Mizzou BSU team builds bridges in Cuba
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Faith Voices of Jefferson City stresses social justice at founding convention
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The hope for a better life for all Missourians — especially those whose circumstances have robbed them of dignity — is systemic change to open the American dream to everyone. “Claim the dream” repeatedly rang out at Quinn Chapel AME Church
MBC, four agencies continue mediation talks, ask for prayer
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Although they continue to disagree on a solution, representatives of the Missouri Baptist Convention and four formerly affiliated agencies have agreed to continue to talk about an end to litigation, now in its 12th year.
Missouri Baptists file suit over governor’s order on gay marriage tax filing
Representatives of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission filed suit Jan. 8 challenging an executive order by Gov. Jay Nixon allowing same-sex couples legally married in another state to file joint tax returns with the state Department of Revenue.
TBH buys land for mid-Missouri campus
The Baptist Home has purchased land in Ashland, Mo., for the future site of a central Missouri campus. Once constructed, it would become TBH's fourth facility for older adults in the state.
Pies help lift a family from poverty
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A look back on Midwest Baptists in 2013
Word&Way looks back through its archives at the significant events among Baptists in the Midwest the news journal reported in 2013.
New Baptist Covenant enters its work phase
A century and a half after the Civil War divided Baptists in America into separate congregations predominantly black and white, a diverse group of U.S. Baptists is exploring ways to cross boundaries of identity, doctrine and ethnicity to collaborate in community service.
Minority Report: Humanitarian aid, human rights advocacy bolster Baptist witness
Aid and advocacy create a positive witness for Baptists globally, leaders of the Baptist World Alliance noted.
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Legal Timeline Follows Controversy
The Missouri Baptist Convention took an unprecedented move when it filed a motion for declaratory judgment against The Baptist Home, Missouri Baptist University, Windermere Baptist Conference Center, Word&Way and the Missouri Baptist Foundation in August 2002. (The convention dropped its lawsuit against Word&Way in April 2010.) This legal action timeline includes