Under the guidance of their village pastor, new South Asian believers baptize each other in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This event is used as an opportunity for discipleship, teaching that “every believer has authority and responsibility to baptize others.”
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IMB President-Emeritus Jerry Rankin jokingly asked for a vest that matched the one Paul Chitwood and Chuck Pourciau were wearing. Chitwood immediately presented him with a vest they intended to give him later. Rankin served the IMB for 40 years, 17 years as president. IMB Photo
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Chuck Pourciau, IMB trustee chairman and lead pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana challenged newly appointed missionaries to “follow God’s call even when times are uncertain.” The Sending Celebration was at time for churches, families and friends to honor, support and send “their missionaries.” IMB Photo
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Chuck Pourciau, IMB trustee chairman and lead pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana challenged newly appointed missionaries to “follow God’s call even when times are uncertain.” The Sending Celebration was at time for churches, families and friends to honor, support and send “their missionaries.” IMB Photo
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Dr. Paul Chitwood prays with Polish pastors who are serving Ukrainian refugees who fled the war.
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Dr. Paul Chitwood and a Polish pastor pose for a photo. Chitwood visited Poland to observe IMB and Polish Baptist’s ministry to Ukrainian refugees.
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Dr. Paul Chitwood prays with Polish pastors who are serving Ukrainian refugees who fled the war.
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IMB missionary Mike Domke talks with the pastor of Kyiv International Church about how Send Relief is helping with outreach ministry he and his church are involved with in the capital. IMB Photo
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Jeremy Morton, pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia, encouraged the newly appointed missionaries and attendees to prioritize intimacy with Christ, while speaking at the September Sending Celebration at Beaverdam Baptist Church in Beaverdam, Virginia. IMB Photo
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Jeremy Morton, pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia, encouraged the newly appointed missionaries and attendees to prioritize intimacy with Christ, while speaking at the September Sending Celebration at Beaverdam Baptist Church in Beaverdam, Virginia. IMB Photo
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Jeremy Morton, pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia, encouraged the newly appointed missionaries and attendees to prioritize intimacy with Christ, while speaking at the September Sending Celebration at Beaverdam Baptist Church in Beaverdam, Virginia. IMB Photo
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Pastor Gary Stewart, Beaverdam Baptist Church welcomes participants and guests to the Sending Celebration. IMB Photo
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Chuck Pourciau, IMB trustee chairman, joins the congregation in a time of prayer for new missionaries. The lead pastor at Broadmoor Baptist Church, Shreveport, Louisiana challenged those attending the IMB Sending Celebration to consider if God was calling them to the mission field. IMB Photo
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Jarrett Stephens encourages the newly appointed missionaries that “good things happen when God says, ‘Go,’ and you don’t say, ‘No.'” The senior pastor from Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, addressed the 48 newly appointed missionaries at the IMB Sending Celebration at Vernon Baptist Church, Glen Allen, Va. IMB Photo
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Jarrett Stephens encourages the newly appointed missionaries that “good things happen when God says, ‘Go,’ and you don’t say, ‘No.'” The senior pastor from Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, addressed the 48 newly appointed missionaries at the IMB Sending Celebration at Vernon Baptist Church, Glen Allen, Va. IMB Photo
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International Mission Board missionary David Brown prays for Ion Burlacu, left, and another Moldovan pastor. Burlacu is a pastor and the director of Bozieni Children’s Home in Bozieni, Moldova. The children’s home housed Ukrainian refugees. David and his wife, Shannon, are partnering with Moldovan Baptists to minister to refugees. Meadow Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, is the Brown’s home church. IMB Photo
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Pastor Piotr Czerwiński of Community of Joy Baptist Church speaks with IMB President Paul Chitwood and missionary Kaci Nease at the Baptist Seminary of Poland’s campus in Warsaw. The seminary and church have provided shelter, food and clothing to the influx of refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war. IMB Photo
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IMB and Send Relief leaders pray for Ukrainian Pastor Michal Baloha after hearing about his church’s relief efforts for the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Baloha pastors Bible Baptist Church of Warsaw of which many members are Ukrainian. (left to right: Jacob Boss, Michal Baloha, Jason Cox, Paul Chitwood, Jacob Kirchner, Brant Bauman) IMB Photo
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IMB and Send Relief leaders pray for Ukrainian Pastor Michal Baloha after hearing about his church’s relief efforts for the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Baloha pastors Bible Baptist Church of Warsaw of which many members are Ukrainian. (left to right: Jacob Boss, Michal Baloha, Jason Cox, Paul Chitwood) IMB Photo
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Henryk Skrzypkowski, pastor of Baptist Church of Chelms, Poland, and IMB president Paul Chitwood give an interview with CBN about Baptists’ relief efforts in response to the war in Ukraine. IMB Photo
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