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New MBCB logo presented to messengers at 186th annual meeting

NEW LOGO – Shawn Parker, executive director-treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB), introduces the new MBCB logo to messengers attending the Oct. 25 evening session of the 2022 Mississippi Baptist Convention Annual Meeting at First Church, Jackson. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

New MBCB logo presented to messengers at 186th annual meeting

October 27, 2022

By William PerkinsEditor The new Mississippi Baptist Convention Board logo was revealed by board executive director-treasurer Shawn Parker during the Oct. 25 evening session of…

Hurt, Hanberry to serve as MBC vice-presidents

KING HONORED — Keith Grubbs (left), pastor of Park Place Church, Pearl, and chairman of the Mississippi Baptist Education Commission, commends retired William Carey University President Tommy King (second from left) during the Oct. 25 afternoon session of the 2022 Mississippi Baptist Convention Annual Meeting at First Church, Jackson. King, who has been associated with the university for more than 50 years beginning with his days as a student on the Hattiesburg campus, was joined in the recognition by his wife Sandra (second from right) and Ben Burnett, who succeeded King as WCU president. King received a standing ovation from messengers. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Hurt, Hanberry to serve as MBC vice-presidents

October 26, 2022

Sweatt elected to second term as MBC president

CALL TO ORDER – Mississippi Baptist Convention (MBC) President Lloyd Sweatt, pastor of Meadowood Church, Amory, opens the first session of the 2022 MBC Annual Meeting on Oct. 25 at First Church, Jackson, with a rap of the ceremonial gavel. During the session, Sweatt was reelected without opposition to a second term as president. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Sweatt elected to second term as MBC president

October 25, 2022

IMB kicks off tour to highlight missions yet to be done

GETTING INVOLVED — Around 200 Southern Baptists gathered at Henderson Hills Church in Edmond, Okla., on Oct. 11 for Together for the Nations, the first in a series of events planned by Southern Baptist’s International Mission Board to involve more people in fulfilling the Great Commission. (Photo credit: IMB)

IMB kicks off tour to highlight missions yet to be done

October 21, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A better life requires action on your part

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A better life requires action on your part

October 21, 2022

GuideStone announces release
of its Ministers’ Tax Guide
GuideStone^® has released its most popular annual publication, the 2025 Ministers’ Tax Guide for 2024 Returns prepared by Richard Hammar, available now for GuideStone members. The tax guide includes tax highlights for 2024 — such as annual contribution limits and standard business mileage rates — along with step-by-step filing instructions for ministers’ personal taxes and comprehensive examples and sample forms. Additionally, GuideStone ministry partners and church administrators have access to the annual Federal Reporting Requirements for Churches.This publication is included in the full tax guide or as a separate electronic copy. GuideStone members can receive both free resources by visiting GuideStone.org or can request a free printed copy of the tax guide by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433) (printed copies are limited). The guide was again written this year by Richard Hammar, a noted CPA, attorney and widely published author who specializes in legal and tax issues for ministers. “Ministers’ taxes have their own unique challenges and opportunities,” said GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck. “The annual tax guide is one more opportunity for us to come alongside our members to help them achieve financial resilience so they can focus on their vital Kingdom calling.”