Mississippi News January 16, 2025 Obituaries Carl Morris, longtime pastor in Arkansas and Mississippi, died Dec. 8. He was 84. James A. Sadler Jr., pastor
“Serving [women in crisis] is about affirming their courage, bravery and immense value. It’s about showing them they are seen, known and deeply loved by their Creator,” said Caryl Watson, Arkansas Baptist Children and Family Ministries.
“That’s what we’re here for. We’re here to help,” associate minister Rick Couch said. “… That is part of what we are always looking to do. We’re glad to always help out our community.”
Over the years, Catherine Ponder has continued to play the piano regularly at Old Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, spanning a period of 90 years except for a few gaps for illness and during World War II.
Christian Women’s Job Corps/Christian Men’s Job Corps — also known as Christian Job Corps — “equips women and men, in a Christian context, for life and employment,” according to the WMU website.
Conway Baptist Collegiate Ministry students were treated to pancakes, a hug and an encouraging word on Monday, Dec. 9, as they kicked off finals’ week at University of Central Arkansas.
Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief neared the end of its major 2024 deployments on a mountaintop in North Carolina with mass feeding and chaplaincy efforts in the tiny town of Spruce Pine.
Today, many people need good news. Children will face Christmas in a case worker’s office. College students will have to return to abusive homes over the break. … How can we have hope in these desperate times?