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Fires erupt as Mississippi mission team serves Los Angeles

College students from First Church, Jackson, were on a mission trip to Send Relief's Ministry Center in Los Angeles the week major wildfires broke out around the city. As part of their trip, they served the homeless on the streets by handing out masks to help people breathe through the smoky haze and ash in the air. (Photo credit: Steven Smith)

Fires erupt as Mississippi mission team serves Los Angeles

January 16, 2025

LOS ANGELES — When Steven Smith and the group of college students he was leading began their mission trip to Send Relief’s Ministry Center in…

‘Ordinary Americans who have lost it all’: LA church plant pastor shares about wildfire devastation, response

Members of The Abiding Church, Los Angeles, pack supplies for wildfire victims. In the last two days, they have delivered over 10 truckloads of supplies. (Photo credit: Trenton Mueller)

‘Ordinary Americans who have lost it all’: LA church plant pastor shares about wildfire devastation, response

January 14, 2025

NAMB encouraging pastors to leverage March 16 to share John 3:16

NAMB encouraging pastors to leverage March 16 to share John 3:16

January 14, 2025

National WMU Executive-Director sets evangelism, discipleship challenge for Mississippi women

A group of women pray with the national Woman's Missionary Union executive-director Sandy Wisdom-Martin (center) before launching the Cooperative Program Houseboat. (Photo credit: National WMU)

National WMU Executive-Director sets evangelism, discipleship challenge for Mississippi women

January 12, 2025

Meta announces ‘more speech’ on Facebook, Instagram: How Mississippi churches can respond

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Meta announces ‘more speech’ on Facebook, Instagram: How Mississippi churches can respond

January 8, 2025

Southern Baptists mobilizing
for wildfire relief, financial,
prayer support needed
LOS ANGELES (BP) — Send Relief, Southern Baptists’ compassion ministry, has established a giving channel to help in the wake of the devastating fires in Los Angeles and the surrounding area. Los Angeles is home to one of Send Relief’s ministry centers, spread around the U.S. In a video posted Friday (Jan. 10), ministry center director Darryl Speers gave an update. A team is currently serving at the ministry center, located in L.A.’s notorious Skid Row, providing hot meals, water and even face masks. Around 180,000 people have been displaced by the fires, Speers said. Family members of local church partners have lost their homes. “We are partnering together with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief that is also here with us as we prepare for a massive cleanup effort over the next few days and months here in Los Angeles,” said Speers. Kendrick Neal, director of California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, confirmed in a Jan. 9 release that CSBDR is in communication with the City of Los Angeles, the Emergency Network of Los Angeles, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, first responders and local churches. They have been asked to help with “support at the Local Assistance Centers, spiritual care, and clean-up once the fires have been contained.”