- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 January 2, 2025

Explore the Bible: January 5

January 2, 2025

Provision Given • Exodus 16:11-19; 17:1-6 By Wayne VanHorn Today’s lesson is summarized in one statement, “God provides for His people!” In spite of this profound…

Bible Studies for Life: January 5

Bible Studies for Life: January 5

January 2, 2025

Little church, big heart: Tornado survival brings renewed faith

Members of O'Zion Church, Meadville, gather for prayer after a tornado destroyed the church Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo credit: Brandy Campbell/FOX Weather)

Little church, big heart: Tornado survival brings renewed faith

December 30, 2024

Christmas in the Delta: 350 Mississippi BSU students ‘serve in their own backyard’

Mississippi BSU students build a wheelchair ramp in the rain during Christmas in the Delta. (Photo credit: Sam Ivy)

Christmas in the Delta: 350 Mississippi BSU students ‘serve in their own backyard’

December 26, 2024

Explore the Bible: December 29

Explore the Bible: December 29

December 26, 2024

Scholarship honoring Chapman
announced by Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas — During this week’s meeting of its Board of Trustees, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced the launch of a new scholarship initiated by the family of Morris H. Chapman to honor his denominational legacy. Chapman, 84, passed away Oct. 20. The Morris H. and Jodi Francis Chapman Denominational Scholars Award is an endowed fund that supports students preparing to serve the denomination as Chapman did as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), 1990-1992, and for 18 years as the president of the SBC Executive Committee, as well as other denominational posts. The scholarship will provide support for a student enrolled in the SBC Annual Meeting course through Southwestern, as well as providing scholarships for advanced research in areas such as denominational effectiveness, the history of Crossover, the Cooperative Program, or the life and ministry of Chapman.  Southwestern trustees affirmed the new scholarship by approving $20,000 in funds from its quasi-endowment fund to support the endowed scholarship.