Mississippi Archives - The Baptist Paper

First person: Dealing with difficult group leaders

February 12, 2026

So what happens when you realize you have a difficult leader on your hands in your group ministry?

Drive-through prayer leads to unexpected ministry

February 10, 2026

Drive down 6th Street in Lambert on any given Tuesday morning and you will be guaranteed to receive a sign to pull over and pray.

‘Willing to serve’: Volunteers spend holidays building new picnic tables for camp

January 15, 2026

With summer only a few months away, the staff at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center is gearing up for various construction projects around the campgrounds. In moving picnic tables out of the way, Roddy Reed, manager of Garaywa, noticed many were in need of repair or replacement.

Tony Martin retires as editor of The Baptist Record

January 4, 2026

Tony Martin, editor of The Baptist Record, journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention, retired at the end of the year after 25 years of service to Mississippi Baptists.

Evangelist’s case goes before the Supreme Court

December 4, 2025

Authorities arrested Gabriel Olivier in 2021 after refusing to remain in a designated protest zone in Brandon, Mississippi.

‘Very small church’ reaches 150 countries with tract ministry

November 22, 2025

Down a winding country road on the border of the national forest in Wayne County, sits little Strengthford Church. Every Sunday, the brothers and sisters in Christ pour generously into their missional offering, set aside to aid those in the community.

Rolling Fork church helps assemble over 2,000 disaster relief buckets

November 20, 2025

God’s Pit Crew and First Baptist Church Rolling Fork, Mississippi, recently partnered for a large-scale mobile Blessing Bucket packing assembly, resulting in the preparation of more than 1,000 Blessing Buckets and 1,000 children’s Play Pails for future disaster response efforts.