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Southern Baptists prepare to send 33 missionaries in virtual celebration
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Catherine Finch
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Catherine Finch
February 3, 2021
On February 3, the International Mission Board celebrated the appointment of 33 missionaries being sent to the nations in a virtual Sending Celebration streamed on imb.org, Facebook and through the IMB: Advance the Kingdom app. Approved by IMB trustees, the missionaries represent 12 states and will serve in eight of IMB’s nine affinities.
The event was streamed from the sanctuary of Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Glen Allen, Virginia. After an opening time of worship, Paul Chitwood, IMB president, thanked Southern Baptists for their support in sending missionaries.
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Brad Jurkovich is a Southern Baptist pastor in Louisiana and the spokesman for the Conservative Baptist Network, which formed in February 2020
A week before the election, Truett McConnell University president Emir Caner told fellow Southern Baptists, “We are in a battle for the soul of our nation and denomination.”
Over 500 people gathered Tuesday night for a religious liberty event at the university’s campus in Cleveland, Georgia, and within a few days over 10,000 had watched on Facebook. Speakers criticized political correctness and cancel culture, urging believers to focus on biblical justice over social justice. They prayed for bold, biblical preaching and godly leadership for their churches and the country.
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December 13, 2020 - 5:53 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Rev. James L. Netters Sr., a civil rights advocate who was one of the first Black members of the Memphis City Council, has died. He was 93.
Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Memphis announced Netters death on its website Sunday. Netters served as the church s pastor for more than 60 years.
âOur prayers are with the friends and family of Rev. Dr. James Netters,â the City Council said in a statement on Twitter. âHe was one of the first African American Memphis City Council members and his legacy will never be forgotten.â
The cause of death was not immediately known. A message to the church was not returned Sunday evening.