Arkansas
Knowing their students were craving community post-pandemic, Central Baptist and New Beginnings Community Church in Bald Knob, Arkansas, decided to join forces to host a camp. After getting comfortable, students started opening up, reports Arkansas Baptist News. Jamie McAnelly at Central mentioned a student who said, “There’s a pond behind the cabin and a swimming pool over there — I want to get baptized now.” The rest of the nights were filled with prayers over the lost and cheers for the saved.
Georgia
Realizing they are stronger together, Baptist churches in a few counties in North Georgia opened a ministry center providing food, health care, bikes and more for their community. The dental and counseling offices have seen 24 salvations combined. Parents are able to get bikes for their children while students wash cars. Stacy Dyer, associational mission strategist, said, “We are all working together for one common goal and one common good,” reports the Christian Index.
Louisiana
Graduating with the small class of 300, Grant and Lauren Phillips reflect on their relationship and time at Louisiana College, seeing God’s blessings in their life, reports the Baptist Message. Grant described the school’s intimate atmosphere: “Professors got invested in whatever we were doing.” They have since moved to Bellevue, Washington, where Lauren works for Amazon as a financial analyst and Grant teaches at a Christian school.
North Carolina
Two Hephzibah Baptist Church members baked and sold cinnamon rolls to fund a missions trip to the Philippines in 2016 in partnership between their Wendell, North Carolina, church and the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. According to the Biblical Recorder, in 2018 the duo completed state inspections and licensing to launch Sweet 31 Baking Company, a reference to Proverbs 31. One of the owners is Melanie Wallace, president of the board of directors of the state convention 2019–2020.
Tennessee
After canceling camps for 2020, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board decided to refocus and rename their camp for teenagers. YEC (Youth Evangelism Conference) Camp combines evangelism elements with the camp atmosphere, reported Baptist and Reflector. Jay Barbier, TBMB youth specialist, aims to teach youth the basics about what they believe.
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