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  • Nevada Baptists again break records
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Monday, October 21, 2019 (4 years ago)

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    LAS VEGAS (BP) -- Records were shattered again this year at what was the 41st annual meeting of the Nevada Baptist Convention (NBC).

    Meeting at Shadow Hills Church, where Brett Capaci is pastor, and with "Focus" as its theme, the 142 messengers from 61 of the state convention's 204 churches heard of historical, financial and statistical records that were broken this year, and of six churches that joined the NBC. Read More

  • Ernie Myers, first Nevada exec. director, dies at 93
    by Art Toalston, posted Monday, April 08, 2019 (5 years ago)

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    PLANO, Texas (BP) -- Ernie Myers, founding executive director of the Nevada Baptist Convention, died Tuesday, April 2, in Plano, Texas. He was 93.

    Myers was elected as executive director when the Nevada convention was constituted in 1978 in Las Vegas during an Oct. 16-17 meeting at Red Rock Baptist Church. Read More

  • Nevada Baptists highlight 40-yr. legacy of God's work
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Wednesday, October 24, 2018 (5 years ago)

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    RENO, Nevada (BP) -- Nevada Baptists celebrated their 40th anniversary with a theme of "Legacy" that included memories of the past and vision for the future.

    Organized in October 1978 after nearly 30 years of Southern Baptist churches being started and informally cobbling together for fellowship, what is known today as the Nevada Baptist Convention began with 65 churches and missions and a $135,000 annual budget that included 10 percent -- $13,500 -- to missions through the Cooperative Program.

    Today, the Nevada convention encompasses 215 churches and plants and a 2019 budget of $2,248,220, which includes 50 percent of the anticipated $1,176,020 Cooperative Program giving from Nevada churches -- or $588,000 -- allocated to CP national and international missions and ministry. Read More

  • Nevada Baptists called 'pacesetter' for CP giving
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (6 years ago)

    LAS VEGAS (BP) -- With the theme, "Stand," based on Acts 18: 9-10, messengers gathered for the 39th annual meeting of the Nevada Baptist Convention on Oct. 16-17.

    In addition to approving new churches, hearing numerous ministry reports and being called a "pacesetter" in Cooperative Program giving, Nevada Southern Baptists also heard about outreach efforts following the Las Vegas mass shooting on Oct. 1 that left 58 dead and more than 500 injured. Read More

  • Nevada Baptists increase budget by nearly $160,000
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Monday, October 31, 2016 (7 years ago)

    RENO, Nev. (BP) -- With "Advance" as its theme and Mark 16:15 -- Go into all the world and preach the gospel -- as its guiding Scripture passage, the Nevada Baptist Convention's annual meeting reflected the energy of a state convention focused on "reaching the lost; making disciples who make disciples," Executive Director Kevin White reported.

    The 2017 budget of $2,139,354 is an increase of $159,108 over the current budget of $1,980,170 last year. The 2017 budget includes $1,067,154 in Cooperative Program giving from churches, $1,006,000 from the North American Mission ... Read More

  • Nevada celebrates Cooperative Program parity
    by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Thursday, November 12, 2015 (8 years ago)

    LAS VEGAS (BP) -- The Nevada Baptist Convention is receiving income 13 percent above budget, reported Executive Director Kevin White at the NBC annual meeting.

    The income increase comes after last year's annual meeting vote to increase the portion of Cooperative Program gifts from Nevada churches from a 35 percent to a 50/50 split between the NBC and Southern Baptist Convention national and international causes. Read More

  • Nev. Baptists elect first black president
    by Staff, posted Friday, November 21, 2014 (9 years ago)

    RENO, Nev. (BP) -- The Nevada Baptist Convention at its 2014 annual meeting elected its first African American president, Nellis Baptist Church pastor Greg Fields of Las Vegas. Read More