- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 December 9, 2022

Jerry Rankin Mission Center opens at Mississippi College

MISSION CENTER – Jerry Rankin (second from right), president emeritus of Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board, cuts the ceremonial ribbon Oct. 28 at the dedication ceremony for the Jerry Rankin Mission Center in the newly-renovated Baptist Student Union (BSU) House on the Mississippi College (MC) Clinton campus. Looking on are (from left) Mandy Phillips, MC BSU director; MC President Blake Thompson, and Kayla McNair, MC BSU president. (Submitted photograph)

Jerry Rankin Mission Center opens at Mississippi College

December 9, 2022

CLINTON, Miss. (Special) — Years ago, then-Mississippi College President Lee Royce approached native Mississippian Jerry A. Rankin, former president of the International Mission Board (IMB)…

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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.