Scott Van Neste, the pastor of Bellepoint Baptist, was thankful the church was spared from the recent floodwaters. It came close with water encircling the church located near the Kentucky River, he said.
While compulsive sports gambling begins as an individual issue, its “ripple effects” are felt throughout society, said RaShan Frost, director of research with the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
Before we criticize, remember that these believers also work behind the scenes, sometimes in hostile environments, sharing their faith in places we don’t know.
No major updates have been released today (April 12) regarding missionary Josh Sullivan, who was taken at gunpoint April 10, while delivering a sermon at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa. Requests for prayer continue.
The competition set a new all-time fundraising record of $20,557.36 to support the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home.
Josh Sullivan, a U.S. missionary and pastor, was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint Thursday evening (April 10) while delivering a sermon at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa.
Dennis Rivera pulls double pastoral duty, including hospital visits and community outreach, at FBC Fort Valley and Rehoboth Baptist Association’s mission church Mar de Galilea (Sea of Galilee).
The baptisms came two weeks after the crusade, held March 16-19 in the Denham Springs High School football stadium. The four-day spiritual encounter, including all related outside events, yielded 1,316 persons decisions for Jesus.
With more and more older adults and even some middle-aged adults receiving a diagnosis of dementia, this ministry is proving to be a welcomed service that the church is able to offer to their community.
For the past 15 years, the retreat has offered brothers and sisters in Christ an opportunity for fellowship and spiritual instruction in both Mandarin and English.
