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Hispanic pastors address challenges amid turbulent season of ministry

A group of 50 Mississippi Baptist Hispanic pastors, their wives, and children, gathered at Lake Tiak-O’Khata for their annual retreat March 7-8. (Photo credit: Cosme Arana)

Hispanic pastors address challenges amid turbulent season of ministry

March 28, 2025

By Lindsey WilliamsWriting Specialist On March 7 – 8, a group of 50 pastors, their wives, and children, gathered at Lake Tiak-O’Khata for the annual…

Pastors’ pay rebounds in Southern Baptist churches

Pastors’ pay rebounds in Southern Baptist churches

September 10, 2024

BSU Summer Missions: Finding joy, hope, purpose in Christ at Glacier Meadow Lodge

Riley Cowart (center), BSU summer missionary and student at Mississippi State University, poses with campers at Glacier National Park in Montana. (Photo courtesy of Riley Cowart)

BSU Summer Missions: Finding joy, hope, purpose in Christ at Glacier Meadow Lodge

August 12, 2024

‘God first’ commitment fuels Armstrong’s Olympics outlook

Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, and Caleb Dressel display the gold medals they received in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Paris Défense Arena. (Baptist Press photo by David McIntyre/Genesis Photos)

‘God first’ commitment fuels Armstrong’s Olympics outlook

July 30, 2024

Deaf Jesus Film extends Gospel to largest unreached people group in US

Deaf Jesus Film extends Gospel to largest unreached people group in US

April 3, 2024

Deacon killed in shooting
after church Easter egg hunt
GULFPORT (CBS News) — A Mississippi deacon suffered fatal injuries in a shooting that broke out Saturday after an Easter egg hunt hosted by his church, according to the church and local police. Empowerment Ministries Christian Center, which describes itself as a non-denominational ministry located in Gulfport, identified the deacon as Eddie Shed, who also served as its head of security. The church said the shooting was not carried out by anyone affiliated with its ministry, and Shed was killed while attempting to intervene. Gunfire erupted at around 2:05 p.m. local time. The Easter egg hunt had been held in Gulfport's Jack and Florence Goldin Park, according to the Gulfport Police Department. In a news release, the department said a child custody dispute prompted the shooting, and the suspect "reportedly brandished a firearm and opened fire, striking two individuals who were attempting to deescalate (sic) the argument." Witnesses told CBS News affiliate WLOX that Shed had stepped in to protect children in the vicinity once the shooting started. He was pronounced dead at the scene.