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422

NEW MISSIONARIES

247

NEW PEOPLE GROUPS & PLACES ENGAGED

769,494

HEARD GOSPEL WITNESS

144,322

NEW BELIEVERS

18,380

NEW CHURCHES

*Based on data from 2020
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General, Giving, News

October 18, 2021

By: Myriah Snyder

Texas church donates to IMB in honor of pastor’s retirement

As John McCullough commenced 52 years in ministry, the last 15 bivocationally at Berea Baptist Church in Big Springs, Texas, his church donated $30,000 to the IMB and $27,000 to Send Relief in his honor. Berea Baptist has always been passionate about missions, giving...

General, News, Sub-Saharan African Peoples - Featured, Sub-Saharan African Peoples - Updates

October 14, 2021

By: Leslie Peacock Caldwell

Baptists respond with compassion, prayer and peacemaking to Nigerian conflicts

Nigeria is increasingly in the news, and not for its tourist attractions. Headlines amplify the spiral of hatred, civil unrest, violence, kidnapping and destruction that is “spinning out of control” in many parts of the African nation, according to some observers. IMB missionaries serving...

From the Field, General, News, Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Featured, Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Updates

October 13, 2021

By: IMB Staff

Highlights from Northern Africa and the Middle East

Editor’s note: This is the seventh post in a 10-part series that highlights information found in IMB’s Annual Statistical Report. The report is based on 2020 research data. A full copy of the report is available at imb.org/asr. STORIES FROM THE FIELD — NORTHERN AFRICAN...

American Peoples - Featured, American Peoples - Updates, General, News

October 12, 2021

By: Send Relief and IMB Staff

Send Relief, IMB respond to the Mexico border crisis

As thousands of families are arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico after fleeing their home countries, many are facing devastating economic crises and violent political unrest. Because of the current worldwide refugee crisis and global pandemic, it has become more and more difficult...

European Peoples - Featured, European Peoples - Updates, From the Field, General, News

October 11, 2021

By: Myriah Snyder

Church planter’s ministry pivots during height of pandemic

Donning full COVID-19 protective gear – two sets of gloves, a mask, a plastic face shield and a hazmat-style jumpsuit – Rusty Ford, a church planter in Seville, Spain, entered a nursing home in crisis during the height of the pandemic in 2020. He’d...

General, News

October 8, 2021

By: Send Relief Staff

Global Hunger Sunday, October 10, 2021

Established in 1978 as the World Hunger Fund, Global Hunger Relief (GHR) is an initiative of the Southern Baptist Convention dedicated to combating hunger and sharing the Bread of Life. Missions-focused GHR projects are carried out by Send Relief, a joint ministry of the...

Celebrate Giving, From the Field, General, News

October 7, 2021

By: Leslie Peacock Caldwell

LMCO total exceeds goal, reflects commitment to be a Great Commission people

As the International Mission Board closes the 2020-21 financial books, it expects to report a Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® total of $177.6 million. This total includes gifts received for specific Lottie projects (often called Lottie Moon challenge or Lottie giving projects) and exceeds the...

European Peoples - Featured, European Peoples - Updates, From the Field, General, News

October 6, 2021

By: IMB Staff

Highlights from Europe

Editor’s note: This is the sixth post in a 10-part series that highlights information found in IMB’s Annual Statistical Report. The report is based on 2020 research data. A full copy of the report is available at imb.org/asr. STORIES FROM THE FIELD — EUROPEAN PEOPLES...

Giving, News

October 6, 2021

By: Y Bonesteele

Lifeway summer camps staffers say experience prepared them for future ministry

Editor’s Note: Students, children, camp staff and adult chaperones participating in Lifeway summer camps this year donated $294,103.50 to the International Mission Board. Read the story here.  This past summer more than 87,000 kids and students attended Lifeway camps with over 475 summer staffers...

From the Field, General, News

October 5, 2021

By: Myriah Snyder

Medicine on mission: Not one size fits all

John Dina’s job description isn’t medicine as missions, but he sees his work in community development in Mozambique as one way of doing healthcare missions. Dina has spent over 30 years on the mission field and now serves as a missionary leader in Africa....

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Americas

The American peoples have a rich heritage of missions, yet more than 550 million American people are living without Jesus. Learn More

Central Asia

All of the Persian and Turkic peoples who call Central Asia home are unreached. Learn More

Deaf Peoples

Most of the 35 million Deaf people around the world have never seen Jesus's name signed in their language. Learn More

East Asia

East Asian peoples represent a fourth of the world’s population. Learn More

Europe

It seems impossible to reach the 99 percent of Europeans who don’t have a relationship with Jesus. Learn More

North Africa And Middle East

North African and Middle Eastern peoples live in a place where history blends with the modern world. Learn More

South Asia

From the heights of the mighty Himalayas to the crystal-clear water of the Maldives, South Asia is both awe-inspiring and heart-wrenching It has the largest concentration of non-Christians on the planet. Learn More

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is home to 2,728 people groups and the world’s largest Muslim population. Learn More

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan African peoples have a growing Christian population, yet still nearly 1,600 unreached people groups remain in sprawling cities, barren deserts, rain forests, and tropical islands. Learn More

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