Benjamin Hawkins

People are living in tents in the mountains of western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Many were left homeless following floods and landslides resulting from Hurricane Helene last fall. So the First Baptist Church of Troy, Mo., decided to raise funds and buy a used RV travel trailer to give to a family there. The Twin Rivers Baptist Association offered funding to purchase a second trailer, and it has been sent down as well. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.

First in Fallujah, Iraq, then in Djibouti, Africa, and finally Mobile, Alabama, the Memorial Day Flag Relay (MDFR) has been bringing encouragement and healing to active-duty servicemen, veterans and their families for 20 years. ... It has also pointed the way to Christ. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.

On this Memorial Day, in the centennial year of the 1925 adoption of The Baptist Faith and Message (BFM), it is appropriate to remember a fallen soldier who left an overlooked legacy on the BFM's message: Captain Sanford Miller Brown, Jr. (1893-1918). Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.

The Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants lost an appeal in a Tennessee district court but have appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The case, Preston Garner et. al. v. Southern Baptist Convention et. al., regards an inquiry made by the SBC Credentials Committee in the course of following up on a confidential report made to the SBC’s abuse hotline. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.

More than 700 degrees were conferred to the class of 2025 at Missouri Baptist University’s 53rd commencement ceremony on May 6 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. The degrees conferred included 363 undergraduate degrees, 243 graduate degrees and 20 doctoral degrees, including degrees that will be completed in summer 2025. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.

International Mission Board trustees approved 65 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 21-22 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. The missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 10, at 10:08 a.m. CDT in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. The event will be livestreamed on sbcannualmeeting.net. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.

From a global vantage point unique to its study of the Bible’s impact on U.S. adults, the American Bible Society (ABS) said Americans revere Scripture, faith and church more than others in a geographical cluster described as the “secular west.” Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.

Our public schools often allow chaplains after a tragedy has occurred, as there is a recognition that chaplains can provide comfort, hope, and healing. But why must we wait for a tragedy to occur before allowing our students to avail themselves of the services of a chaplain? Why not be proactive? Why not make this resource available to students before a crisis or tragedy strikes? Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill that would make this possible. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Search and rescue efforts continue across Kentucky even as recovery efforts have begun in Missouri following deadly storms that swept across the region May 16-17. More than 25 people were killed by the storms and thousands suffered injury and loss.

One piece of Missouri legislation that has been passed and is on its way to the Governor’s desk is of vital importance to all of our Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) around the state, as well as to other student groups on college and university campuses. Read the full story from The Pathway, Missouri Baptists' news source.