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.