'This is a moment': Southern Baptists unite to send 58 new IMB missionaries during SBC annual meeting

2025 SBC Annual Meeting Highlights: 58 IMB Missionaries Commissioned, Cooperative Program and Baptist Faith & Message 100th Anniversaries Celebrated

DALLAS, Tex.—More than 10,000 Southern Baptist messengers from across the nation and world gathered June 8-11 in Dallas for the annual Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). During this event, the International Mission Board (IMB) sent numerous missionaries, including one Oklahoma Baptist, to proclaim the Gospel in nations across the world. SBC Messengers voting. Baptist Press photo. Pastors’ Conference As a prelude to the convention, the 2025 Pasto…

‘Stand together’ for the sake of reaching nations, Chitwood tells SBC messengers • Biblical Recorder

DALLAS (BP) — International Mission Board (IMB) President Paul Chitwood encouraged all Southern Baptists to recognize their role in missions during the IMB report at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting in Dallas. Chitwood delivered the report to messengers Wednesday afternoon near the conclusion of the two-day meeting. The focus of the entity’s report amplified the essence of IMB’s recurrent message that Southern Baptists are st…

'This is a moment': Southern Baptists unite to send 58 new IMB missionaries during SBC annual meeting

Southern Baptists united to celebrate 58 newly appointed International Mission Board missionaries, during the June 10 opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. Church messengers watched as missionaries took the stage to share their calling and thank those who are supporting their Great Commission task.   “It’s so good to be with you today as we gather, together, to do many important things,” IMB President Paul …