WHITEHOUSE, Texas (BP) – Larry Craig, a member of Whitehouse Baptist Fellowship, has announced he will nominate Missouri pastor Don Currence to serve another term as the Southern Baptist Convention’s Registration Secretary. The nomination will be made at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. Currence “continues to serve our convention with dedication and integrity,” Craig said. “He works tirelessly to make your registration a smoother and more efficient process as you attend our annual … [Read more...]
St. Louis church reaches its Nepali neighbors, with help from MBF
by MBF staff ST. LOUIS – On Christmas Day, the Nepali Gospel Church of St. Louis did not just celebrate the holiday—its congregation opened their doors and hearts to neighbors who may have never heard the message of Jesus. With the warmth of fellowship and the joy of the season in the air, 180 people—many from Hindu and Buddhist backgrounds—gathered with church members for an evening of celebration and discovery. It wasn’t just about the lights, the music, or the food; it was about … [Read more...]
HLGU’s ‘World Music Series: Latin America Camp’ to teach Spanish through music, dance
HANNIBAL, Mo. (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University is excited to announce the upcoming "World Music Series: Latin America Camp - Learning Spanish Through Music and Dance." This immersive workshop, designed for students in grades 7-12, will run from June 2 to June 6, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM each day. Registration is now open, with a fee of $95 per student and sibling discounts available. To register or for more information, contact Dr. Edwin Aybar at edwin.aybar@hlg.edu or … [Read more...]
Eyes up, screens down: Phone free becoming more common at youth events
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP) – Peer pressure can be a good thing. It’s not something usually pressed in a student ministry setting, but Bill Newton has discovered its value at Immanuel Baptist Church. Talk to youth ministry leaders and you will soon learn the expansive impact cell phones have on students. Approximately 95 percent of American teenagers have one. To get an idea on the speed at which that point came, consider that in 2011 nearly a quarter of teens (23 percent) had a smart phone. … [Read more...]
Bogey Hills Baptist feeds community for four decades and counting
ST. CHARLES – For 40 years, Bogey Hills Baptist Church has fed their community through the Powell Terrace Food Pantry. “Our church started it in 1985. The Lord has blessed us with the ability to do this,” said pastor Coby Boyd, who is also pantry director. “Other churches in the association help us through their tithes and offerings. Other businesses, schools, civic organizations have had food drives for us. People have brought food or money by for us to buy food.” The Powell Terrace … [Read more...]
Stufflebam Campus sold to Polk County Cares
BOLIVAR, Mo. (SBU) – Southwest Baptist University has completed the sale of its Stufflebam Campus to Polk County Cares, effective March 19, 2025. The 8.05-acre campus is located on Pike Avenue just a few blocks north of SBU’s main footprint in Bolivar, the Shoffner Campus. Three buildings are currently on the campus – the Casebolt Apartments, Memorial Hall, and the former health center. The Stufflebam Campus was SBU’s original location when the university relocated to Bolivar from … [Read more...]
Pastor celebrates 40 years at Mineola church
MINEOLA – The typical Southern Baptist church sees a senior pastor change about every five years. It can be more often in smaller congregations. So what does it take for a pastor to remain in the same pulpit for four decades with no sign of slowing down? Mineola Baptist Church in east central Missouri just celebrated 40 years under the leadership of Pastor Jim (“Brother Jim”) Cline. He’s still looking at new ways to enhance the church and his ministry. He attributes no single thing to … [Read more...]
Tornadoes, heavy winds impact Missouri communities, MBC churches
ARNOLD, Mo. – The First Baptist Church of Arnold canceled services on Sunday, March 16, holding online worship only. Their building was impacted by a band of tornadoes that stretched across several states from Texas to Illinois on Friday evening, March 14. The Missouri Highway Patrol said there were at least 12 fatalities caused by the 19 reported tornadoes. ABC News was reporting around 40 dead across several midwestern and southern states from the storms, as of Sunday, March 16. … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist University Board of Trustees approves budget, faculty promotions and appointments
The Missouri Baptist University Board of Trustees convened on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, for its regular session on the University’s main campus, approving the 2025-2026 budget as well as several faculty appointments and promotions. The 2025-2026 budget will fund additional faculty for MBU’s new Master of Public Health program, which launches fall 2025. Other strategic advances funded in the budget include enhanced classroom technology. As part of its commitment to academic excellence, the … [Read more...]
SBC’s Jeff Iorg speaks on ‘major change,’ urges ‘endurance’ during MBC’s Resound Summit
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting from Pathway staff. JEFFERSON CITY – Testimonials about the blessings of the 2025 Resound Summit poured in almost immediately after the one-day conference was done. Attendees were “wowed” and one exclaimed, “I’ve been attending MBC conferences for 50 years. This certainly ranks as one of the best I’ve been to.” The summit was held at Concord Baptist Church on Feb. 6. More than 200 were in attendance. In addition to the keynote … [Read more...]
‘Hear my cry for mercy’: MODR volunteers bring hope to California fire survivors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MODR) – Following any disaster, it’s only natural that the survivors want to recover anything that hasn’t been destroyed. It doesn’t matter whether they’ve experienced a flood, tornado or hurricane. The natural response is to locate any belongings that may have survived. Unfortunately, the situation is usually much worse following a widespread fire like those that occurred in Hawaii in August 2023 and more recently in southern California. When the entire house burns to … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist volunteer missions team sees God working in Brazil
by Chris Doyle/IMB BRASILIA, Brazil (IMB) – Brandon Winkler felt a little uncomfortable, he said, when he was asked to lead worship on a Sunday morning in Brasilia, Brazil. He wasn’t uncomfortable in his guitar playing. He had played these songs before. The challenge for him was the setting. He stood on stage in a chapel of a rehab facility. The room was simple with white walls, white tile floor and wooden pews set up in two sections. The technology was in good shape with a quality … [Read more...]