Karen L. Willoughby

CANTON, N.C. – A team of six skilled tradesmen from Utah on mission in mountainous North Carolina worked eight-plus hours a day for five days last week, tearing out damaged pipes and putting new plumbing in three houses, plus a variety of electrical work on four others.

NATIONWIDE (BP) – How does giving to missions bless a local church? Pastors say their churches benefit from giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in many ways.

CASPER, Wyo. – Susan Foery simply asked, “How can we help?”

AUSTIN, Nev. (BP) – Smack dab in the middle of Nevada is the tiny town of Austin, home to First Baptist Church, where Charles Vaughn has been pastor since 2008. The population has declined to about 100 people, down from 167 four years ago. Fifteen to 25 people attend services.

INDIANAPOLIS – Northside Baptist Church has already successfully completed its “25 by 25” campaign.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah-Idaho Southern Baptists celebrated their 60th anniversary with root beer floats Oct. 25 during a break in their day-long annual meeting.

Colorado Baptists gather for missions fair, celebration of more than 1,400 baptisms; Nevada Baptists make tough fiscal decisions, hear messages on impacting lostness

FRESNO, Calif. (BP) – Hmong Southern Baptist churches across the nation followed the lead of the SBC. They have been preaching all year on the theme of “One Mind, One Voice” and Romans 15:5-6, the theme of the SBC annual meeting in June.

Montana celebrates baptisms, notes college closure By Karen L. Willoughby MONTANA CITY, Mont. – Baptisms in Montana are up 50 percent over the last four years, Executive Director Barrett Duke announced during the state convention’s recent annual meeting. In other major news, Montana Christian College has closed, Duke said. “It’s not one church; 70 percent […]

GARDEN CITY, Kansas (BP) – The nations are coming here, and First Southern Baptist Church is ready for them.