Merck named as next director for Dakota Baptist Convention
April 2, 2026
The Dakota Baptist Convention Executive Board voted unanimously on March 21 to call Lee Merck as its new executive director.
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South Dakota pastor tackles unique fundraiser to ‘Stop Soldier Suicide’
March 10, 2024
Playing video games for 30 consecutive hours while live streaming, the vice president of the Dakota Baptist Convention aimed to raise funds to assist soldiers struggling with suicidal thoughts.
Ohio church and South Dakota ranch highlight faithful partnership
July 9, 2023
Violet Baptist Church in Pickerington, Ohio, is a world away from the Pine Ridge Reservation and Chanku Waste (pronounced “wash-tay”) Ranch in Porcupine, South Dakota.
As baptisms and giving increase, Southern Baptists continue slide in members
May 9, 2023
For the second straight year, baptisms and giving increased among Southern Baptist congregations. In-person worship service and small group attendance also rebounded, but total membership
Reaching the Lakota: Annie Offering helps family establish roots for ministry
March 10, 2023
The Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 5–12, 2023. For more information, click here. Growing up in a mission-minded church often means
Election Day 2022: A closer look at the latest updates
November 9, 2022
While votes continue to be counted in many places, results so far in the 2022 general election appear to have mostly maintained the status quo
State Baptist annual meetings set for this fall
August 23, 2022
As fall fast approaches, so does this year’s slate of state Baptist annual meetings. With budget reports, officer elections, ministry updates, resolutions, motions on various
Restore Yankton church keeps growing, trusting Lord to ‘fill in the gaps’
January 19, 2022
These days, kids are jumping into the baptistry of what once was Yankton Baptist Church in Yankton, South Dakota. They’re climbing the walls of the
Hungry crowd: Wyoming church ministers to ‘stranded’ athletes
December 7, 2021
Members of Boyd Avenue Baptist Church in Casper, Wyoming rallied when they heard the men’s and women’s basketball teams of Casper College were stranded over
New Mexicans help Dakota families find time for renewal
November 7, 2021
Pastor John Hinze and his wife, Marcia, partnered with a mission team from their state of New Mexico, First Baptist Church, Artesia, to lead a
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