Mississippi News March 27, 2025
OBITUARIES
- Albert Haskell “Hack” McMullen, who served as pastor of five Mississippi churches including Stonewall Baptist in Clarke County where he retired after 16 years, died Feb. 20.
He was 90.
Staff changes
- Wesley Donald is the new pastor of Singleton Baptist Church, Winston Baptist Association.
- Jeremy Vaughan is the new pastor of Meadow Grove Baptist Church, Brandon, Rankin County Baptist Association.
Events
- New Liberty Baptist Church, Glen, Tishomingo County Baptist Association, revival, March 30–April 2, Sunday services: 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday–Wednesday: 7 p.m.; worship: The Lovelace Family; speaker: James Lewis.
- Abide Women’s Conference with Jean Stockdale, April 4–5, Calvary Baptist Church, Tupelo, Lee County Baptist Association; cost: $30 (includes meals); visit: calvarytupelo.com/events.
- Jeeps & Jesus, First Baptist Church Bellevue, April 5, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., cost $40 (includes breakfast, lunch, T-shirt), or $20 for T-shirt or hat; $5, lunch; proceeds support Celebrate Recovery; visit: tbponline.org/FBC-Bellevue.
- REFRESH Caregivers Conference, April 5, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Temple Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, Pine Belt Baptist Association; cost $15 (plus fee); visit: tbponline.org/REFRESH.
- Ladies’ Spring Gathering (Tishomingo County Baptist Association) for women’s ministry/WMU annual spring meeting, April 5, 9–11 a.m., Calvary Baptist Church, Belmont; fellowship over brunch; speaker: Alisha Burks.
- Mississippi Baptist Singing Churchwomen, April 6, 6 p.m., First Baptist Church West Point.
- Mission night, April 6, 5–7 p.m., Midway Baptist Church, Lauderdale Baptist Association, featuring Zane Pratt, vice president for global training with the International Mission Board, and Chad McCord, director for missions mobilization with the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, with event host Corey Fontan; reserve meal by April 2; contact: 601-483-1419.
- Youth rally, April 12, 6 p.m., Smith Park stage, Bay Springs, (Jasper County Baptist Association); music: Cornerstone Worship; speaker: Derek Fretwell; bring lawn chairs/blankets; free dinner and refreshments; contact: 601-319-5383.
- Missions lunch with Rosalie Hall Hunt, April 14, First Baptist Church Meridian, Lauderdale Baptist Association; cost: $6; reserve spot by April 4; contact: 601-484-4600.
- Spring Sing-A-Long senior adult fellowship, April 23, 10 a.m., Trinity Baptist Church, Itawamba Baptist Association; Randy Wood of First Baptist Church Tupelo will lead music; RSVP by April 17 to reserve spot for lunch (chicken and fixins’) at 662-401-8468.
Celebrations
- Madden Baptist Church, Carthage, Leake County Baptist Association, homecoming, May 4, 11 a.m.; speaker: Roy McKay; fellowship to follow.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY
- Love Packages, a ministry with warehouses in Illinois and Decatur, Alabama, is looking for donations and volunteers to help spread the gospel around the world. Donations may be Bibles, Bible study or Sunday School materials, CDs, DVDS, tracts, reference materials and other Christian books, Bible games or puzzles, nativity sets, puppet sets and more. Visit lovepackages.org for more information.
EDITOR’S NOTE — These items were published in the March 27, 2025, issue of The Baptist Paper. Email news@thebaptistpaper.org to submit announcements and other news items.
