During this season of giving, share abundant life and show a friend or family member how much you care. Give a gift from the NEW CBF Gift Catalog! You’ll not only honor your loved one, you will share the love of Christ in tangible ways with someone in need. You’ll find gifts at a variety … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey Did you know that the farmworkers who produce two-thirds of the United States’ wintertime tomatoes often have a hard time feeding themselves and their families? In fact, when Rick and Ellen Burnette, directors of Cultivate Abundance, began interviewing migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida, they found that families may at times only have tortillas dipped in … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey A colossal nine-by-12-foot canvas hangs in the narthex of Trinity Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, bearing the painted handprints of more than 150 children. For each handprint, there’s a name and one God-given gift that each offers to his or her community—a prompt issued to every child who attended missions sessions at Trinity’s Vacation Bible School in June. … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey At the time Minos Saint Amand met Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Jenny Jenkins, he was living on a dirt floor under poorly woven cloth supported by a few sturdy branches. Even so, he welcomed her to his plot in Petit Paradis, Haiti, with a radiant smile and began to recount his … Continue reading
By Rev. Dr. Bob Lee After serving a suburban congregation in northeast Richmond, Virginia for more than 16 years, God’s call led my family and me to south Richmond in March 2015 where I now serve as senior pastor of Huguenot Road Baptist Church (HRBC). Within my first year as pastor, I received an invitation … Continue reading
Glenda Reece is the Interim Minister to Internationals at Forest Hills Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. With multiple congregations from different cultural backgrounds, Forest Hills is accustomed to welcoming the nations who have come to Raleigh seeking their future. Reece has a long history of involvement with Internationals in the communities where she has lived … Continue reading
On Friday, March 22, at a banquet held by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, Angel Pittman was named Businesswoman of the Year for the non-profit sector. Angel and her husband Jason serve as CBF field personnel in Miami. She received the award as the director of Touching Miami with Love, a ministry of the … Continue reading
