Dennis Rivera pulls double pastoral duty, including hospital visits and community outreach, at FBC Fort Valley and Rehoboth Baptist Association’s mission church Mar de Galilea (Sea of Galilee).
The baptisms came two weeks after the crusade, held March 16-19 in the Denham Springs High School football stadium. The four-day spiritual encounter, including all related outside events, yielded 1,316 persons decisions for Jesus.
Mississippi News April 10, 2025 OBITUARIES William Marion Waddle, who served as an international missionary to Uganda and as pastor to five Mississippi churches for
The figures come from the Annual Church Profile (ACP), an annual survey completed by churches to track key metrics like baptisms, attendance, and giving. This year, nearly 70% of churches participated in the survey.
With more and more older adults and even some middle-aged adults receiving a diagnosis of dementia, this ministry is proving to be a welcomed service that the church is able to offer to their community.
The West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists Executive Board has named Seth Polk as interim executive director-treasurer as the search begins for the convention’s next leader.
The flooding follows tornadoes in 2021 and 2024, but despite the setbacks, “the community is doing well,” said Mike Jicka, pastor of Dawson Springs First Baptist Church.
The IRS’s decision to close its investigation, first opened in 2024, comes after the church prayed for a local school board candidate during its church service in 2022.