by KNCSB Admin | Jul 13, 2020 | News, Sending, Sharing, Starting
Editor’s note: David Martinez is one of the featured missionaries in the 2020-21 Kansas-Nebraska Associational and State Missions Offering. Like other pastors, the coronavirus crisis changed the way he is doing ministry. Some of the ministries mentioned here were...
by KNCSB Admin | Jul 6, 2020 | News
By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE (BP) — Next summer, kids will roll up their sleeves and grab excavation gear as they head to archaeological sites in present-day Israel with “Destination Dig,” the 2021 Vacation Bible School theme from LifeWay Christian...
by KNCSB Admin | Jun 22, 2020 | News
For this third time in nine years a church has given its property and facilities to New City Church, Shawnee, Kan. In February Matt Miller, campus pastor of New City Church Shawnee, was connected with Shawnee Boulevard Christian Church, Kansas City, Kan. “Over the...
by KNCSB Admin | Jun 15, 2020 | News, Sharing
Despite the coronavirus crisis, Christian Challenge at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, finished the spring 2020 semester strong with “an incredible group of seniors,” reports Ryan Stelk, director. “We already grieve their departures from here, but we rejoice that...
by KNCSB Admin | Jun 8, 2020 | News, Sharing
Pioneers settled Nebraska and Kansas, and historic trails cross our two states. But the coronavirus crisis has caused the need for our pioneer spirit to be rekindled. Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist churches aired their worship services online in a variety of ways....
by KNCSB Admin | Jun 2, 2020 | News, Sharing
Downtown North Platte, Neb., was the scene of a Black Lives Matter demonstration Sunday afternoon, May 31. The demonstration occurred in the area where Two Rivers Fellowship meets in a historic building. Pastor Doug Lee received a call about a family needing food. So...
by KNCSB Admin | Jun 1, 2020 | News
Pastor Clarence Newman and his wife, June, are celebrating their 20th year of service at First Baptist Church, Chetopa, Kan. They are the longest-tenured pastor and wife in the church’s history. The church celebrated its 150th anniversary Sunday, April 28, 2019. First...
by KNCSB Admin | Jun 1, 2020 | News, Sharing
Worship in Spanish is now being aired at noon every Sunday on News Channel Nebraska which covers the entire state. The Hispanic congregation at Northern Heights Baptist Church, Norfolk, Neb., is leading this effort. The first service aired on Sunday, May 31. Services...
by KNCSB Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
By Mari Parker As have you and your churches and businesses, Webster has been hit in the midst of this pandemic. Not with employees testing positive to COVID-19, but with reservations being cancelled resulting in loss of income. It’s been a challenge our...
by KNCSB Admin | May 23, 2020 | News, Sending, Sharing
The coronavirus crisis led to a new day in ministry for KNCSB churches and collegiate ministries. Christian Challenge at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan., took its ministry online. Yet students ministered in person as conditions allowed. Carin Cochran, director...
by KNCSB Admin | May 18, 2020 | News
The International Mission Board is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. It was founded May 10, 1845. During the past 175 years nearly 25,000 Southern Baptist missionaries have shared the gospel, made disciples, planted churches and invested their lives in 185...
by KNCSB Admin | May 18, 2020 | News
A number of Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptists churches have started holding in-person worship services using health guidelines. For other churches, drive-in services continue to be the best option. On Sunday, May 17, ushers on horseback escorted worshippers to parking...
