Girls in Action across the state participated in 2010: Missions Odyssey, seven retreats held in four locations in April and early May and sponsored by Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union.
By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent A trial date has been set for one of five institutions embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with the Missouri Baptist Convention. Jury selection in the MBC’s lawsuit against Windermere Baptist Conference Center is set to begin on Oct.
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way Associate EditorMembers of University Heights Baptist Church, Springfield, have officially recognized the possibility that the congregation may no longer be considered a cooperating Missouri Baptist Convention church.In an open letter adopted on Jan. 25, members cited messenger action at the 2005
Jefferson City — Attorneys for Word&Way have acted to halt Missouri Baptist Convention interference in the newsjournal's business affairs.On Oct. 24, MBC Executive Board members told MBC executive director David Clippard to contact three agencies that have advertised in Word&Way. They directed him to encourage
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterJefferson City -- A second lawsuit involving the Missouri Baptist Convention and five affiliated institutions has been deferred pending the outcome of an appeal.At a hearing on April 5, Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan decided to defer action on
By Vicki Brown Word&Way News Writer Raytown -- On the same day it opened its 170th annual session, the Missouri Baptist Convention filed another legal action against five related agencies. Meeting at First Baptist Church, Raytown, on Oct. 25, messengers learned that MBC attorneys that
The Missouri Baptist Convention filed new legal action against five of its related agencies on October 25. MBC attorneys filed a declaratory judgment action against The Baptist Home, Missouri Baptist University, Windermere Baptist Conference Center, the Missouri Baptist Foundation and Word&Way