Posts published in “Mississippi”

At Back Bay Church, military families prepped for missions

GODSPEED — Adam Bennett (left), pastor of Back Bay Church in Ocean Springs, and church member Megan Brown (right), pray for a military family that will soon be deploying to an undisclosed location. The church has developed a special ministry to equip military families to share the Gospel in the communities around the world where they will be stationed. (Photo credit: Back Bay Church)

At Back Bay Church, military families prepped for missions

August 4, 2022

By Tony MartinAssociate Editor Back Bay Church in Ocean Springs has developed a special ministry that focuses on military families, particularly the ones from nearby…

Student leaders shine at 2022 Super Summer

WORSHIPPING – A total of 700 students attended 2022 Super Summer July 11-15 on the campus of Baptist-affiliated Mississippi College in Clinton. The annual event is designed to spotlight the best of the rising Baptist student population and deepen their understanding of the call of God on their lives. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Student leaders shine at 2022 Super Summer

July 20, 2022

Mississippi abortion clinic closed for good

GOING AWAY – A moving truck was spotted recently in front of Jackson Women’s Health Organization on North State Street in Jackson, after the clinic was forced to cease performing abortions in Mississippi. The owner of the clinic told Associated Press that the building has been sold and the clinic will reopen in abortion-friendly New Mexico.

Mississippi abortion clinic closed for good

July 19, 2022

Crisis Pregnancy Center information sought

Crisis Pregnancy Center information sought

July 15, 2022

FIRST PERSON: The Baptist Children’s Village next 125 years

CELEBRATING 125 YEARS — Sean Milner (right) executive director of The Baptist Children’s Village (BCV), talks with Bettye Coward (center), retired president of Baptist-affiliated Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, and Steve Jordan, missions specialist for Attala Association in Kosciusko and member of the BCV board of directors, during the BCV 125th Anniversary Celebration May 12 at the Village’s Support Center in Ridgeland. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

FIRST PERSON: The Baptist Children’s Village next 125 years

July 13, 2022

Clergy Act advances from House
Ways and Means Committee
DALLAS – On Dec. 10 the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Clergy Act, H.R. 227, in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. The Clergy Act would provide ministers who opted out of Social Security a one-time window to opt back in. The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by California Congressmen Vince Fong and Mike Thompson, and has gained the support of several co-sponsors. The legislation is supported by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and other leaders from a wide variety of large and historic denominational benefit boards. In a news release issued by Rep. Fong’s office, GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck expressed gratitude to Fong for his leadership. The Clergy Act would create a two-year window beginning in 2029 that would allow eligible ministers who have opted out of Social Security to revoke their exemption and begin contributing. Ministers must still meet the standard 10-year contribution requirement to earn full retired-worker benefits, receiving benefits proportional to their contributions.