In 1848, two plantation families formed a community church in Fannin, Mississippi. The original name was Pelahatchie Baptist Church, after a nearby creek. The families
Sam Ivy will lead the Collegiate Ministries Department at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board in Jackson. He replaces Lloyd Lunceford, who retired in June. Ivy,
Messengers of the Mississippi Baptist Convention passed an increased budget, defeated a proposal to create a sexual abuse task force, and elected new officers during