What’s happening in the BBFI
Fall/Winter 2019
BBFI Missionary Spotlight: Lavern Rodgers
Love, sacrifice, and vision describe the last 70 years of Lavern Rodgers’ ministry in Japan. […]
Fellowship News
Church News
Aurora Baptist Temple Celebrates 70th Anniversary
On September 29, 2019 Aurora Baptist Church of Aurora, MO celebrated its 70th anniversary. Nathan Burch is the senior pastor. Burch states, “It was a day full of celebration and excitement.” There were 360 in attendance […]
Feature Article
State Fellowships Meet All Across the Country
An integral part of the health of the Baptist Bible Fellowship is in the health of the state and regional fellowships. Many states meet monthly. Some have moved to hosting a combination of state-wide meetings, regional within their state, and regional, including several states. In the month of October, several states have had very successful meetings. Some featured guests from outside their state, others included speakers from within their state and one experimented in hosting an online meeting. […]
Feature Article
Town Hall Meeting Report by BBFI President, Tim Adrian
A recap of the town hall meeting held during the September 2019 National Fellowship Meeting. […]
Feature Article
BBFI September 2019 National Meeting
The fall meeting of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International was held September 16-18 at Oak Hill Baptist Church in Somerset, KY. Gary Phelps, his staff, and the entire church worked extremely hard to prepare for the […]
Feature Article
Great Meeting in Kentucky – President’s Report
Pastor Gary Phelps and the people of Oak Hill Baptist did a tremendous job welcoming the Baptist Bible Fellowship to Somerset. It was clear from the very first minute of our arrival this would be […]
Feature Article
Thank You For Coming to Somerset, KY
What a privilege Oak Hill Baptist Church had this year in hosting the National Baptist Bible Fellowship fall meeting. It was such a blessing to see the collective effort of not only our church staff […]
College News
Steve Dowell Leaves BBC for Position in Kansas
From the very beginning, someone named Dowell has held a significant role at Baptist Bible College. Beginning with W.E. Dowell followed by his son, Bill Dowell Jr., and then his son, Steve Dowell, our college […]
Church News
Bruce Humbert Retires from Pastoral Ministry
After 43 years of ministry, 30 years as senior pastor, Bruce Humbert retired from Sauk Trail Baptist Temple in Richton Park, IL. […]
Missionary News
Olorien Community Clinic Celebrates 10 Years
Over 300 people attended the 10th-anniversary celebration of the Olorien Community Clinic in Arusha, Tanzania. This clinic is a joint ministry of BBFI missionaries Vernon and Mary Smith and New Hope Initiative. Special guests for […]