Posts published in “Mississippi”

Dissolved church donates building to multiplying Hispanic ministry

Phillip Gandy (back right), pastor of Liberty Church, Waynesboro, leads a prayer of commitment with Iglesia Bautista Libertad pastor Uzziel Reyes (fifth from left) in their new church building. (Photo credit: Iglesia Bautista Libertad)

Dissolved church donates building to multiplying Hispanic ministry

September 23, 2024

By Lindsey WilliamsWriting Specialist In 2021, six remaining members of a dissolved church congregated. Over the past few years, the three couples of Oak Grove…

‘Take responsibility for the Great Commission’: USM BSU faithful to share Gospel on campus

Students gather at the Baptist Student Union on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. (Photo credit: USM BSU)

‘Take responsibility for the Great Commission’: USM BSU faithful to share Gospel on campus

September 20, 2024

Pine Belt AMS encourages healthy churches through discipleship, leadership development

Randy and Gina Sims (Photo credit: Randy Sims)

Pine Belt AMS encourages healthy churches through discipleship, leadership development

September 18, 2024

Volunteers encouraged to participate in State Fair evangelism

Volunteers from Colonial Heights Church, Brandon, and Cooperville Church, Morton, are shown in the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board evangelism tent during the 2023 Mississippi State Fair. (Special to The Baptist Record)

Volunteers encouraged to participate in State Fair evangelism

September 16, 2024

Update on new Mississippi requirement for nonprofits to file annual report

Update on new Mississippi requirement for nonprofits to file annual report

September 14, 2024

Deacon killed in shooting
after church Easter egg hunt
GULFPORT (CBS News) — A Mississippi deacon suffered fatal injuries in a shooting that broke out Saturday after an Easter egg hunt hosted by his church, according to the church and local police. Empowerment Ministries Christian Center, which describes itself as a non-denominational ministry located in Gulfport, identified the deacon as Eddie Shed, who also served as its head of security. The church said the shooting was not carried out by anyone affiliated with its ministry, and Shed was killed while attempting to intervene. Gunfire erupted at around 2:05 p.m. local time. The Easter egg hunt had been held in Gulfport's Jack and Florence Goldin Park, according to the Gulfport Police Department. In a news release, the department said a child custody dispute prompted the shooting, and the suspect "reportedly brandished a firearm and opened fire, striking two individuals who were attempting to deescalate (sic) the argument." Witnesses told CBS News affiliate WLOX that Shed had stepped in to protect children in the vicinity once the shooting started. He was pronounced dead at the scene.