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For Mississippi’s Kyzars, retirement doesn’t mark end of missionary service
STILL SERVING — Mississippians Melinda and Russell Kyzar survey the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, in 2012 during their missionary service there with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Kyzars, who retired in 2015, have taken on the role of mentors for young missionaries leaving soon for their respective mission fields. (Photo credit: IMB)

For Mississippi’s Kyzars, retirement doesn’t mark end of missionary service

July 13, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. (IMB and local reports) — At the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention, making sure apprentice missionaries are prepared for…

African American Fellowship expresses concerns over messengers’ actions
HONORING GEORGE LIELE – Gregory Perkins, president of the National African American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), greets an attendee at the group’s George Liele Mission Banquet June 12 in New Orleans, held in conjunction with the SBC 2023 Annual Meeting. Liele, a former slave, is believed to be the first African American to serve as an overseas missionary. (Photo credit: Baptist Press)

African American Fellowship expresses concerns over messengers’ actions

July 11, 2023