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Nearly 100 years after the end of the Missouri Plan of dual alignment, some Baptists today hope to see more of the spirit of Baptist cooperation. Jerry Cain, chancellor of Judson University (an American Baptist school in Illinois), loves the history of the Missouri Plan and views it as an inspiring model for futire Baptist work.

When the nation divided during the Civil War, Missouri found itself tugged in both directions as a ‘border state.’  In the war's aftermath, Baptists in Missouri experimented with a unique model of dual alignment.

Rev. Charles Chester Stigers, 98, died Feb. 28 at Kansas City Hospice House.

Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., will close on Wednesday, March 30, at noon so that students and employees can attend a celebration of life service for First Lady Judy Taylor, who died March 26 in Bolivar at the age of 69.

For the past 15 years, Alan Bean has found himself involved in some of the biggest criminal justice controversies in Texas and Louisiana.

Dwight Clifford Clark, 84, died Jan. 31 at his home in Independence, Mo., with his wife by his side.

The United States locks up more people in prison — in raw numbers and in percentage of the population — than any other nation in the world. With so many people in prison — or formerly in prison, is prison a mission field?

The William Jewell College Board of Trustees has named Elizabeth MacLeod Walls as the 15th president of the college. She will succeed David Sallee, who will retire July 31 after serving as president since 2000. Her appointment is effective July 1.

The Gateway Arch represented the westward expansion of the United States. For thousands of people from around the world, the Arch also welcomes them to their new home in the way the Statue of Liberty did for earlier generations of refugees.

Don Wideman is a grateful man who, these days, concentrates on family and an adult Sunday School class at First Baptist Church in North Kansas City, Mo.