by Kennedi Wood | Nov 25, 2020 | Children's Ministries, Disaster Relief, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, SBC, Youth
This is the second of three articles from a Disaster Relief feature spread in our Fall 2020 BaptistLIFE magazine. A Long Look Back by Ellen Udovich Disasters can strike anytime, anywhere, and Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Disaster Relief (DR) brings help,...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 25, 2020 | Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Men, Obituaries, Pastor/Planter
By Sharon Mager HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Rev. Thomas Clyde Smith died on Oct. 17. Smith, with support from his wife, Susan, served as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Hagerstown for almost two decades. Thom grew up in a Christian home and made a...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 25, 2020 | COVID, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Outreach, Pastor/Planter, Women, Youth
by Sharon Mager While in the midst of a global pandemic, Maryland/Delaware churches are selflessly loving their neighbors this Thanksgiving season, serving those who are struggling to get by, those without a home, and seniors who will be alone. Below is just a...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 19, 2020 | Featured, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Men, Minister Wives, Pastor/Planter, WMU, Women
By Sharon Mager Carson-Newman University honored Dr. William (Bill) Viel and his wife, Linda, earlier this fall when the university named their campus ministries building in honor of the couple, both alumni of the college. The Viels have spent 60 years of their lives...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 19, 2020 | Annual Meeting, Children's Ministries, COVID, Featured, history, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Outreach, Pastor/Planter, WMU, Women, Youth
“I will thank the Lord for His righteousness; I will sing about the name of the Lord Most High.” Psalm 7:17 Thanksgiving – COVID-19 style!Each year, the weekend before Thanksgiving, Christian Liberty Church, in West Baltimore, draws hundreds of people the weekend...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 19, 2020 | Evangelism, General Mission Board, International Mission Board, Internationals, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Outreach, Pastor/Planter
by IMB Staff When Patrick finally chose to leave the streets of Kenya for a life in the Navaisha Children’s Shelter, he discovered a love he had not known before. Watch and listen as IMB missionary Kristen Lowry tells his story. This year’s Week of Prayer and Lottie...
