Paul Westbrook will join the Illinois Baptist State Association staff as Church Planting Director after three decades of pastoral ministry at the church he planted near St. Louis. Westbrook has served as Senior Pastor of Metro Community Church in Edwardsville for 31 years. The church has been instrumental in starting new congregations in Illinois since […]
New reno plans to be presented
The IBSA Board will consider a recommendation to renovate a portion of the first floor of the IBSA Building in Springfield at its March 29 meeting. The former executive suite and original kitchen, largely unaltered since its construction in 1971, would be remodeled as a large board-style meeting room for medium size groups, an adjacent […]
Yeats expresses confidence in HLGU’s future
Hannibal LaGrange University (HLGU) held a ten-hour prayer meeting March 10 to intercede for the university’s financial shortfall, which is reportedly between one-half million and $1 million. “This Solemn Assembly is in an environment of deep challenge at Hannibal LaGrange University,” John Yeats told the Illinois Baptist. Yeats is the executive director of the Missouri […]
Concerns raised over SBC’s new law firm
The 68-member Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC) met February 21-22 in Nashville where members heard from the committee’s new law firm, Bradley Legal. The firm is representing the SBC EC as interim legal counsel in the on-going sexual abuse investigation as voted by messengers to the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention. The Missouri Pathway […]
Two missionaries join IBSA teams
Shannon Ford joins IBSA as Missions Director, following 23 years on the field with the International Mission Board serving with the European Affinity Group. Before his time with IMB, he served on local church staff in Missouri. IBSA Associate Executive Director Mark Emerson said Ford is passionate about helping people and churches experience missions through […]
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