During their 191st annual meeting, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) messengers celebrated their Great Commission partnership and were challenged to reach and baptize 8,000 new believers across the state in 2026. They also urged churches to continue fighting for the life of the unborn, and they adopted a task force report regarding the “office of the pastor, specifically as it relates to a woman’s role in ministry.” Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
The Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) has announced the launch of several new financial programs designed to meet the growing needs of Missouri Baptist churches, ministries and individual investors. The post Missouri Baptist Foundation introduces investment, ministry support tools appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
A task force of Missouri Baptist Convention's (MBC) Credentials Committee has released a written report on the "office of the pastor, specifically as it relates to a woman's role in ministry." Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Pastor Rodney Rambo and his Carl Junction congregation, Rooted Church, has sent roughly 80 people Pittsburg, Kans., where they will help start a new church. The new church plant, named Radiant Church, is being formed from a team made up of nearly one-third of Rooted Church’s membership. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Milwaukee is known for many things, including the birth of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, cheese curds, bratwurst and Lake Michigan. One thing it’s not known for is floods. That all changed, though, on Aug. 9-10, when different parts of the city were inundated with 10-to-14 inches of rain. The rain came so fast that it was more than the storm drains could handle, causing water to back up into basements throughout the city. As a result, what was referred to as a “1,000-year flood” damaged ...| Pathway
The Missouri Baptist Convention’s 2025 Ministry Wives Luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 11:30am in the St. Charles Convention Center here. The post ‘Resilient Hope’: Women in Ministry Luncheon scheduled for Oct. 28 appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
Missouri Baptists will gather in Branson on Monday morning and early afternoon, Oct. 27, for their annual Pastors’ Conference. The post Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference set Monday, Oct. 27 appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
This year, Missouri Baptists have joined Southern Baptists across the country in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program. As the celebration reaches its crescendo at the MBC Annual Meeting in Branson Oct. 27-28, Missouri Baptists have a unique opportunity to recognize their legacy of generosity by celebrating the entire month, with a focus on national CP Day, Oct. 5. The post MBC to celebrate 100 years of CP in October appeared first on Pathway.| Pathway
Executive Director Wes Fowler and the staff of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) are hosting a dinner for bi-vocational pastors and their wives, Oct. 27, during the MBC Annual Meeting in Branson. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Hannibal-LaGrange University is pleased to announce its annual Grow Week, a series of special chapel services and events designed to encourage spiritual growth in the campus community. This year’s featured speaker is Daniel Ritchie, evangelist and Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention, who has shared the hope of Christ with audiences across the nation. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Resolutions for this year’s MBC Annual Meeting must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Resolutions at least sixty (60) days prior to the first session of the annual meeting, which means the deadline of Aug. 28 is fast approaching. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Learn how exercise helps Linda cope with metastatic breast cancer. She shares how movement alleviates fatigue, eases pain and improves her well-being.| Susan G. Komen®
In Kelsey’s first month of service at the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH), she met a client who shared a story of relapse, shame, and regret. Kelsey shared Jesus at the Holy Spirit’s prompting. Through the power of the gospel, the client faced reality and took responsibility for her situation. The work of the MBCH is among more than two dozen ministries supported by the Missouri Missions Offering (MMO). The MMO Eight Days of Prayer are Sept. 7-14. Read the full story from The Pa...| Pathway
Before Youth Minister Jimmy Bagwell and his family moved to Memphis, Mo., three years ago, he was told that the cows in the town outnumbered people ten to one. (With a population of about 1,700 people, you can do the math.) But beyond the hooves and hayfields, the heart of this rural town beats for community—a community that Bagwell cherishes, but even more so, by First Baptist Church (FBC) of Memphis. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
More than 1,600 students gathered across three Missouri Super Summer camps this June, making 2025 the largest year in the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) camp’s recent history and resulting in dozens of spiritual decisions. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
In the early 2000s, I met Ben Hess at the Denny’s restaurant next to Interstate 44 in Eureka. For the previous few months, my wife Heidi and I had been wrestling with the call to plant a church in this St. Louis suburb. From that meeting, and for multiple years after we planted the church, Ben, for us, was the face of the Cooperative Program. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
When Johnie and Dee Alden moved to Maryville, Mo., to be closer to family, including grandchildren, they wanted to serve in a mission team. They soon found Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) and have hit the ground running. “We came across the Disaster Relief team and watched the videos. It touched my wife and me." Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) executive board members meeting here, March 3-4, approved 2026 goals for statewide offerings, recommended an amendment to the MBC Nominating Committee’s rules and procedures, and created a Credentials Committee Guidelines Task Force. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board members meeting here, Aug. 26-27, approved the convention’s 2025 spending plan and recommended that MBC messengers gathered for their annual meeting in October take a special offering to support a Christian school in St. Louis. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.| Pathway
