by Sharon Mager | May 19, 2025 | African American, Church Planting
Maryland church planter answers call to reach African diaspora By Tobin Perry LAUREL, Maryland — Temidayo Akinsanya wasn’t planning to start a church. The engineer-turned-seminary-student envisioned serving an existing congregation through his ministry calling. But a...
by Sharon Mager | May 19, 2025 | African American, Missions
Zambian missions trip part of larger effort to strengthen churches near and far By Shannon Baker LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — The last few minutes spent in the small airport gift shop summed up the whole mission experience. Sarah, the merchant selling the stuffed safari animals,...
by Sharon Mager | May 12, 2025 | Associations, Youth
The Big Event Youth Activity is a Big Success By Sharon Mager ARBUTUS, Md. – The Arundel Baptist Association‘s annual youth fellowship, this year, dubbed “The Big Event,” held at Wonderfly Arena in Arbutus, lived up to its name according to enthusiastic youth leaders....
by Sharon Mager | May 7, 2025 | Missions, WMU, Women
WOM Conference: “Missions is Our Heartbeat” By Sharon Mager JARRETTSVILLE, Md. — The Women on Mission Conference, April 25-26, at Camp Wo-Me-To in Jarrettsville, Md., brought women from multiple BCM/D churches to the rustic classic camp for a weekend of...
by Sharon Mager | May 5, 2025 | Church Planting, disability ministry, Evangelism
Play Ball: The Fields are White By Sharon Mager Pennsville, NJ — The smell of popcorn wafts through the air, ball players are raring to go, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” plays through the sound system, and parents are ready to cheer their kids on. It’s your everyday...
