State Archives - Page 13 of 355

Church offers food, firewood and gospel to neighbors

October 4, 2025

“It’s neat to see that coming to get a food box leads to hearing the gospel,” said pastor Sean Nix.

‘Always helping’: Deacon with language disability serves church

October 2, 2025

“He loves [Bacon Heights],” said his mother, Rosie Rodriguez. “He’s always around. I don’t think there’s one person in the whole church that doesn’t know his name.”

Pregnancy center receives nearly $10,000 for fatherhood program

October 2, 2025

Care Net of Owensboro recently expanded its ministry to intentionally serve fathers, and a faith-based group of local men invested $9,505 in the pregnancy resource center to see that program continue to flourish.

Brokenness to brotherhood: How God is moving at a Mississippi penitentiary

October 2, 2025

Mid-Delta Baptist ministry leaders recently visited the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Their purpose was to help church plants inside the prison become part of

‘Their lives are precious’: Memorial honors children lost through abortion, miscarriage

October 1, 2025

Boones Creek Baptist Church is now home to a memorial honoring children who have died in the womb, both through abortion and miscarriage.

‘Love of Jesus’ unites Russians and Ukrainians ministering, worshipping together

September 30, 2025

“All the pain, all of the differences, all the different cultures, different approaches, and the language, all of that is there, but the love of Jesus kind of unites us in such a special way,” Pastor Victor Akhterov said.

Vandal attempts to destroy crosses inside Louisiana church

September 30, 2025

A man attempted to destroy crosses inside the Bedico Baptist Church worship center, Sept. 25, but its surveillance camera helped lead to his capture before he left the facility.

Porch songs: 77-year-old retired minister shares gospel through bluegrass

September 30, 2025

If you happen to stop by the Old Sautee Store, near Helen, Georgia, on any given Friday or Saturday, you will be greeted by the stoic faces of two wooden cigar store Indians.

Mississippi preschooler’s ‘Mr. Bubba dress-a-like’ video goes viral

September 29, 2025

Ask preschoolers at First Baptist Church Clinton, Mississippi, about their professional aspirations and you’ll get the gamut from Power Rangers and Cinderella to Mr. Bubba … Bubba Cagle, that is, church facilities manager extraordinaire.