Marion | As Disaster Relief volunteers worked at the site of a damaged house in Marion, a neighbor walked up. Dustin told his story. When he saw the swirling wall of debris headed toward them, he grabbed his daughter and fled their home, barefoot. With no safe place to go, Dustin lay on the ground […]
Nominees sought
The Nominations Committee will soon draft a slate of candidates for at least 30 elected positions in IBSA leadership. In addition to IBSA’s six committees, the Nominating Committee will recommend people to serve on the Association’s three boards: IBSA, Baptist Foundation of Illinois (BFI), and Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS). The deadline to […]
Suppose there’s a place without a church
When Don Hannel and his wife, Lisa, felt called to leave thriving church in Pleasant Hill after 19 years and move to the town where she had recently taken a new job as a school principal, they may not have been aware what God was up to. As God planted in their hearts the need […]
Awbrey named to SBC’s Dallas Team
Victoria Awbrey returns to the Registration Committee for the 2025 Annual Meeting in June. She was one of 26 members appointed by SBC President Clint Pressley. The registration committee is called “to supervise the registration of messengers, to oversee the operations of the registration desk, and to rule upon any questions which may arise in […]
Trump appoints pastors to key posts
Washington, DC | Former Arkansas governor, presidential candidate, talk show host, and Baptist pastor Mike Huckabee was confirmed as U. S. Ambassador to Israel in April. He is one of several pastors named to high posts in the Trump Administration. Former pastor and staff member of Prestonwood Baptist Church in the Dallas Metroplex, Scott Turner, […]