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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | January 2025 | Volume 69, Number 1


Leadership and suffering
HOUGHTON, MI – We serve in Houghton Michigan at Houghton Baptist Church, “A place for the Community.” We’ve been serving here for more...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20204 min read


A simple phone call
MIDLAND, MI – These are strange times to say the least, but they are not unprecedented. History has seen instances of plague and...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20203 min read


Longing to come together again
JACKSON, MI – What an incredibly unique time we find ourselves in! During this pandemic, it seems as if new orders from our governor and...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20202 min read


State conventions gather virtually to pray
NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, prayer is still the overarching theme for the continued ministry of...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20204 min read


Churches united to serve Monroe County & Southeast Michigan
SOUTHGATE, MI – The Southeastern Baptist Association is a close knit group of eighteen Southern Baptist churches that have been serving...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20202 min read


Sharing Christ as we go
After retirement, we became Snowbirds to Florida, missing three months of Michigan winter. We also missed ministry opportunities, and...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20202 min read


2020 SBC Annual Meeting canceled
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated since its original publication. NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20206 min read


IMB postpones volunteer trips through June 30, personnel ‘shelter in place’
RICHMOND, VA – International Mission Board senior leaders have directed IMB missionary personnel around the world to postpone hosting any...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20204 min read


5 Practical ways you can impact your community in the midst of COVID-19
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Leaders are making tough decisions in light of COVID-19 that can have significant ramifications for large numbers of...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20202 min read


The pain of COVID-19
PLYMOUTH, MI – Those of you who know me on a personal level are well aware of my amazing ability to frequently cause serious injuries to...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20204 min read


Spring break with seventy-five university students
PLYMOUTH, MI – Why spend vacation days, in Puerto Rico, with seventy-five university students? Sometime between Thanksgiving and...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20205 min read


Peace through clean hands
PLYMOUTH, MI – Life looked radically different only a month ago. Social distancing, mandatory school closings, massive unemployment, and...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20203 min read


Melting snow and new life
ROSCOMMON, MI – Here at Bambi most of the snow has melted, and everything that was once covered in a sheet of white has become visible...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 1, 20203 min read


Churches believe they are welcoming to those with disabilities
NASHVILLE, TN – Virtually every Protestant pastor and churchgoer believes a person with a disability would feel at home at their church,...
Baptist Beacon
Mar 11, 20204 min read


Free training to prepare your church for the Coronavirus
NASHVILLE, TN – Learn how to prepare your church for the Coronavirus. Is your church prepared to respond to a pandemic in your community,...
Baptist Beacon
Mar 11, 20201 min read


Michigan church replant launches fruit basket ministry to build ‘bridge to the community’
PETOSKEY, MI – Children’s Missions Day, an annual missions emphasis promoted by Woman’s Missionary Union, has the potential to generate...
Baptist Beacon
Mar 3, 20205 min read


2020 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
ALPHARETTA, GA – Since 1933, Southern Baptists have supported missionaries and their work through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering®...
Baptist Beacon
Mar 3, 20202 min read


Don’t disappoint Annie
WARREN WOODS, MI – Two years ago, Beth Hill, my daughter in law, and I took on the task of distributing promotional material to the...
Baptist Beacon
Mar 3, 20203 min read


Church planting and princess cups
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness." Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the...
Baptist Beacon
Mar 3, 20203 min read


Meager beginnings
MILAN, MI – Four years ago my wife Debbie and I moved to this beautiful state of Michigan. We knew nothing about Michigan before we moved...
Baptist Beacon
Mar 3, 20203 min read
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