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40th Anniversary Reflects on Unexpected Answers to Prayer
Crest Avenue Baptist Church, Riverside, California, celebrated its 40th anniversary November 12. Between the morning worship service and a potluck Thanksgiving meal with the congregation, Pastor Robin...
View ArticleAnniversary in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Includes “Brotherhood of Pastors”
Calvary Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, celebrated its 75th anniversary. During the anniversary service, Pastor Zach Fischer led three former pastoral staff members in a Q and A panel. His...
View ArticleThanksgiving Food Distribution Serves Church’s Community
Restored Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, hosted a Thanksgiving food distribution for its community November 21. The church prepared 20,000 pounds of groceries to be given away to hundreds of...
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Lessons on Love at Arizona Family Conference
The Arizona Association of Regular Baptist Churches met for its Family Conference at Grace Baptist Church in Scottsdale. Encouragement, preaching, teaching, and prayer for entire families were features...
View ArticleNicaragua Missions Trip Adds Space for New Church
Members of First Baptist Church, Sherman, New York, took a weeklong missions trip in Nicaragua this fall. The team met up with a missionary couple and then spent the week serving in the couple’s...
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Rejuvenated for Gospel Work
The Bridge Fellowship of Michigan met for its annual conference October 16–18 at Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference Center. Kevin Moses, director of pastoral fellowship for the Bridge...
View ArticleMinistry Visits in Iowa
David Strope, interim national representative of the GARBC, visited two Iowa churches this month: Grace Baptist Church in Harlan December 3 and First Baptist Church in Perry December 10. In the photo...
View ArticlePierce Gibson Called as Teaching Pastor in Kansas
New Story Church, Kansas City, Kansas, called Pierce Gibson as teaching pastor. The church installed him to the role November 12. The service “was a beautiful reminder of who our God is and who we...
View ArticleNew Project for Women’s Missions Group
The Ohio Women for Missions “had an exceptionally wonderful time” at its retreat, says Donna Victor, president of the group. Looking at the theme “Trusting God’s Amazing Story” Nov. 9–10, the women...
View ArticleTraining Event Equips Believers for Outreach
At Fellowship Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa, My Circle outreach training equipped followers of Jesus to be more intentional with the people God has placed in their lives. In five sessions over two...
View ArticleRichard Woodworth, Pastor
Richard J. Woodworth, a pastor, died December 21. He was 88. Richard spent nearly 40 years serving as pastor at three churches: Calvary Baptist Church, Leesburg, Indiana; Highland Hills Baptist Church,...
View ArticleJohn Dawson, Pastor
John Dawson, a pastor, died December 8. He was 78. John was pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Woodburn, Bunker Hill, Illinois. He was also a chaplain for volunteer fire departments and a volunteer at...
View ArticleRegular Baptist Camps Connect at Conference
The National Association of Regular Baptist Camps met for its annual conference at Bethany Camp Nov. 6–9. Located in Sinclairville, New York, Bethany Camp has a mission to “Create an Environment for...
View ArticleA Passion for Missions and Outreach
“God has added to the ministry of Damascus Road Community Baptist Church,” says Tony Lawson, pastor of this church in Cockeysville, Maryland. This church, which began in 2018, is a small congregation...
View ArticleJonathan Eads Ordained in Rochester, Minnesota
Calvary Baptist Church, Rochester, Minnesota, ordained Jonathan Eads. Jonathan joined Calvary Baptist as associate pastor in 2022. His responsibilities include overseeing family and student...
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The Great Exchange Conference Builds Teams and Equips Leaders
Clare Jewell, director of Generate, participated in a panel discussion at The Great Exchange conference hosted by Soteria Des Moines, West Des Moines, Iowa. “I’m always grateful for the opportunity to...
View ArticleWeekend Ministries for Interim National Representative
January 7 brought ministry at Temple Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska, for David Strope, GARBC interim national representative. “Pastor Jeremy and Marcy Penrod and the Temple Baptist congregation were...
View ArticleYouth Conference Teaches Students How to Defend Their Faith
Ankeny (Iowa) Baptist Church hosted Back on Track, a two-day conference for seventh- through twelfth-graders. Jeriah Shank, pastor of Slater (Iowa) Baptist Church, spoke on the theme “Defend: Impacting...
View ArticleChurch Library Is “A Light in the Darkness”
Berean Baptist Church, Portage, Michigan, hosted the annual conference of the Evangelical Church Library Association. Discussing the theme “A Light in the Darkness,” librarians from churches and...
View ArticlePamela Kliewer, Pastor’s Wife
Pamela Sue Kliewer, a pastor’s wife, died January 22. She was 70. Pam earned a BA in piano performance from Bob Jones University. After graduation, she remained on campus, where she was employed at...
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