- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 October 24, 2023

2023 MBC Annual Meeting convenes in Jackson

OPENING SESSION – Choirs and orchestras of the three universities associated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention (MBC) – Mississippi College in Clinton, William Carey University in Hattiesburg, and Blue Mountain Christian University in Blue Mountain – combined for a concert at the opening session of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Baptist Convention on the morning of Oct. 24 in the worship center of First Church, Jackson. (Photo Credit: Bart Lambright)

2023 MBC Annual Meeting convenes in Jackson

October 24, 2023

By William PerkinsEditor Messengers from Mississippi Baptist Convention (MBC) churches across the state opened the Oct. 24 morning session of the 2023 Annual Meeting in…

2023 Mississippi Baptist Convention First Day Bulletin

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Clergy Act advances from House
Ways and Means Committee
DALLAS – On Dec. 10 the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Clergy Act, H.R. 227, in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. The Clergy Act would provide ministers who opted out of Social Security a one-time window to opt back in. The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by California Congressmen Vince Fong and Mike Thompson, and has gained the support of several co-sponsors. The legislation is supported by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and other leaders from a wide variety of large and historic denominational benefit boards. In a news release issued by Rep. Fong’s office, GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck expressed gratitude to Fong for his leadership. The Clergy Act would create a two-year window beginning in 2029 that would allow eligible ministers who have opted out of Social Security to revoke their exemption and begin contributing. Ministers must still meet the standard 10-year contribution requirement to earn full retired-worker benefits, receiving benefits proportional to their contributions.