Karen L. Willoughby

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly a quarter of Southern Baptist churches are non-white. The growth of multi-ethnic minority churches and their increasing desire to understand the SBC were the stimulus for a monumental suggestion:

It wasn’t much of a road – more a dirt track through the mountains of South Asia – when the aging 4-wheel-drive vehicle lurched, slid and rolled backward as it lost a drive shaft.

INDIANAPOLIS – Three adults from the Southern Baptist Fellowship group Myanmar Baptist Churches U.S.A. led a two-week mission trip to Central Asia in July as chaperones for seven youth ages 14 to 17.

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – Wayne Jenkins’ vision to build 75 church buildings in his beloved Brazil was fulfilled this July, seven years after his death.

MONTROSE, Colo.(BP) – Celebration Church here has burst into bloom on the state’s Western Slope. Like the church, stunningly beautiful mountain meadow blooms cast their seeds as far as the wind takes them.

BETHANY, Okla. – The fourth annual meeting of the United Lao Southern Baptist fellowship took place June 27-29 at Southern Nazarene University here.

STATESBORO, Ga. – Cambodians celebrated America’s Independence at their “Blessing Field” meeting space during their recent annual meeting.

LOS ANGELES – Vietnamese Southern Baptists gathered July 3-6 at the LAX Marriott to celebrate the 50 years since the first Vietnamese refugees arrived in the United States.

HONOLULU, Hawaii – When a church the size of Wai‘alae Baptist is following a Great Commission call, one of the constant needs is more workers to reach more people, says Pastor Matt Sanders.

DALLAS –Pastors and other listeners heard from one of four guest speakers at the Korean Council’s recent annual meeting about the importance of taking care of yourself.