The holidays are over. 2021 is history, and we are now a few days into 2022. The New Year finds us reflecting over the year just ended and looking ahead with new resolutions, goals, and plans. We vow to be a better person, to do better. We commit before the Lord to be a better... Continue Reading →
“Gotcha Day” Celebration
When parents adopt a child, they many times will celebrate “Gotcha Day” to recognize and remember the day the child joined their family. Recently CoffeeTalk Ministries and Events, a women’s ministry of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lexington, had a “Gotcha Day” Celebration, or actually a “Gotcha Weekend” Celebration, for their adoptive KY-MSC Missionary Jill Boddy. ... Continue Reading →
The Simplicity of Cross-Cultural Ministry: Ordinary Conversations Serving an Extraordinary God
Each month I look forward to receiving Alex Tenenbaum’s ministry newsletter. These newsletters are full of stories about how he ministers to people just as he goes about his everyday life. Alex is a quiet kind of guy but wow, is he ever impacting those in his church and community circles. Alex is a KY-Mission... Continue Reading →
Remembering Bro. Jerrell
Last week our KY-MSC Family lost one of our longest-serving members. Bro. Jerrell White, who had served as a KY-MSC Missionary with the Earle C. Clements Job Corps in Morganfield since September 1999, went home to be with the Lord. Bro. Jerrell was one of the most encouraging men I have ever met and was... Continue Reading →
Kentucky Baptists, Let’s Go Christmas Shopping!!
Recently I spent a few days in the Smokies. While there, my sister and I visited a couple of Christmas shops. There was Christmas music playing and we saw all types of decorations and gifts. My favorite decoration is the nativity, and they had some neat ones. I sang along with the Christmas carols and,... Continue Reading →
Kentucky Baptists, Let’s Go Christmas Shopping!!
Recently I spent a few days in the Smokies. While there, my sister and I visited a couple of Christmas shops. There was Christmas music playing and we saw all types of decorations and gifts. My favorite decoration is the nativity, and they had some neat ones. I sang along with the Christmas carols and,... Continue Reading →
Crossroads Baptist Church Helping to Restart Nada Mission
Just off the Mountain Parkway, on the Wolfe-Morgan County line, sits Crossroads Baptist Church, a little white church in the quaint community of Helechawa, KY. The building that once housed the community school was given to the church as a place of worship. In 2007 Crossroads was started as a mission of Faith Baptist Church... Continue Reading →
Introducing the 2021 Kentucky Missionary of the Year
Cory Bledsoe, Executive Director of Re:Center Ministries in Louisville has been chosen as the 2021 Kentucky Missionary of the Year. This award is given annually to a missionary that demonstrates: Commitment to and effectiveness in evangelism, church planting, or ministry.Demonstration of “going the second mile”.Outstanding performance in achieving assigned tasks.Tenure.Unusual commitment to our Lord’s service.Positive... Continue Reading →
Meet Our New 2021 Kentucky Missionaries
Sixteen men and women have sensed God’s call to serve in ministries across our state and will be commissioned during a very inspirational service on Friday, April 16th, during the evening session of the Kentucky Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting & Celebration at Shelbyville First Baptist Church. With last year’s WMU Meeting being canceled due... Continue Reading →
Could God Be Calling You to Serve Long-Term?
God continues to call men and women to serve in long-term ministry positions in Kentucky. This past year we have seen five new Kentucky Mission Service Corps missionaries approved, six others awaiting approval and three or four others that are sensing God’s call to serve. Currently one hundred eight men and women serve in various... Continue Reading →