Posts published in “Mississippi”

Dean of Baptist Student Union directors in Mississippi reflects on 40 years of campus ministry

Dean of Baptist Student Union directors in Mississippi reflects on 40 years of campus ministry

August 26, 2021

By Tony MartinAssociate Editor Jimmy Breland, retired and still-beloved director of the Baptist Student Union (BSU) at Delta State University (DSU) in Cleveland, spent almost…

MBCB Executive Committee approves $50,000 in relief aid for Haiti, Afghanistan

FLOYD AT MBCB – Ronnie Floyd (standing), president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in Nashville, talks with Owen Hitchcock (right), pastor of West End Church, West Point, and Gary Roberson, pastor of Carrollton Church, Carrollton, before Floyd’s presentation to members of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board August 24 at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

MBCB Executive Committee approves $50,000 in relief aid for Haiti, Afghanistan

August 26, 2021

WCU School of Pharmacy receives full accreditation

GETTING READY – The faculty and staff of the William Carey University School of Pharmacy pose for a group photo during a faculty/staff retreat earlier this summer as they prepared for new student orientation, the first since the pharmacy school received national accreditation. (Photo credit: WCU)

WCU School of Pharmacy receives full accreditation

August 19, 2021

Meridian churches ‘Love Out Loud’ in their community

(Photo by Sabrina Janelle/Shutterstock.com)

Meridian churches ‘Love Out Loud’ in their community

August 10, 2021

Mississippi’s Lee Brand Jr. serving as SBC’s first vice-president

NEW SBC OFFICERS – Southern Baptist Convention officers elected earlier this summer at the 2021 Annual Meeting in Nashville include (from left) Lee Brand Jr., first vice-president; John Yeats, recording secretary; Ed Litton, president; and Don Currance, registration secretary. Not pictured is second vice president Ramon Medina. (BP photo)

Mississippi’s Lee Brand Jr. serving as SBC’s first vice-president

August 5, 2021

GuideStone announces release
of its Ministers’ Tax Guide
GuideStone^® has released its most popular annual publication, the 2025 Ministers’ Tax Guide for 2024 Returns prepared by Richard Hammar, available now for GuideStone members. The tax guide includes tax highlights for 2024 — such as annual contribution limits and standard business mileage rates — along with step-by-step filing instructions for ministers’ personal taxes and comprehensive examples and sample forms. Additionally, GuideStone ministry partners and church administrators have access to the annual Federal Reporting Requirements for Churches.This publication is included in the full tax guide or as a separate electronic copy. GuideStone members can receive both free resources by visiting GuideStone.org or can request a free printed copy of the tax guide by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433) (printed copies are limited). The guide was again written this year by Richard Hammar, a noted CPA, attorney and widely published author who specializes in legal and tax issues for ministers. “Ministers’ taxes have their own unique challenges and opportunities,” said GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck. “The annual tax guide is one more opportunity for us to come alongside our members to help them achieve financial resilience so they can focus on their vital Kingdom calling.”