by Sharon Mager | May 19, 2025 | African American, Missions, World
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 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 | 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 | Feb 3, 2025 | Associations, Missions
By Sharon Mager ABERDEEN, Md. — The Susquehanna Baptist Association (SBA) has called John Gauger as their executive director. Gauger succeeds Dan Sheffield, who retired Dec. 31 after serving the association for over 40 years as the director of missions (DOM). Gauger...
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...
