by Sharon Mager | Jun 17, 2025 | Adron Dozat Bible Fun Time, prayer, Prayer Banner, staff
Adron Dozat Retires, Says Highlights Have Been the People and the Prayer Ministry By Sharon Mager Adron Dozat retired from the BCM/D on May 30 after serving 11 years, first as the facility manager and later adding the title of prayer missionary. Discovering his...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 16, 2025 | disability ministry
BCM/D Church Messengers Make Disability Motions at SBC Meeting By Sharon Mager DALLAS—At the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention, June 8-11, church messengers from Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) churches, Benjamin Hankin and Shannon Diehl, stood to bring...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 13, 2025 | Family Ministry, Sanctity of Life
“I Identified With Hannah” Editor’s Note: For many women, the dream of motherhood feels as natural as breathing. But for Peggy Burghauser, that dream remained just out of reach. Peggy and her husband, John, are members of White Marsh Baptist Church and lead Stauros...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 9, 2025 | Internationals, Partnerships
FBC Damascus Partners With Philippine Church By Sharon Mager DAMASCUS, Md. — First Baptist Church of Damascus sponsored a youth mini-camp on April 11, with Pastor Danny Moore addressing the boys and girls gathered. Sharing a message centered on John 3:16, his theme...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 9, 2025 | disability ministry, sexual abuse prevention
By Tom Stolle Sexual assault is an epidemic in America. Per The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. That should get your attention! It’s horrifying. It’s...
by Sharon Mager | May 28, 2025 | My BCM/D Family
May News Highlights This month, we see churches busy planning for the future and celebrating their past! They’re seeing growth, partnering with businesses and striving to be obedient to God, and love each other and their communities! “Declare his glory among the...
by Sharon Mager | May 27, 2025 | Cooperative Program
SBC leaders gather for a Declaration of Cooperation to mark the Cooperative Program’s 100th anniversary By Brandon Porter MEMPHIS (BP) – The Ellis Auditorium was brand new May 13, 1925, when Southern Baptists met on a spring afternoon and voted to begin the...
by Sharon Mager | May 27, 2025 | A Word From the Executive Director, Perspective
A Lesson in Love: When Ministry Gets Messy By Tom Stolle About ten years ago, I met a couple at a local restaurant. Their son was with them. He was 21 years old and was affected by developmental and intellectual disabilities. The young man’s parents struck up a...
by Sharon Mager | May 27, 2025 | Men
By Sharon Mager DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — BCM/D’s 2025 Men’s Conference drew hundreds of men to Riva Trace Baptist Church, Davidsonville, on May 17. Men arrived cheerfully, greeting each other as men do, shaking hands, slapping backs, and hugging. They responded to...
by Sharon Mager | May 27, 2025 | compassion ministry, Evangelism, Featured
Bruce Outreach Center Provides Hope and Help Amid Flash Flood Devastation By Sharon Mager Westernport, Md. — On May 13, what began as heavy rain turned into a devastating flash flood. Within minutes, manageable rainfall escalated into disaster. Homes were flooded,...
