by Sharon Mager | Nov 3, 2023 | disability ministry, Featured, Grants, My BCM/D Family, Outreach
We are so thankful to God for all He is doing throughout BCM/D churches! Below is just a sample of the various ministries, outreaches and events in Maryland/Delaware. Missions NightImmanuel Baptist Church, Salisbury, kicked off a new initiative highlighting missions...
by Sharon Mager | Oct 13, 2023 | disability ministry, Featured
When Tom Stolle’s sister-in-law suggested that he and his wife have their son, Jimmy, tested for autism, Stolle recalls, “I didn’t receive the news very well.” Although Jimmy wasn’t walking at 18 months and wasn’t speaking at age 2, Stolle said he and his wife,...
by Sharon Mager | Aug 4, 2023 | disability ministry, Featured, Skycroft Conference Center, Special Needs
By Ben McBride, Madison Wells-James and Sharon Mager It was hot, sticky and abundantly joyful at the annual “Everyone Belongs” Camp, July 28-30 at Skycroft Conference Center. The camp, sponsored by the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D), Cresthill Church,...
by Sharon Mager | Jul 14, 2023 | disability ministry, Featured, Stollen Moments
What would the world say that my son Jimmy can give to me and Shelley? Many people would say little to nothing. Due to being affected by a developmental disability, many would see my son as someone who is totally dependent on us. Yet we would die for Jimmy without a...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 30, 2023 | disability ministry, Featured
DAGSBORO, Delaware (BP) – For Tom Stolle, the executive director and chief financial officer for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D), advocating for the protection of the vulnerable is deeply personal. Stolle’s 21-year-old son Jimmy was born with...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 23, 2023 | Associations, BCM/D Ready, Children's Ministries, Church Planting, disability ministry, Disaster Relief, Featured, General Mission Board
COLUMBIA, MD. — A sense of peace and expectation permeated the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) General Mission Board (GMB) meeting on March 21. The meeting, held in Columbia, was a significant “first” as Tom Stolle addressed the GMB members for the...
