beyond. Sam Byers, pastor of First Baptist Church, Elsberry, is heading the committee organizing this group. “Since we … [Read more...]
Church revitalization internship program expands for 2021
JEFFERSON CITY – Last summer a Missouri Baptist internship program offered hands-on training in church revitalization for two seminary pastoral candidates. This summer, program director Brandon Moore hopes to expand the program to involve up to 12 interns and serve additional churches. Moore is the director of Resound Network, a Missouri Baptist Convention ministry helping revitalize and replant churches across the state. “About 40% of the churches in Missouri are in decline. That’s … [Read more...]
Registration open for April 9-10 WMU celebration
JEFFERSON CITY – Like-minded women and men will gather April 9 and 10 in a Relentless Pursuit to know God more, the theme of this year’s Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union (MWMU) Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting. Registration is now open for the event, which will be held at First Baptist Church, Lake St. Louis. MWMU President Jan Turner said the two-day agenda will be packed with motivating speakers and testimonies, breakout sessions, WMU age level training, bookstore shopping, … [Read more...]
Disaster survivor gives back to DR for helping
LEVASY – When Missouri River floodwaters entered Judy Oetting’s home in June 2019 she wasn’t sure what she would do. When the waters receded she and others started cleaning up the mess. Her basement was flooded as well as the first floor of her home. Mold was growing behind the walls. Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers came to her aid. They sent 5 college students who were serving as DR interns that summer. Mrs. Oetting said, “I wondered if we would ever be able to live … [Read more...]
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