In the aftermath of the disruption by Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters of a Southern Baptist worship service on Jan. 18, leaders in the Minnesota-Wisconsin
“We are united in the conviction that the gospel of Jesus transcends political agendas. … While we recognize the tensions surrounding federal enforcement, the local church is a place for spiritual transformation and biblical teaching, not a platform for political theater or coerced denouncements,” said Trey Turner, who leads the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention.
The search for a motive has put a spotlight on Christ for the Nations Institute, an influential Dallas-based Bible college for nondenominational charismatic Christians, where Boelter graduated in 1990.
Trey Turner, pastor of Church at Wazeecha, which he and his wife Lea Ann planted 16 years ago, will become the next executive director of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention June 1.
Though Anthem Church in Columbia, Missouri, was a church plant itself seven years ago, it’s already starting to grow other churches and recently sent members to Mankato, Minnesota, to aid a new work near Minnesota State University.
When asked to share stories of God working among the Hmong people in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention, Cindy Vang’s heart immediately went to Nalee…
Cindy Vang of First Hmong Baptist Church Coon Rapids, Minnesota, was honored with Woman’s Missionary Union’s top leadership award during the WMU Missions Adventure and