By Marv Knox Two feelings stand out as Becky Buice Hall looks back on her three-decade career at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship—her persistent calling to care for CBF field personnel and the abundant blessing of relationships. Hall started working at CBF in August 1993 and continued through the end of January 2024. At 30 years … Continue reading
By John Dewitt Mari Wiles is the co-vocational pastor of Thomas Memorial Baptist Church, a congregation in rural Drewyville, Va. Along with serving Thomas Memorial Church, she is the Minister to the University and the Associate Dean of Students at Chowan University in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. “I’ve always loved the church, not always understood her, … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo Mary Stanfield, Dr. LaTonya M. Penny’s grandmother, was a woman who made everyone feel like family. She shared the Gospel with her children, grandchildren and community through her spiritual lifestyle. She often cooked big meals where everyone was welcome to her table—especially those who most needed a place to feel welcome. It’s … Continue reading
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA 27 de abril de 2023 Baptist Women in Ministry y el Compañerismo Bautista Cooperativo están produciendo un plan de estudios de cuatro sesiones para adultos, jóvenes y niños para ayudar a cerrar la brecha entre lo que los bautistas cooperativos profesan sobre el liderazgo de las mujeres en la iglesia y la … Continue reading
By Kelly Rhodes Adams Two days before Palm Sunday in rural Northeastern North Carolina, I passed a church sign that said, “Jesus is Risen! Let us celebrate the resurrected Christ.” Holy week hadn’t even begun yet. Where does our compulsion to skip the suffering come from? As a society we have become detrimentally averse to … Continue reading
To recognize the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we invite you to reflect on the prayers from CBF Global Missions leaders and join in lifting up those affected by the war. It Is Not Over By Laura Ayala A year has passed, but devastation in Ukraine is not over. Death and destruction in … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo Three hundred kilometers. That’s the average round trip Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Eddie Aldape often makes as he transports goods and people to and from the Ukrainian border towns in Slovakia. There, 250,000 Ukrainian refugees have come since early March—some for a few days as they connect with family and friends … Continue reading
By Elket Rodríguez All along the U.S.-Mexico border, the pastors who comprise Fellowship Southwest’s Immigrant Relief Ministry are facing a nuanced and complicated migratory flow. The number of Mexicans fleeing violence has skyrocketed, due to an ongoing cartel turf war in the southwestern states of Michoacán, Veracruz, Guerrero and Chiapas. The increase in Mexicans fleeing … Continue reading
By Bekah Rhea On a relatively busy street in Danville, Virginia, is a home that, in the past decade, has become the epicenter of a thriving intentional community. In the springtime, you may recognize it by the flowers and plants attracting plentiful varieties of pollinators, giving the property the aura of a small Eden in … Continue reading
By Caleb Mynatt In Memphis, Second Baptist Church’s Pumpkin Patch Ministry has been a church fundraising tradition for 17 years. Loved by church and community members alike, the pumpkin patch offers a family-friendly fall experience right in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee. That’s why there was a great deal of disappointment when the pandemic seemed … Continue reading