by Sharon Mager | Aug 15, 2025 | Church Planting, Compassion Ministry
Canvas Church Commits to Serving People Experiencing Homelessness By Brandon Elrod SALISBURY, Md. – Sometimes, revival means listening for the cries of those in need and reminding them of their value, even if it means making some uncomfortable adjustments. “We started...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 27, 2025 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization
Southwest Church is All About Transformation By Sharon Mager BALTIMORE, Md. — Following years of preparation and months of renovations, the excitement was palpable on June 1 at Southwest Baptist Church as Akin Omisanmi was installed as pastor, marking the beginning of...
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 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...
by Sharon Mager | Feb 3, 2025 | Church Planting, Featured, Hispanic, Missions
By Sharon Mager Sykesville, MD — In the Fall of 2024, Friendship Baptist Church (Mid-Maryland Association) started a Hispanic church called FBC en Español, led by Church Planters Martin and Ester Nieto of Cancun, Mexico. The new church is already gaining momentum and...
by Sharon Mager | Dec 5, 2024 | Annual Meeting, Church Health, Church Planting, Church Strengthening, Featured, Missions
By Tom StolleBCM/D Executive Director At our recent family meeting (The Gathering), there was a scripture that we used repeatedly: ‘For nothing will be impossible with God’ (Luke 1:37). This is an incredible reminder of the awesome, unlimited power of God over all...
