The last two weeks in July saw several Arkansas Baptist churches serve throughout the state. These churches served both church plants and established churches in various stages of revitalization.
The worship arts camps have become powerful equipping tools in Arkansas as children and students are discipled as the next generation of worshippers and worship leaders.
From June 22–29, Arkansas Baptists hosted Super Summer Arkansas at Ouachita Baptist University. The event — which hosted almost 3,000 — led to 819 decisions for Jesus.
Tragedy struck the small town of Fordyce on June 21. A shooter opened fire at the Mad Butcher grocery store, killing four people and injuring 10 others.
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief chaplains and a quick-response unit deployed to Fordyce, Arkansas, today (June 21) following a shooting at a local grocery store that left 3 dead and 11 wounded.
The one-day workshop for women’s ministry leaders in the state offered a time of networking, training and friendship development for women serving in the local church.
On Baptism Sunday (April 7) First Baptist Church DeWitt, Arkansas, baptized five believers of Christ. Two more baptisms were scheduled for the next Sunday. “The Lord is working in our church a lot right now,” pastor Jimmy Albrecht said.