More churches in Utah and Idaho (rather than from outside the two states) are becoming “sending” churches, Michael Cooper told attendees to UISBC’s recent annual meeting.
Due to a major renovation at the Salt Palace Convention Center, the Southern Baptist Convention must relocate its 2027 Annual Meeting from Salt Lake City, the SBC Executive Committee announced Thursday (May30).
“This is a beautiful community,” says David Gaskins. “Our nickname is Happy Valley. Every lawn is perfect. Every home is immaculate. But that’s the wild thing — Happy Valley is a sarcastic nickname because almost nobody is happy here.”
Six elders have led First Baptist Church Monticello, Utah, southwest of Moab, since February 2022. All were ordained to pastoral ministry this February and serve jointly to pastor the church where about 40 people attend Sunday mornings …
A six-person construction missions team from First Baptist Church Pleasant Grove, Utah, shares through pictures their experiences on the team’s ninth annual trip 27 miles south of Yuma, Arizona, to build a home for a needy family.
What probably is the first Southern Baptist church to worship in a Marshallese context joined the Northwest Baptist Convention at its recent annual meeting.
When it comes to church planting, it should begin with prayer, identifying potential leaders, training and sending them out. At least, that’s the way Risen Life Church does it — and church plants like Redeeming Life Church have benefitted.
In the foothills of Mt. Ogden lies a college campus east of downtown Ogden, home to purple-wearing Wildcats fans and commuter students from all over the Wasatch front mountain range…
“There are fewer Christians in Utah than any country in the western hemisphere,” according to Plant4thegospel.com. “The next closest would be Cuba at 6%.”
“The hope for this event is that pastors and their wives know they are appreciated for the work they do serving churches across our two states.”
