BOLIVAR (SBU) – Southwest Baptist University will honor May 2020 graduates through online ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16. On-campus commencement ceremonies — one for graduates receiving associate degrees, one for bachelor degrees and one for graduate degrees — originally scheduled for May 15 and 16 have been moved online due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Typically, we would celebrate your extraordinary milestone with formal commencement ceremonies on the … [Read more...]
‘Hope is here’ – Families, churches learn the arts of neighboring from a distance
LIBERTY – Because of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, it has never been more important for Missouri Baptists to find ways to connect with and love their neighbors. And many families and churches are aiming to do just that. In the Kansas City area, two young girls have brought hope to their neighbors and many others amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Putnam girls, 7-year-old Collins and 5-year-old Carter, attend Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Liberty, with their parents, … [Read more...]
The Baptist Home headquarters relocating to Baptist Building
JEFFERSON CITY – The Baptist Home’s (TBH) Board of Trustees on April 3 authorized TBH President Rodney Harrison and the executive committee to develop a plan for moving the TBH corporate office from Ironton to the Baptist Building in Jefferson City. According to Harrison, the centralized location will better serve the TBH campuses statewide, which have increased from one to four since 1988. Harrison plans to establish his office at the Baptist Building as soon as the COVID-19 stay-at-home … [Read more...]
‘I’ve never had anyone so excited about becoming a church member’ – FBC Sunrise Beach sees new members despite no physical church meetings
SUNRISE BEACH – Online services are not merely a stopgap option for churches that cannot meet together in-person. The Holy Spirit still moves. Case in point, First Baptist Church, Sunrise Beach. Pastor Brent McCune said the church has seen a decline in attendance for several years, but has suddenly seen growth during this time of imposed quarantine. A few families were considering joining the church when the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused most churches to shift to online … [Read more...]
TBH shares gospel with family, friends of residents
IRONTON – During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Baptist Home is using technology to share the gospel with family and friends of residents. As widely reported in the news, senior adults are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. As a response, senior living communities and nursing homes are strictly enforcing no visitor policies and the social distancing of residents. To address this need, The Baptist Home, the recently restored entity of the Missouri Baptist Convention, is now streaming … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist Nominating Committee seeking profiles
JEFFERSON CITY – Volunteers are needed to fill vacancies on Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) boards and committees, said nominating committee chairman, Daniel Carr. Carr, who serves as the senior pastor of Canaan Baptist Church, St. Louis, urged anyone who might be willing to serve to fill out the profile form on the MBC’s website at https://mobaptist.org/executive-office/nominating/. A printed copy of the form can also be obtained by calling Carla Stegeman at 573-636-0400, ext. 301. … [Read more...]
BSU students at University of Central Mo. develop ear guards for medical workers
WARRENSBURG – When Matthew Argotsinger and Cameron Rogers started college at University of Central Missouri (UCM) two years ago, neither of them foresaw using their degree in Design & Drafting Technology (CADD) to provide comfort for frontline pandemic healthcare workers. But in a world drastically altered in a matter of weeks by the novel coronavirus, that’s exactly what they’re doing. Both Argotsinger and Rogers, student leaders with the BSU at UCM, discovered their passion for the … [Read more...]
Hannibal-LaGrange student leads online story time for children
COLUMBIA – When Sarah Hanson enrolled in her children’s literature course at Hannibal-LaGrange University this spring, she had no idea how God was preparing her. Now, with campus shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and students continuing their classes online, Hanson, a sophomore early childhood education major, is putting her training to good use by leading an online story time three nights a week. She originally read a book every night, but with the public library closed, fears of … [Read more...]
Disaster Relief, HLGU donate sought-after N-95 masks
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief – which uses N-95 masks and other personal protective equipment in flood recovery operations as a protection against mold – has donated its stores to local hospitals. All told, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief workers nationwide have donated more than 200,000 of the scarce N-95 masks. Additionally, The Hannibal-LaGrange University Nursing Department has donated supplies to the Hannibal Regional Hospital including all of their personnel … [Read more...]
Mask-making a vital ministry for churches
SALEM – Masks, masks and more masks. In Salem, the quilting ministry at First Baptist Church has shifted to masks, donating them to the local hospital. The same goes for seamstresses at First Baptist, Blue Springs, and at Salem Avenue in Rolla. Campers on Mission spent time at Laclede Baptist Camp sewing masks for Lebanon healthcare facilities. Even incoming Missouri Baptist University freshman Alex Nicoli has spent his days stuck at home productively, completing 1,000 masks for his local … [Read more...]
Freeway Ministries reaches out to Springfield’s homeless, underserved people amid pandemic
SPRINGFIELD – Freeway Ministries here continues to minister to the homeless and other underserved people amid the COVID-19 pandemic by serving a free dinner each Saturday evening during the lockdown. So far, they have served 1190 meals. Co-founded by John Stroup, Mike Aye and Rick Lechner, members of Crossway Baptist Church here, Freeway is an outreach and discipleship ministry that helps churches reach out to ex-cons, drug addicts, the homeless and other hard-to-reach people. Many of … [Read more...]
Southridge calls pastor in online vote
JEFFERSON CITY – Like almost all Missouri Baptist congregations, Southridge Baptist Church, here is not meeting in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they didn’t let that stop them from hiring the man they believe God chose to lead them as pastor. That man is Taylor Whitmore. Whitmore grew up in Colorado and Wyoming, but earned a degree in math from Hannibal-LaGrange University in 2015. After returning to Wyoming as a youth pastor, he began training to lead a church … [Read more...]
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