What a great spirit was evident among nearly 200 people from Association churches gathered on October 1 in Oak Grove, Missouri. Four Oak Grove churches worked together to host this fall’s semi-annual celebration. First Baptist Church of Oak Grove hosted the supper, BBQ and chili cook-off contest. Paradise Outfitter Ministries provided a unique meeting space [...]
KANSAS CITY – The Restoration House of Greater Kansas City and the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association endorse The Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act (HR 3942), a bill that will assist trafficking victims gaining crucial grand funding to restart their lives. The bipartisan legislation was introduced to the House in early October. The [...]
Restoration House has begun the renovation process on the new Home for Minors. We are needing volunteers to help with demolition now and then light construction later. If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact our office at 816-623-5260. We have a work day scheduled for October 20th so call as soon as possible. Restoration [...]
by Gregg Boll I’m excited to share information on a brand new pilot program. BR-KC is going to sponsor 5 churches for a year in RightNow Media which will provide access to an extensive, new video library. RightNow Media has been called the "Netflix of Video Bible Studies" and has a HUGE library of faith-based videos that [...]
The soon-to-be former Blue Summit Baptist Church needs help with renovations asap! They have taken out a majority of the paneling, rotten drywall and insulation. They've treated for mold and now need to get new drywall in, mudding done and sanded, then painted. They have all supplies, just need major help with mudding, painting, trim work. They [...]
Update: Since this message was written, Hurricane Irma is projected to hit Florida and possibly South Carolina in the coming days. Hurricane Jose may be right behind it. The information below is the same for sending aid to victims there. Dear Partners in Mission, I know many of you are praying, giving and wanting to [...]
By Chris Houghtaling. Published in the August 2017 Missions & Ministry Newsletter. We showed up and God showed off during our From Missouri to Mexico trip June 26th through July 3rd. Alberto prays with a woman in the market Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, a mother came to Kansas City, [...]
Pastor Clayton With of Abiding Love Baptist Church picked up a huge stone with the word, “Ebenezer” on it and celebrated with his congregation the dedication of their new sanctuary on June 11, 2017. Lifting the Ebenezer stone above his head, Pastor Clayton reminded the congregation of the story from I Samuel, when the Philistines [...]
Calvary Baptist in Independence invites you to a very special Women’s Event featuring Gracia Burnham as our guest speaker! Gracia and her husband, Martin, were kidnapped and held hostage by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the Philippines. After surviving over a year in the jungle with their captors, she experienced the anguish of losing her husband in a gun battle [...]
by Gregg Boll Originally published in the July 2017 Missions & Ministry Newsletter At this year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, there was a controversial resolution regarding the “Alt-Right” movement. Allow me to share the non-media, unbiased version of what happened. An African American Baptist pastor from Austin, Texas, asked from the floor to [...]
