Arkansas
Crossroads New Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, celebrates watching a man from their community defeat addiction and give his life to Christ, reports Arkansas Baptist News. Jesse battled addiction all his life. Several church members began praying for him every Wednesday. His life began to change after he was released from a rehabilitation facility, giving his life to Christ and getting baptized. Now Jesse serves on the worship team.
Florida
Believers all over have been covering the weary first responders in South Florida in prayer, but Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers found a way to minister to the rescue workers, reported the Florida Baptist Witness. The Salvation Army and disaster relief volunteers worked together to provide laundry service for those working 12–18 hour shifts, spending days in the same clothes. Even though laundry seems like such a small task, the first responders welcomed the comfort provided by the disaster relief effort.
Kentucky
At 168 years old, New Friendship Baptist Church in Sadieville, Kentucky, had its first on-location baptism recently. Pastor Greg Mullins baptized a woman in a tub on the church’s rock wall, reported Kentucky Today. In the past, the church would use another church’s baptismal, but after merging post-pandemic with nearby Eagle Creek Baptist Church, Mullins decided it was time to have baptisms at their own church.
Louisiana
Kevin Goodman, once an airline pilot, never saw himself becoming a pastor, much less going to seminary, but after a series of seizures, Goodman was diagnosed with epilepsy, taking his ability to fly. Through God’s provision, Goodman found himself the pastor of Boeuf River Baptist Church in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Wanting to be the best for his church, Goodman decided to pursue a seminary education at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary through a scholarship that helps small-church pastors.
Mississippi
Super Summer wrapped up recently for the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board. The five-day event is a leadership, evangelism, apologetics and discipleship training conference “designed to provide spiritual growth and help develop student leadership in Mississippi churches,” according to the convention’s Facebook page. The training is designed for eighth graders through seniors and covers a different area each year the student attends and builds on the previous year’s study.
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