One of State’s Oldest Baptist Churches Will Celebrate 200 Years of Service
One of the oldest Southern Baptist churches in Missouri will celebrate 200 years of Christian work at a special worship service at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 23.
Carol McEntyre to Become CBF Moderator-Elect at Birmingham General Assembly
DECATUR, Ga. — A Missouri senior pastor and young leader deeply invested in CBF life is the nominee to become the next Moderator-Elect for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship at the 2019 General Assembly in Birmingham, Ala.
Southern Baptists Respond to Midwest Tornadoes, Flooding
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. (BP) -- Just days after devastating storms hit the Midwest earlier this week, Southern Baptists have mobilized to help homeowners and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the impacted areas.
Mo. Senate Panel Hears ‘Religious Liberty’ Lawsuits Bill
A proposed bill would prohibit the use of anonymous names — such as John or Jane Doe — in any lawsuit involving the U.S. Constitution's "Establishment Clause" or the Missouri Constitution's religious freedom clauses. However, twice as many people testified against Billington's proposal as spoke for
Should ‘In God We Trust’ Signs Be Required in Missouri Schools?
A House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education’s hearing of House Bill 577, which would require all school buildings to prominently exhibit the U.S. national motto, “In God We Trust,” was held on Tuesday (April 30).
Audio: Missouri Bill for Bible Electives Taught in Public Schools Debated
Public schools in Missouri would be able to teach elective courses on the Bible if one representative’s bill makes its way through the Missouri Senate. Some maintain they already can.
Chrissy Metz on ‘Breakthrough’: Everything Happens as It Should
(RNS) — “Breakthrough” dramatizes the true story of Joyce Smith, whose 14-year-old son, John, despite spending more than 15 minutes underwater on a frozen Missouri lake in 2015, walked out of the hospital on his own three weeks later.
New Assaults on the Church-State Wall
One of the most fundamental tenets of American democracy, the separation of church and state, is facing new assaults on the public-school front in Missouri.
Missouri Proposal Would Require Church-State Plaintiffs to Reveal Name Publicly
Legislation submitted by a Missouri lawmaker could have a stifling effect on lawsuits claiming a violation of religious liberty.
Neosho Rep’s ‘Bible Literacy’ Bill Raises Questions of Constitutionality, Necessity
Critics of a Missouri House bill that would allow elective courses on the Bible raise sectarian concerns and whether the bill is needed.