Christmas backpacks collection underway

November 3, 2022

More than 12,000 backpacks are expected to be donated by Alabama Baptists across the state in this year’s Christmas backpacks effort, a ministry partnership between

Alabama WMU Christmas backpack collection underway

November 9, 2021

Howardtown Baptist Church in Tibbie collected 90 backpacks for Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union’s Christmas Backpacks ministry. Each year, churches fill new bags with nonperishable food

Christmas Backpacks ministry partnerships continue despite pandemic

December 8, 2020

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama Baptists are on track to collect more than 9,000 backpacks destined for holiday outreach efforts at ministry sites across the

Madison Baptist Association to host children’s missions expedition

February 26, 2020

Madison Baptist Association will host a children’s missions expedition for children first through sixth grade on March 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at

Alabama WMU on track to meet goal of 9,500 Christmas backpacks

November 5, 2019

Alabama WMU is on track to meet its 2019 goal of 9,500 Christmas backpacks. Each backpack, like those shown above packed by members of FBC

Alabama Baptist churches collect 9,441 Christmas backpacks for children

December 18, 2018

Alabama Baptist churches helped make Christmas brighter for thousands of children this year through the Christmas Backpack ministry. Pat Ingram, missions and ministry consultant for

Baptist associations ‘grab hold of’ backpack ministries

December 19, 2017

By Grace Thornton The Alabama Baptist From June to almost November, all Aimee Starling thinks about is backpacks. It’s been that way now for several

Christmas backpack ministry to continue after Barker retires

December 19, 2017

Alabama Baptists will send a record number of Christmas backpacks to kids this year through its partnership with the Mississippi River Ministry (MRM). Alabama’s 2017