Ida Mae Hays, a retired International Mission Board missionary to Brazil, died Feb. 1.
While a missionary, Hays supervised the building of more than 30 churches. A chapel at a Baptist camp is named in her honor.
She retired from the IMB in 2002.
I’ve done it as a listener, and you probably have, too. By time Monday rolls around and the week cranks up, you’ve already forgotten the sermon from the day before.
Over the course of seven services across three campuses, Bethlehem Church celebrated 33 baptisms between Jan. 15–18.
The 2026 Illinois Leadership Summit, held in Springfield January 20-21, featured four main session speakers discussing the hard work needed to reach the next generation.
A Florida church is reportedly appealing a court order that prohibits it from holding services on its property in Flagler Beach.
