Lee's Summit — Messengers approved proposed 2006-07 cooperative program and board budgets at the Baptist General Convention of Missouri annual meeting March 31-April 1.Meeting at First Baptist Church, Lee's Summit, messengers adopted a $598,000 cooperative program budget, a 4.8 percent increase over the 2005-06 budget.
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way Associate EditorJefferson City — Members of which Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board should be allowed to represent messengers in the MBC's continuing legal conflict with five Missouri Baptist entities? That question could be settled at a hearing set for 9 a.m.
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterThe Missouri Baptist Convention will no longer cooperate with Baptist churches in the state that support any other body considered in competition with the MBC or the Southern Baptist Convention.Meeting Oct. 24-26 at Second Baptist Church, Springfield, messengers adopted two
By Vicki Brown Word&Way News Writer Single alignment is an issue that has alternately united and divided Missouri Baptists almost since Baptists began cooperating in the state in 1834. Messengers to the 171st annual meeting in Springfield again will face the issue when they
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterRoach -- The Baptist General Convention of Missouri will take a team approach to ministry this year after messengers to its annual meeting approved its strategic plan without questions or opposition.Jim Hill also was chosen as the convention's executive director.
Jefferson City -- Messengers to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri general assembly at First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, approved a $276,760 ministry 2005-2006 budget during a breakfast business meeting on April 23.The budget is broken down into the following areas: Christians in community, $600;
By Vicki Brown Word&Way News Writer Raytown -- Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting Oct. 25-27 approved a report to consider constitutional changes next year that would tighten membership requirements. They also approved another amendment to the MBC Constitution. The items
By Vicki Brown Word&Way News Writer Raytown -- Messengers to the 170th Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting approved only one of four motions presented to them. Meeting at First Baptist Church, Raytown, messengers gave the nod to a motion by Jay Scribner of First Baptist
Messengers to this year's annual meeting will be asked to authorize the use of Cooperative Program funds - if needed - to pay legal fees in its court action against five affiliated institutions.Members of the Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board passed a proposal at their