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 | Feb 26, 2025 | African American, Missions, retirement
By Sharon Mager RANDALLSTOWN, Md. — The Rev. Dr. Robert J. Anderson, Jr., with his wife, Jacqueline (Jacki), by his side, has served as the senior pastor of Colonial Baptist Church (CBC) for 28 years. Robert, who will retire on February 28, has been a leader locally...
by Sharon Mager | Feb 17, 2025 | African American, Evangelism, Featured, International Mission Board, Missions
LANHAM, Md. — Despite an expected snowstorm, over 100 attended the third annual George Liele Missionary Breakfast at Sharon Bible Fellowship Church on February 8. The breakfast, sponsored by the African American Fellowship (AAF) of the Baptist Convention of...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 27, 2024 | African American, Featured, technology
By Morgan Lewis Columbia, MD —The African American Fellowship of the BCM/D (Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware) had it’s annual awareness conference earlier this week, focusing on “Technology and the Church.” With a full day of presentations, worship,...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 8, 2024 | African American, Evangelism
By Shelley Mahoney LANHAM, Md. — Over one hundred people gathered on February 24, 2024, to celebrate the life and ministry of the first American foreign missionary, George Liele, at the second annual George Liele Missionary Conference at Sharon Bible Fellowship Church...
