Richmond, Va. | Unity, fellowship and promises of mutual support characterized the installation of International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood and the Sending Celebration of 19 newly appointed international missionaries on Wednesday (Feb. 6). Chitwood is the 13th president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s 173-year-old International Mission Board. The special service took place at Grove […]
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Teams wrap up work in states hit by hurricanes
Just before tornados swept across central Illinois, Disaster Relief volunteers from the state completed a long season of hurricane relief in Florida and North Carolina. Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers put thousands of miles on the road traveling south and east in the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael. “Illinois saw key partnerships develop […]
Service begins at home: Relief volunteers aid Illinois town hit hard by tornadoes
Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers were in Taylorville the morning after an EF-3 tornado damaged hundreds of structures in the town 30 miles southeast of Springfield. The Dec. 1 storms, rare this late in the year, spawned a record-high number of tornados in December—at least 26—and affected several central Illinois communities. The most severe […]
Every church, every nation: 2018 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Editor’s note: Charlotte Digges Moon was a teacher in the U.S. before joining her sister as a missionary in China, where she served 39 years. Through her letters home, Moon lobbied for more support for missionaries on the field. In 1918, six years after her death, Woman’s Missionary Union named the annual Christmas offering for […]
Disaster Relief responds after Hurricane Michael
Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers are serving in the wake of Hurricane Michael in the Southeast, while continuing to respond to damage in the Carolinas caused by Hurricane Florence. The need for IBDR volunteers is expected to continue through Thanksgiving, said Dwayne Doyle, IBDR administrative state director. Disaster Relief leaders in Florida anticipate mass […]
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