Iowa Baptists ‘reach out to others’
DES MOINES, Iowa (BP)--Messengers to the 15th annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Iowa celebrated the theme "Reach Out to Others" Nov. 5-6 at the Holiday Inn and Suites Northwest in Des Moines.
Colo. Baptists increase CP, hear task force
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (BP)–Churches of the Colorado Baptist General Convention increased their percentage of contributions to national and international Cooperative Program missions causes during their 55th annual meeting, Oct. 19-20 in Breckenridge, Colo. Messengers also heard an interim report from a task force commissioned to evaluate the state convention’s structure. Under the theme “Empowered!” 187 messengers […]
Utah-Idaho Baptists highlight missions
LAYTON, Utah (BP)–Messengers to the 43rd annual meeting of the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention focused on the theme “The Great Commission — Bridging the Gap.” A total of 119 messengers from 44 churches in Idaho and Utah gathered at Layton Hills Baptist Church in Layton, Utah, Oct. 19-20. The convention has about 150 churches and […]
Ind. Baptists ‘focus on the task’
COLUMBUS, Ind. (BP)–Messengers to the 52nd annual meeting of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana launched the theme “Focus on the Task” at Parkside Baptist Church in Columbus Oct. 25-26. Alan Scott, the convention president, delivered a plea for messengers to focus on the task of reaching Indiana with the Gospel. Monty Mullenix, pastor […]
N.M. reduces budget, emphasizes prayer
ROSWELL, N.M. (BP)–Prayer was the priority when Baptists from across the Land of Enchantment gathered Oct. 26-27 at First Baptist Church in Roswell for the annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. Messengers approved a 2011 Cooperative Program budget of $4.01 million, a reduction of $463,307, or 10.36 percent, from 2010. The budget […]
Mo. keeps budget level, elects Marshall
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (BP)–Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting approved a $15.1 million budget and elected a new president by acclamation during their 176th annual meeting Oct. 25-27 in Springfield. The new president, John Marshall, pastor of Second Baptist Church in Springfield, has served the previous three years as an MBC officer — twice […]
Nev. Baptists endorse merger, increase CP
RENO, Nev. (BP)–Nevada Southern Baptists have endorsed a proposal to merge their state convention and four associations into one entity and — over a five-year period — to increase by two-thirds the percentage of Cooperative Program giving forwarded to national causes. Messengers also adopted a $2.38 million budget for 2011 — virtually level with the […]
Miss. Baptists lower budget by 3.2%
JACKSON, Miss. (BP)–Messengers to the Mississippi Baptist Convention’s 175th annual session approved a 2011 Cooperative Program budget of $33,001,945, including a one-quarter percent-of-budget increase in support of Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries. The $33 million budget, however, is a decrease of 3.2 percent ($1,092,377) from the 2010 budget of $34,094,322. Although the […]
Canadian Baptists have ‘quite the journey’
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (BP)–With only 10 years left before the Canadian National Baptist Convention hits the deadline for reaching its goals of 1,000 healthy, reproducing and cooperating churches and 100,000 baptisms, President Rick Lamothe predicts pastors and churches are in for “quite the journey.” “We’re going to have a lot of decisions to make. We’re going […]
Alaska conv. raises budget 3%
WASILLA, Alaska (BP)–Alaska Southern Baptists approved a 3 percent budget increase and marked a transition in their state convention’s executive leadership during a two-day annual meeting at First Baptist Church in Wasilla. Under a theme of “God’s Plan for Sharing: Shining God’s Light on the Nations in Alaska,” 174 messengers representing 49 congregations approved a […]
