Posts published in “Mississippi”

ERLC staff look to Dec. 1 hearing on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion law scheduled before U.S. Supreme Court

ERLC staff look to Dec. 1 hearing on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion law scheduled before U.S. Supreme Court

November 30, 2021

NASHVILLE (BP and local reports) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in Nashville is focusing on pro-life work as…

First Church, Pontotoc, provides Thanksgiving dinner with a sweet side of faith

SWEET SERVICE — Ken Hester (right), senior pastor of First Church, Pontotoc, assists church member Michelle Benjamin as she prepares to serve her special sweet potato casserole recipe at the church’s annual Feeding of the 5,000 Thanksgiving dinner distribution.

First Church, Pontotoc, provides Thanksgiving dinner with a sweet side of faith

November 29, 2021

Youth Evangelism Challenge back on track for late December

Youth Evangelism Challenge back on track for late December

November 23, 2021

History of Baptists in Mississippi to be updated in new book

BAPTIST HISTORY — Shawn Parker (left), executive director-treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board; Anthony Kay (second from right), executive director of the Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission; and author Robert Rogers, staff chaplain at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, inspect a painting of the first Baptist church in Mississippi, Salem Church (Coles Creek) in Jefferson County, by retired Mississippi Baptist pastor Robert Mamrak. (Photo credit: Barri A. Shirley)

History of Baptists in Mississippi to be updated in new book

November 15, 2021

Governor announces extension, lifting of COVID-19 state of emergency

Governor announces extension, lifting of COVID-19 state of emergency

November 12, 2021

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.