At the California Baptist Annual Meeting, 165 Send Network-assessed and endorsed church planters were recognized and prayed over. Behind these planters are sending churches committed to praying, giving, and sending. We’re encouraged by what God is doing among California Baptists as churches are strengthened, leaders are developed, missionaries are sent, and the gospel advances. Join us in praying for these planters, their families, and the sending churches supporting them as we work together to reach every community with the gospel!

Cornerstone Church is making disciples thanks to generous Southern Baptists who support missionaries through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Making a difference, together.

There was a time when Fred and Casey were homeless and chasing the next fix. Then they met Jesus, and Casey says it best: He was their fix. Today, they are church planting missionaries at The Fix Chapel in Tappahannock, Virginia. It’s a church for people in recovery, their families, and their neighbors.  So when @NoahOldham, VP of Send Network, asked Fred what he’d say to the Southern Baptists who give to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, the answer wasn’t about money. It was about being held up by people he’s never even met. That’s your giving at work. And 100% of it goes to the mission field. For those of you who give and pray — THANK YOU!

Mormon pioneers settled this region along the Snake River in the 1860s — more than a century before most evangelical churches arrived. 📍The Blackfoot, Idaho, metro area ✳️ 47,992 people and only 2.56% Evangelical Christian This isn’t a secular city — it’s Mormon country, and has been since the 1860s. 47,992 people — Only 13 Evangelical churches. 1 church for every 3,692 people. ❗Blackfoot needs church planters. ----- We post every week about the 50 least-reached cities in the U.S. Drop a follow so you don’t miss one! --- *Data attribution - “50 Least Reached Metro Areas” by JD Payne (Part 26/50)

Pray. Work hard. Trust God. ✅ Save this post as a reminder to yourself ✳️ and share it with your friends!

A student. A summer camp. A decision that will echo forever. 🙌 In Many Farms, Arizona, Billy Tallas is planting a church on the Navajo Nation. In just a few months, God is already moving. One student he’s been reaching came to a camp this summer and gave his life to Jesus. Since then, they have seen many more come to know Jesus and be baptized.  Southern Baptists— thank you for giving through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. 100% of your gifts go to the mission field, which means a church plant is taking root in a small town where students are hearing the gospel. Thank you for giving. Thank you for praying. Let’s keep going.

Martha’s Vineyard, MA Evangelical Percentage: 1.19 % 6 Churches for 20,600 people. Only 245 Evangelical Christians. The island’s modern identity as a wealthy, progressive, celebrity/tourist retreat reinforces a secular-leaning, low-urgency religious culture rather than a gospel-seeking one. Martha’s Vineyard may not be an easy place to plant a church, but with 1 church for every 3,433 people the need is urgent. --- We post every week about the 50 least-reached cities in the U.S. Drop a follow so you don’t miss one! --- *Data attribution - “50 Least Reached Metro Areas” by JD Payne (Part 25/50)

Impact is multiplied when disciples make disciples, and churches plant churches! *From our Las Vegas One Day event!

📍Raymondville, TX, of Willacy County. 20,164 people — 5.2 % Evangelical Christian. This area is 87% Hispanic, has a median age of 32, and is one of the poorest counties in Texas. Raymondville needs a church-planting team who speaks Spanish, loves young people, & is eager to serve the impoverished. --- We post every week about the 50 least-reached cities in the U.S. Drop a follow so you don’t miss one! --- *Data attribution - “50 Least Reached Metro Areas” by JD Payne (Part 24/50)

The answer for lostness is not as simple as *church planting* 👇 1️⃣ Places like Utah County need courageous church-planting missionaries who are willing to say “yes” to God’s call. 2️⃣ Sacrificial sending churches are needed to raise up leaders, send them out, and care for them along the way. 3️⃣ And the Southern Baptist Family is needed to help new churches LAUNCH and STAY. This has been the recipe over the last decade in Utah County, and we are believing God for more of this — everywhere for everyone.