Posts published in “Mississippi”

Hattiesburg CJC program celebrates 25 years of community impact

Volunteers with RISE earn Adult Reading and Writing Teacher Training certificates at the State Literacy Missions and Christian Job Corps Conference held at Garaywa Camp & Conference Center July 31-August 1. (Photo credit: RISE)

Hattiesburg CJC program celebrates 25 years of community impact

August 19, 2026

By Lindsey CarrawayWriting Specialist CLINTON, Miss. — RISE, a Christian Job Corp (CJC) program in Hattiesburg, is celebrating 25 years of ministry this year. Recently,…

Adults account for most baptisms in SBC congregations

An adult is baptized at Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon. In 2025, 33 percent of baptisms in Southern Baptist congregations were adults. (Photo credit: Crossgates Baptist Church)

Adults account for most baptisms in SBC congregations

August 14, 2026

2026 MBC Annual Convention Update: Resolutions submission window to open Sept. 27

2026 MBC Annual Convention Update: Resolutions submission window to open Sept. 27

August 12, 2026

Half a century of hope: First Baptist Jackson’s ESL Ministry marks 50 years of transforming lives

The ESL ministry at First Baptist Church, Jackson, celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year. (Photo credit: FBJ)

Half a century of hope: First Baptist Jackson’s ESL Ministry marks 50 years of transforming lives

August 12, 2026

Elementary education students REAP benefits of landmark MC-CPSD partnership

Mississippi Christian University (MC) President Blake Thompson (seated second from right) and Clinton Public School District (CPSD) Superintendent Andy Schoggin (seated second from left) sign the Rising Educator and Arrow Partnership (REAP) agreement on July 30 at Clinton’s Northside Elementary School. (Photo credit: MC)

Elementary education students REAP benefits of landmark MC-CPSD partnership

August 7, 2026

Government report prompts
calls for clarification of abortion
coverage in Obamacare
WASHINGTON (BP) — Pro-life lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to reissue a rule from 2019 clarifying federal funding of abortions following the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report yesterday. The 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) included a compromise that states were given authority to prohibit abortion coverage in their marketplace if they chose to do so. To maintain compliance with the Hyde Amendment, enacted in 1976, the ACA established that federal premium tax credits cannot directly pay for abortion services except for those involving rape, incest or life endangerment. The Separate Payment Rule, finalized in 2019, required insurers to collect separate payments between elective abortion coverage and the insurance premium, billing each member per month at least $1 for non-Hyde abortion coverage. The Biden administration repealed the rule in 2021, saying the system created a high burden on insurers, states, marketplaces and consumers. According to yesterday’s report, 26 percent (1,719 out of 6,655) of 2026 qualified health plans (QHPs) under the Affordable Care Act covered non-excepted abortion services, those that are elective and not due to rape, incest or life endangerment.