JEFFERSON CITY – Franklin Graham, son of the renowned evangelist Billy Graham, is expected to visit Jefferson City May 17 as part of his “Decision America Tour.” During this nationwide tour, Graham – who serves as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) – will visit every state capital in an effort to proclaim America’s only hope, Jesus Christ. “I want to challenge Christians to boldly live out their faith and to pray for our nation and its leaders,” Graham … [Read more...]
Abortions continue to decline in Mo.
JEFFERSON CITY – Abortions in Missouri decreased by seven percent in 2014, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ annual vital statistics report. That year, 8,129 Missouri resident pregnancies were aborted compared with 8,740 in 2013. The 2014 number represents a 32 percent decrease from 2004, and a decrease of 62 percent since Missouri’s highest resident abortions in 1980 of 21,671. “While one aborted child is one too many, these encouraging numbers reflect … [Read more...]
New church plant plans to reach military families
KNOB NOSTER – To best understand the needs of the military, one needs military connections. That’s one reason Craig Coppenbarger is helping develop Valor Church near Whiteman Air Force Base near Knob Noster. “The military is its own culture, they have their own language. There are always common threads among the military,” Coppenbarger said. Coppenbarger was called to the ministry in high school, and served for a time with the Air Force. He had been a youth pastor at Second Baptist, … [Read more...]
18 accept Christ in wake of floods
ARNOLD – The initial disaster response is wrapping up, but the recovery for flood victims in the St. Louis area – and the follow up for more than 600 ministry contacts is just getting started. “There are still teams out working, and I think we have about another week, maybe a week and a half worth of work to do,” said Dwain Carter director of Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief. “We’ve closed the Arnold site and we’re still working in West Alton and Eureka.” The volunteer days are above … [Read more...]
Ridgecrest Springfield shines gospel light globally
SPRINGFIELD – From Montreal, the Middle East and Ecuador to Branson and the homes in their own neighborhoods, the leadership and members of Ridgecrest Baptist Church here have committed to transforming lives through the gospel. “I don’t think you can create a better vision than what Jesus already gave to the church, which was to go and make disciples,” Chad Grayson, pastor of Ridgecrest, said. “We want to be a church that is making Christ-centered disciples of all nations.” During … [Read more...]
After sharing prison cell with daughter, mother finds Christ
SPRINGFIELD – Sandy Harrell had been imprisoned at the Chillicothe Correctional Center for a few months when a guard told her that her daughter would be there soon. And not just to pay her mother a visit. Harrell’s youngest child, Casey, was about to join her in prison. The chaotic life of using and selling methamphetamine had caught up with them—again. “I’d been in jail before, but never with my daughter. That’s when reality slapped me in the face,” Harrell said. “She and I were in our … [Read more...]
LGBT activists target HLGU, SBU
WASHINGTON (WNS) – An LGBT activist group has singled out 56 Christian colleges – including two Missouri Baptist universities – in a recent report, claiming they use religious liberty as a “guise for discrimination” against LGBT students. Since 2013, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), these 56 colleges have applied for partial exemptions to Title IX of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, citing views on transgenderism and homosexuality. Among the institutions singled out are 23 U.S. … [Read more...]
MBC Evangelism Conference scheduled for Feb. 4-5
SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State Evangelism-Discipleship Conference is set for Feb. 4-5 at Crossway Baptist Church here. With the theme “Desperate for Jesus,” the conference will challenge Missouri Baptists to join God on His mission, to lead their churches with new zeal for making disciple-makers, to share the gospel, and to follow Jesus wholeheartedly. Keynote speakers at the conference include Bill Elliff, pastor of Summit Church, Little Rock, Ark.; Michael Catt, pastor of Sherwood … [Read more...]
Ferguson area churches merge for ministry
FERGUSON – “Double” has an impact on the future for the First Baptist Church of Ferguson/Passage Community Church replants. “Both congregations have joined together,” Joe Costephens, lead pastor, said, “to bring the most glory to God and to do what we were created to do as the body of Christ, to represent Him.” Stoney Shaw, former pastor of FBC Ferguson, described a new attitude in the unified church. “It gives the church new life and it sets the people free to reach out even more to the … [Read more...]
More than 90 SBU students graduate
BOLIVAR (SBU) — Ninety-two undergraduate students graduated from Southwest Baptist University during commencement Friday, Dec. 18, at the Jane and Ken Meyer Wellness and Sports Center on the Bolivar campus. The University holds graduation twice a year, in December and May. In her commencement address, Dr. Patricia N. Long, an SBU alumna, used themes from the classic film “It’s a Wonderful Life” to encourage graduates and remind them of how many lives they touch. She also challenged them … [Read more...]
Franklin Graham coming to Jeff City
JEFFERSON CITY – Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, is coming to Jefferson City May 17 for a noon prayer rally on the south steps of the State Capitol as part of his nationwide Decision America Tour 2016. The Missouri event is part of Graham’s commitment to hold prayer services at all 50 state capitols leading up to the national elections in November. It is described by organizers as a nationwide tour to share the gospel and challenge Christians to pray fervently and … [Read more...]
Evangelists to hear Paige Patterson
SPRINGFIELD – Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a leader in the Southern Baptist Convention’s “Conservative Resurgence,” is slated as the keynote speaker for the meeting of the Fellowship of Missouri Baptist Evangelists (FMBE), Feb. 4. The meeting is the pre-conference to the Feb. 4-5 Missouri State Evangelism Conference, “Desperate for Jesus,” at Crossway Baptist Church here. All Missouri Baptists are welcome to the pre-conference, and FMBE … [Read more...]
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