As 2021 draws to a close, I want to sincerely thank you and your church for its gifts through the Cooperative Program this year. I believe there truly is no better investment of your church’s mission giving than the Cooperative Program. I couldn’t begin to list all the mission and ministry that your church, along […]
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Year-end giving deadline for churches announced
The giving deadline for church clerks and treasurers to submit gifts to the IBSA business office to be included in 2021 giving totals is 9 a.m. on January 6, 2022. Gifts received after 9 a.m. will be credited towards 2022 giving. IBSA bookkeeping requests remittance forms be completed with the designations and sent in along […]
Ex-pastor pleads not guilty to grooming charge
Former pastor Joseph M. Krol pled not guilty to a charge of grooming a minor. His plea, entered Dec. 2., came six weeks after his arrest at his home in Dawson. Krol was pastor of Rochester First Baptist Church at the time, but the charge was in connection with his ministry at Galilee Baptist Church […]
Build Back Better bill passes House, ERLC expresses concerns
The House of Representatives passed legislation Nov. 19 known as the Build Back Better bill, a key piece of President Biden’s legislative agenda. The legislation passed in a near party-line vote of 220-213. It now goes to the Senate for debate. Supporters say the bill funds updates for infrastructure, addresses climate change initiatives, and expands […]
SBC Executive Committee meets, receives update from legal team
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee met online Wednesday morning (Nov. 10). Members filled a Committee on Nominations vacancy and received updates on the progress of the Sexual Abuse Task Force, legal counsel for the EC and subcommittee appointments. “The investigation getting off to a smooth start is important,” Slade said about the initial work […]
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