More than 90 participants from the Mississippi Baptist Student Union embarked on a mission, spreading the joy of Christmas across the Mississippi Delta.
“How do we help immigrants and refugees coming to the region? How do we have more of a multicultural presence? … That’s what I’ve been praying about.” —Joe Souza of the Baptist Churches of New England
A former executive director of New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries has been indicted by a Roosevelt County Grand Jury on numerous charges. The charges included fraud, forgery and disposing of stolen property.
Buck Run Baptist Church opened their hearts and pocketbooks and gave $116,000 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering — $100,000 on Sunday and another $16,000 on Monday — and the motivation was amazingly simple.
Go Now Missions, a ministry of Baptist General Convention of Texas that mobilizes university students to share the love of Christ around the world, has appointed 100 student missionaries to serve and share the gospel during Christmas break.
For Jennifer Smith, an Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer from Jacksonville, Illinois, the two weeks she served in Guam in September were hard, hopeful and a regular part of her missions commitment.
Nearly 50 people have been baptized at Temple Baptist Church Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this year. Since August 2013 Temple has held annual outdoor baptisms on the church property or at the local football stadium, filling large tanks …
“If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like for 150-plus Christ-followers to get together and do something meaningful and impactful, you’re looking at it,” said Tony Wolfe, South Carolina Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer.
Over 400 volunteers recently gathered in New York City and Jersey City, New Jersey, to distribute more than 9,600 coats as part of the largest-ever Coats for the City initiative since its inception in 2011.