Written by Mary Wood Over 20 years ago, leaders at First Baptist Church of Grandview recognized that their community had many residents who spoke languages other than English. But they didn’t know where it would lead when they started English as a Second Language classes. Friendships developed between the teachers and the Hispanic students who [...]
By Brianna Boes, Reprinted with permission by The Pathway Dying churches are loved churches. For 25 years, John Still and his family poured into Spring Valley Baptist Church. It was their home, a congregation dedicated to the truth of the gospel. Still was faithful in the roles God gave him within Spring Valley, even as [...]
In January 2023, Bill Denman from Sterling Acres approached Pastor Travis Yeargans, Sr., from River’s Edge Fellowship about a potential merger. After much prayer and discussion with the River’s Edge elders, they decided to present the idea to the congregation. The congregation excitedly approved the idea and the discussion to merge began in earnest. Just [...]
By Ryan Biller, published with permission from the Pathway As a pastor, evangelist and full-time cowboy, Sam Anderson has spent the last fifteen years of his life in ministry working to bring the gospel to other cowboys around the globe. From a young age, Anderson knew he wanted to serve God through evangelism: "I've always [...]
Grace Church, pastored by Joey Candillo, is one of our BR-KC churches in Independence. Joey grew up in Independence and used to sell drugs there as a young adult. He went to prison at age 22 and received Christ while in Booneville Correctional Center. In 2014, God called Joey back to the community where he [...]
A member of Grace Point Baptist Church has held a burden for a local community, Ruskin Heights, for years. This district hosts many vulnerable families, and is generally a low-income, high crime rate area. In his prayer walks with a team he gathered throughout the community, he got connected to a church within the neighborhood, [...]
written by Dan Steinbeck from The Pathway November 17th, reprinted with permission STRASBURG – God is able to do what He wants in his time, even if a worldwide pandemic is occurring. Take Strasburg Baptist Church here, for example. Pastor Stephan Albin has seen an increase in attendance since May, when the church reopened after COVID-19 [...]
by Brian Koonce, Printed in The Pathway, December 14th, reprinted with permission KANSAS CITY – After they had to postpone their eyeglasses clinic this spring, Luis Mendoza, pastor of Iglesia Bautista Palabra Viva (Living Word Baptist Church), didn’t know what to expect for their November attempt. Aware that crowds would be a problem, he was reluctant [...]
by Carmen Kraus, Connection Point Church Missions Coordinator Since June of 2020, Connection Point Church has been "In the City and For the City" by taking our Love Kansas City Prayer Bus to churches in the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association. By taking Kansas City history tours, we better know our city and how we [...]
Most of you are aware that October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Not all of you are aware of what an emotionally, physically and spiritually exhausting year this has been for your pastor/s. I understand that this year has been hard on everyone. I am not discounting anyone’s pain. As a former pastor, I am [...]
