Celebrations
- Greens Creek Church, Petal, Pine Belt Association, celebrates its 175th anniversary Oct. 11, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; music includes the Williamsons and Cross Winds; free admission, food trucks, door prizes, fun jumps, vendor booths, etc.
Events
- Grace & Glory, a men’s and women’s conference, Oct. 11, 10 a.m., featuring Karen Peck and New River, Josh and Ashley Franks, Susan Jackson, Kari Baucom, Preslee Gooch, Jack Armstrong, Ray Flynn, Grant Gibson, Matthew Gooch, , First Church Laurel, Jones County Association, tickets: $49 per person (includes lunch and all activities and night concert); 6 p.m. concert with Karen Peck & New River, Josh and Ashley Franks and the Bibletones is $20; group discount available; visit: singingnews.com/grace-and-glory-conference-2025.
- Fall Festival, Oct. 11, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., food and games/activities, BridgeWay Church, Mount Pleasant, Lafayette and Marshall Association.
- Directional Revival, Oct. 12–15, 6:30 p.m. nightly:
- Oct. 12 — West Corinth Church; speaker: David Coln, pastor of North Corinth Church
- Oct. 13 — East Corinth Church; speaker: Ron Mitchell, pastor of South Corinth Church
- Oct. 14 — South Corinth Church; speaker: Seth Kirkland, pastor of West Corinth Church
- Oct. 15 — North Corinth Church; speaker: Rodney Whittemore, pastor of East Corinth Church
- Youth rally, Oct. 14–16, 7–9 p.m., Walnut Grove Church, Leake Association; speakers include: David Nelson, Justin Chaney and Mike Sullivan; music: Mark Spence.
- Fifth quarter (7th–12th grades), Oct. 17, 9:30–11:30 p.m., Lake Como Church, Bay Springs, Jasper County Association; bonfire, food, games and fellowship.
- Giggles & Grace with Christian comedian Cherie Nettles, Oct. 18, 9–11 a.m., New Hope Church, Meridian.
- Fall Festival, Oct. 18, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., games, food, booths and more, First Church Bellevue, Hattiesburg, Lamar Association.
- Prayer and kickoff for Southwest Mississippi revival/Go Tell crusade and Pike County Association annual meeting, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m. West McComb Baptist Church, speaker: Jim Futral, former executive director of Mississippi Baptist Convention.
- Blue Ribbon Fair associational booth “Watering Well” volunteers needed, Oct. 19–25, Jackson County Association; contact: 228-769-7101.
- Go Tell America with Rick Gage, Oct. 20–22, 7 p.m., Brookhaven High School football field.
- Missions workshop, Oct. 20, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., Temple Church, Hattiesburg; lunch provided; register by Oct. 10 at sbcworkspace.com/pub/event/register/55238372.
- Northeast Mississippi Pastor’s Conference schedule meets at 10 a.m. monthly:
- Oct. 20 — Trinity Church, Fulton, Itawamba Association.
- Nov. 10 — First Church Booneville, Prentiss Association.
- Dec. 8 — Calvary Church, Tupelo, Lee Association.
- Fall Fest, Oct. 26, 4–6 p.m., trunk or treat, food, horseback riding and games, Willow Pointe Church, Hattiesburg, Lamar Association.
- Trunk or Treat, Oct. 26, 5–7 p.m., candy, games, music, balloon animals and more, First Church Oloh, Sumrall, Lamar Association.
- Trunk or Treat, Oct. 26, 4–6 p.m., Salem Church, Bay Springs, Smith County Association; dinner/devotion to follow.
- B+ Training, Nov. 11–13, Garaywa Camp & Conference Center, Clinton; register by Oct. 10; cost: $80 (includes lunch); training in advanced travel safety concepts, overseas living, hotel security, as well as captivity survival and is geared towards adults traveling or working in at-risk environments for criminal hostage-taking and illegal government detention; hosted by missions mobilization at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board; contact: cmunn@mbcb.org.
Fall meetings
- Attala, Oct. 12, 5 p.m. meal, 6 p.m. service, Williamsville Church, Kosciusko.
- Monroe County, Oct. 12, 6 p.m., First Church Aberdeen; music: Jason West.
- Pine Belt, Oct. 12, 6 p.m., Hardy Street Church, Hattiesburg; speaker: Greg Belser, pastor of Morrison Heights Church, Clinton.
- Jasper County, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., Bay Springs Church, preaching: Steve Pouncey; special music: Jessica Gregory.
- Lee County, Oct. 13, meal: 5:45 p.m.; meeting: 6:30 p.m., Calvary Church; speaker: Shawn Parker, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board executive director.
- Carroll County, Oct. 13, meal: 6 p.m.; service: 7 p.m.; Carrollton Church.
- Panola, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., First Church Batesville, speaker: Jon Martin, chief strategy officer for the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board; music: One Way Quartet.
- Yazoo, Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m., Bentonia Church.
- Jackson County, Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m., Fort Bayou Church, Vancleave.
- Lincoln County, Oct. 16, meal: 5:30 p.m.; meeting: 6:30; speaker: Phil Jackson, pastor of First Church Jackson.
- Lauderdale, Oct. 19, New Hope Church, Meridian.
- Desoto-Tate, Oct. 19, 6 p.m., Hernando Church.
- Pike County, Oct. 19, business session: 5:45 p.m.; worship: 6:30 p.m., West McComb Church.
- Gulf Coast, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., Bel Aire Church, Gulfport; speaker: Brett Golson, vice president of strategic operations, William Carey University
- Montgomery County, Oct. 20, meal: 6 p.m.; service: 7 p.m.; Duck Hill Church.
- Perry County, Oct. 20, 7 p.m., Thompson Hill Church, Beaumont.
- Kemper, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., Wahalak Church.
EDITOR’S NOTE — These items were not published in the Oct. 9, 2025, issue of The Baptist Paper. Email news@thebaptistpaper.org to submit announcements and other news items.
