Posts published in “Mississippi”

First Church, Gulfport, repays NC volunteers after Helene

Members of First Church, Gulfport, work on a home in Spruce Pine, N.C., on Aug. 19. (Photo credit: Jimmy Stewart)

First Church, Gulfport, repays NC volunteers after Helene

September 2, 2025

GULFPORT, Miss. (BP) — The people of First Church, Gulfport, are very familiar with what it feels like to have your world swept away. In…

From devastation to hope: The enduring legacy of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief 20 years after Katrina

Hurricane Katrina evacuees were spread across the Gulf Coast. Here, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers prepare a meal in Meridian. In total, SBDR volunteers prepared 14.6 million meals in the response. (Photo credit: John Swain/NAMB)

From devastation to hope: The enduring legacy of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief 20 years after Katrina

August 29, 2025

‘Blessed Be Your Name’: Twenty years later, First Church, Biloxi, pastors reflect on Katrina

(Photo credit: First Church, Biloxi)

‘Blessed Be Your Name’: Twenty years later, First Church, Biloxi, pastors reflect on Katrina

August 28, 2025

Equipping Leaders Weekend delivers Gospel-centered tools to strengthen church outreach

Equipping Leaders Weekend, August 22–23, at Brandon Church in Brandon. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Equipping Leaders Weekend delivers Gospel-centered tools to strengthen church outreach

August 28, 2025

2025 Annual Convention Update: A New Location, the Same Mission

2025 Annual Convention Update: A New Location, the Same Mission

August 26, 2025

Scholarship honoring Chapman
announced by Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas — During this week’s meeting of its Board of Trustees, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced the launch of a new scholarship initiated by the family of Morris H. Chapman to honor his denominational legacy. Chapman, 84, passed away Oct. 20. The Morris H. and Jodi Francis Chapman Denominational Scholars Award is an endowed fund that supports students preparing to serve the denomination as Chapman did as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), 1990-1992, and for 18 years as the president of the SBC Executive Committee, as well as other denominational posts. The scholarship will provide support for a student enrolled in the SBC Annual Meeting course through Southwestern, as well as providing scholarships for advanced research in areas such as denominational effectiveness, the history of Crossover, the Cooperative Program, or the life and ministry of Chapman.  Southwestern trustees affirmed the new scholarship by approving $20,000 in funds from its quasi-endowment fund to support the endowed scholarship.