Kan.-Neb. Baptists mark 25th anniversary of conference center
SALINA, Kan. (BP)--Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptists celebrated the 25th anniversary of their conference center as a place where "God is at work" as more than 450 people gathered Oct. 16-17 in Salina, Kan., home of Webster Conference Center.
Kansas-Nebraska Baptists hear of hurricane relief successes
LINCOLN, Neb. (BP)--With a knee-high stalk of corn standing by the pulpit as a visual aid, Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptists focused their annual meeting on the 50th anniversary of Southern Baptist work in Nebraska, the Cornhusker State.
Hispanic outreach in Kansas draws 200 to faith in Christ
LIBERAL, Kan. (BP)--Erasmo "Ed" DeLeon greeted people as they entered one of the side entrances at "Festival Cristiano" in Liberal, Kan.
Kan.-Neb. Baptists celebrate much-improved financial picture
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BP)--The Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists increased gifts to Southern Baptists’ Cooperative Program by a quarter-percent during their Oct. 11-12 annual meeting at Blue Valley Baptist Church in Overland Park, Kan.
Kan.-Neb. Baptists, facing downturn in receipts, cut $300,000
TOPEKA, Kan. (BP)--Messengers to the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists, facing a funding shortfall, approved a 2004 budget $300,000 below the current budget.
Kan.-Neb. leader underscores hope; Lindsay honored for 25-year service
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (BP)--Terrorist attacks, a bear stock market and skyrocketing healthcare costs -- these are some of the reasons why Americans are feeling disappointed. "The main emotion of the American adult today is disappointment," Glenn Davis said while delivering the president's address during the 57th annual meeting of the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists.
Former Buddhists establish Midwestern’s Lao School of Ministry
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--A group of Southeast Asian church leaders gathers for a breakout session during the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists Minister/Spouse Retreat. Leading them are a man and a woman whose bright smiles light up the room.
They are Thira and Montira Siengsukon, marriage and ministry partners. Both are of Chinese descent and were reared in Thailand in their families' Buddhist traditions.
Teen’s life shaped by mission involvement
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (BP)--The rain softly fell on the covered pavilion in the Great Smoky Mountains as the teenage girls led a sing along for a campground.
White Horse Ranch once again breeds horses & faith in Neb.
NAPER, Neb. (BP)–The home of the American White Horse, the only horse breed native to Nebraska, is thriving once again, as is the historic ranch’s Christian witness. The White Horse Ranch, about seven miles southeast of Naper, Neb., was founded by Cal and Ruth Thompson in 1938. Devout Christians unable to have their own children, […]
Kan.-Neb. to focus on Turkey in new IMB-related partnership
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (BP)–Vocational ministers were urged to see their ministry as a calling, not a career. And laypeople were challenged to “go where you’ve never gone before and do what you’ve never done before” to share the gospel. Randy Singer, executive vice president of the North American Mission Board, issued these challenges during the […]