Posts published in “Mississippi”

Margaret Lackey Offering for State Missions

Margaret Lackey Offering for State Missions

October 8, 2021

The Margaret Lackey Offering for State Missions is the primary funding stream for key mission efforts in many different areas: Garaywa Camp and Conference Center…

Miss. Baptist leaders send open letter to SBC Executive Committee

(Photo credit: Kentucky Today file photo)

Miss. Baptist leaders send open letter to SBC Executive Committee

October 5, 2021

Hinds BSUers answer call for hurricane cleanup volunteers

READY TO GO — Members of the Baptist Student Union at Hinds Community College in Raymond prepare to begin cleanup work at Bethel Church, Bourg, La., after Hurricane Ida caused significant damage to the church’s facilities in late August. Prepping them were Dave Turner (left) of Arizona Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and Rob Bline (second from left) of California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. (Photo credit: The Baptist Paper)

Hinds BSUers answer call for hurricane cleanup volunteers

September 28, 2021

Federal control of abortion passes U.S. House, heads to Senate

Federal control of abortion passes U.S. House, heads to Senate

September 27, 2021

Hearing before U.S. Supreme Court on Miss. abortion law set for Dec. 1

U.S. Supreme Court

Hearing before U.S. Supreme Court on Miss. abortion law set for Dec. 1

September 22, 2021

Messengers celebrate 100 years
of Cooperative Program giving
DALLAS (BP) — During the June 10 afternoon session of the SBC annual meeting in Dallas, SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg led messengers in celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program giving. Referencing Joshua 4, he shared the story of God instructing His people to gather 12 commemorative stones from the Jordan River and to create a memorial to the miracle of God, who stopped the river so the Israelites could cross on dry ground. The memorial had two purposes, Iorg said. First, it was a reminder in verses 6-9 to celebrate a historic event when the river stopped flowing, and they walked on dry ground. Second, in verses 6-7, it was an object lesson for future generations. In a similar way, throughout this convention, Southern Baptists are erecting memorial stones of 100 years of cooperation demonstrated through the Cooperative Program, Iorg said. “We point to missionaries sent, churches started, students educated, institutions built and most of all, people saved because Southern Baptists have contributed more than $20 billion through the Cooperative Program in the past 100 years.”