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  • Racial reconciliation is college's day-long topic
    by Marilyn Stewart, posted Tuesday, March 06, 2018 (6 years ago)

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    CLINTON, Miss. (BP) -- Supernatural unity of the heart is the key to racial reconciliation, speakers said at a day-long event sponsored by New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Mississippi College.

    As part of Mississippi College's annual Evangelism Lectures, NOBTS President Chuck Kelley and Ken Weathersby, vice president for convention advancement with the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, spoke on unity for the sake of the Gospel in the morning chapel service.

    "We very naturally seek out people like us. Division, separation is natural," Kelley said during a panel session with Weathersby. Read More

  • Miss. Baptists unanimous on 2018 budget of $31.4M
    by William H. Perkins Jr., posted Tuesday, November 14, 2017 (6 years ago)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (BP) -- Messengers unanimously approved a 2018 Mississippi Cooperative Program budget of $31,404,110 at the 182nd annual meeting of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at First Baptist Church in Jackson.

    The 2018 budget is .08 percent higher than the 2017 budget of $31,378,417. Southern Baptist Convention causes will continue to receive 37.5 percent of the total CP budget.

    SBC causes and the amounts to be disbursed in 2018 with a .08 increase are: Read More

  • Ole Miss coach resigns amid scandal, requests prayer
    by David Roach, posted Monday, July 24, 2017 (7 years ago)

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    OXFORD, Miss. (BP) -- The forced resignation of Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze -- an outspoken follower of Jesus -- amid what the university described as "moral turpitude" has left believers disappointed and expressing hope for repentance.

    "I truly believe that [Freeze] is a good man," said Mississippi pastor Clarence Cooper, a friend of Freeze's for two decades. "And he has been overtaken with a fault. In his text to me was, 'I love you. Please pray for me. Please stand by me and pray for my family.'" Read More

  • Religious liberty law in Miss. upheld on appeal
    by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, June 23, 2017 (7 years ago)

    A law allowing Mississippians to refuse a variety of business transactions violating their religious beliefs was allowed to take effect by a federal appeals court June 22, but the court did not address the law's constitutionality. Read More

  • Baptist health care systems set merger
    by William H. Perkins Jr./The Baptist Record, posted Wednesday, May 03, 2017 (7 years ago)

    JACKSON, Miss. (BP) -- Mississippi Baptist Health Systems (MBHS) in Jackson and Baptist Memorial Health Care (BMHC) in Memphis announced on May 1 the completion of a merger between the two regional health care giants, making the new operation one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the United States.

    "Everyone in the communities we serve will benefit from our alignment with an organization that shares our commitment to both Christian values and quality health care," said Chris Anderson, MBHS president and chief operating officer. Read More

  • Miss. messengers adopt 2000 BF&M
    by William H. Perkins Jr./The Baptist Record, posted Thursday, November 10, 2016 (7 years ago)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (BP) -- Messengers from among the 2,200 Mississippi Baptist Convention (MBC) member churches unanimously approved adoption of the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message as the doctrinal guidelines for the convention, during the 181st annual meeting of the convention at First Baptist Church, Jackson, Nov. 1-2.

    Messengers also elected without opposition Doug Broome, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Natchez, to a second term as MBC president. He was nominated by Ronnie Falvey, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Madison. Read More

  • College freshman leads tobacco fight
    by Hannah Wallace, posted Thursday, August 11, 2016 (8 years ago)

    CLINTON, Miss. (BP) -- Growing up in a state with high smoking rates and seeing his grandfather battle cancer for years, Bryce Moore felt compelled to take action.

    An 18-year-old Mississippi College freshman, Moore became actively involved in fighting tobacco use among young people.

    Starting as a 9th grader at Gulfport High School, his hard work in the cause caught the attention of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. ... Read More

  • Miss. religious freedom bill struck down
    by Daniel Woodman, posted Friday, July 01, 2016 (8 years ago)

    JACKSON, Miss. (BP) -- A bill that would have safeguarded the religious liberty of individuals and organizations who refuse to participate in same-sex weddings or gender identity transitions was stuck down by a U.S. district judge Thursday night (June 30), hours before the bill was slated to take effect July 1. Read More