Down a winding country road on the border of the national forest in Wayne County, Mississippi, sits little Strengthford Church.
Every Sunday, members pour generously into their missional offering, set aside to aid those in the community. They give toward Mississippi Baptist Relief, their local food pantry and the nearby Baptist Children’s Village home.
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“We’re just a very small church,” said Robert Boutwell, lead pastor, “and we don’t have a lot of people. But David was just a small boy against a big giant.”
Little Strengthford also reaches around 150 countries for Christ.
Celebrating 155 years
On Oct. 19, the church not only celebrated 155 years with an exciting homecoming, but they also remembered a modest yet remarkable ministry started nine years ago: folding gospel tracts.
When Ken Walters, associate pastor, and Martin Busby approached Boutwell with this idea nearly a decade ago, had no plan for the road ahead — but they knew if they stepped out in faith, the Lord would lead.
Strengthford began partnering with Publish or Perish Printing Ministry, whose print shop operates out of Biloxi River Church in Gulfport. “The printing team works very diligently in getting these tracts out,” said Boutwell. “It’s something we felt led by the Lord to be a part of.”
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Lindsey Williams and originally published by the Baptist Record.
