The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 November 12, 2026

Crossgates builds ministry bridges across county lines

A team of 14 members from Crossgates Baptist Church, Brandon, volunteered to help with a Fall Festival held by Macedonia Indian Baptist Church at the Conehatta Recreation Center on Oct. 31. (Photo credit: Crossgates)

Crossgates builds ministry bridges across county lines

November 12, 2026

By Sydney Charlton Since Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon began their “NXT10: Believe to Become” initiative in 2023, its missions ministry has specifically prayed for…

MC Named to Princeton Review’s 2027 Mental Health Honor Roll

The Christ in Gethsemane sculpture on the campus of Mississippi Christian University. (Photo credit: MC)

MC Named to Princeton Review’s 2027 Mental Health Honor Roll

November 11, 2026

VETERANS DAY: Honoring those who defend our liberty

VETERANS DAY: Honoring those who defend our liberty

November 11, 2026

Evangelism Task Force challenges churches to cultivate, celebrate Gospel conversations

Bo Rice, pastor of First Baptist Church, Brandon, and chairman of the Evangelism Task Force, gives a report during the 190th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Baptist Convention on Oct. 27 at Broadmoor Baptist Church, Madison. With him on stage are other task force members (from left): Don Lum, MBCB Evangelism director; Lloyd Sweatt of Meadowood Baptist Church, Amory; David Williams of the Lincoln County Baptist Association; Collin Montgomery of First Baptist Church, Greenwood; Judith Lyons, member of Twin Lakes Baptist Church, Madison; and David Haynes of First Baptist Church, Senatobia. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Evangelism Task Force challenges churches to cultivate, celebrate Gospel conversations

November 10, 2026

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Don’t give up on the First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church, Jackson

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Don’t give up on the First Baptist Church

November 10, 2026

Supreme Court hears Colorado
religious discrimination case
WASHINGTON (BP) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 3 in a case regarding a Colorado law that critics claim constitutes religious discrimination. A group of Catholic preschools is fighting the law because it does not allow an exemption for them to participate in the state’s preschool funding program. Colorado’s universal preschool program (known as UPK) was created in 2022 and offers funding for up to 15 hours of weekly preschool education at any licensed public or private school provided it agrees to an “equal opportunity mandate,” which requires the school to service students regardless of “sexual orientation or gender identity,” among other things. Catholic preschools under the Archdiocese of Denver, including St. Mary Catholic Parish, filed a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination in August 2023. St. Mary Catholic Parish, along with more than 30 other Catholic preschools in Denver, requires employees and admitted families to affirm a biblical ethic with regard to gender and sexuality. St. Mary’s application to the program and request for a religious exemption were denied by the state. This was despite other schools in the state receiving exceptions for other secular reasons such as “enrollment preferences.” St. Mary Catholic Parish was joined in the lawsuit by St. Bernadette Catholic Parish, The Archdiocese of Denver and two parents of preschool-age children. The plaintiffs allege their exclusion from the universal preschool funding program violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The funding Colorado’s UPK offers, which it denied the petitioners, can total more than $6,000 per school year.