Mississippi News May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025
Obituaries Lewis Wayne Frederick, a pastor and retired International Mission Board missionary, died May 1. He was 90. Larry H. Russell, former pastor of Mission
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Supreme Court’s 4-4 split on Catholic charter school leaves unanswered questions
May 22, 2025
The Court’s one-sentence ruling noted, “The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.”
DR volunteers helping residents amid deadly tornado destruction
May 21, 2025
A path of downed trees in rural Laurel County signaled where a deadly tornado likely began a path of destruction last Friday night.
Liberty University paying Jerry Falwell Jr. $15 million settlement
May 21, 2025
Of the total, $5.5 million resolves litigation between Falwell and the university, while the remaining $9.7 million is tied to his retirement package …
Soccer outreach shares gospel with more than 2,000 players, coaches
May 21, 2025
The Dallas Cup Hospitality Center in mid-April received more than 2,000 visits from youth soccer players and coaches from around the world. It also presented
New podcast seeks to encourage pastors, show ‘church revitalization is possible’
May 20, 2025
PAVE is Texas Baptists’ church revitalization strategy designed to help pastors customize revitalization for their context by equipping them with resources and placing them in cohorts to be trained by a coach.
Carolina University president Charles Petitt dies at 64
May 20, 2025
Carolina University is mourning the loss of Charles Petitt, who served as president for more than 23 years. Petitt died Wednesday (May 7) at age 64.
Turner named Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention executive director
May 20, 2025
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.
Deadly storms in Kentucky, Missouri: Baptist DR teams launch response
May 19, 2025
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams have mobilized across affected areas. In Kentucky, DR teams from the state — with support from Georgia Baptist teams — are helping residents in London, Somerset, Bowling Green and Benton …
Baptist Campus Ministry at WKU awarded ‘Best of the Hill’
May 17, 2025
The Baptist Campus Ministry at Western Kentucky University was awarded with the Best of the Hill recognition by the College Heights Herald, the campus newspaper.
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