by mcl | Nov 3, 2019 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
By JANET SPEARS I had no idea… “I had no idea” is the statement often made when the Goodwill of Mississippi story is told. Most people have no idea what this organization really does and how it affects people in this state....
by mcl | Oct 1, 2019 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
Giving kids a Lifeline Just about a year ago, the local board of Bethany Christian Services cut ties with the organization and came under the umbrella of Lifeline Children’s Services, an adoption agency based in Birmingham that equips churches to...
by mcl | Jul 1, 2019 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
By Katie Eubanks From homeless to providing a haven Twenty-five years ago, Bridgett Macklin was homeless. For nine months, she lived in a Christian shelter. Many years later, after an “encounter with the Lord” at a three-night revival...
by mcl | May 1, 2019 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
By Donavon Thigpen, Van Hardin and Rocky Shack EmbRACE Multiethnic Church Conference Are you a homogeneous church desiring to look more like your surrounding neighborhood? Mark your calendar, register today and plan to attend the Third Annual EmbRACE...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2019 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
By Kasey Shackelford Mission First opens PK–3 program Seeing the extreme need for transformation of a community through the power of Jesus, Mission First was started in 1999 as a ministry of First Baptist Jackson. The blighted Rosedown Apartments...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2018 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
By Ira E. Murray, PhD Meeting needs means thinking intersectionally Like most mothers-to-be, Rozetta Womack was excited to hear the news that she was pregnant with her now five-year-old son. However, as her pregnancy progressed and complications...