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Department Reports: October 2025 Issue

2025 Annual Missions Report

By HEITH MITCHELL
Executive Director of Missions

In 1901, the Baptist Missionary Association of Texas was formed as a cooperative association made up of Texas Baptist churches. Immediately and naturally, this new organization set out on aggressively doing missions together. This was not debated. For these churches, the Great Commission work was as natural as breathing. There was no discussion of whether they should engage in missions together. They just aggressively set out to do it. Within a few years there were mission efforts across Texas, Mexico and in Portugal. There were Texas projects among English, Tejanos, Germans, Greeks and Czechoslovakians. BMA Missions was aggressively sharing the gospel among the settlements of west Texas. Many, maybe most, Baptist settlement churches in the west were BMA assisted.

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2025 Annual TBHC Report

By JASON CURRY
President, TBHC

This year marks 115 years of ministry for Texas Baptist Home for Children, a legacy of faithfulness, compassion and unwavering commitment to children and families in need. For over a century, God has used this ministry to bring healing, stability and hope to thousands of lives. We are deeply grateful for all of you who have made that possible.
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2025 Jacksonville College Report

By DAVID ERICKSON, PH.D.
President, Jacksonville College

What began in 1899 as a dream to create a “Missionary Baptist College” led to generation after generation of Jacksonville College graduates carrying the torch of faith across Texas, throughout America and to the far corners of our world. Today, our mission burns brighter than ever: a Jesus-centered community of higher education preparing students for lives of learning, work and service. As we move forward into the future, we also take inspiration from the past.
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​2025 Annual Loan Association Report

In 1951, the Baptist Missionary Association of Texas met in Lubbock. At that meeting, a motion was made that the moderator appoint a five-man committee to present a plan to establish a loan fund for the purpose of aiding new churches in erecting buildings for worship and that the Mission Board be given the authority to act upon this plan at its next meeting.  During the same meeting, a suggested draft of a constitution and bylaws of the Loan Association of the Baptist Missionary Association was presented to the messengers present. The constitution was adopted by the Association the next year when it met in Dallas. 

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Coming Events

2025
BMA OF TEXAS MEETING
WHEN: Nov. 17-18, 2025
WHERE: Pathway Baptist Church, Waxahachie, Texas

2026
BMA OF AMERICA MEETING
WHEN: April 21-22, 2026
WHERE: Antioch Baptist Church, Conway
 
5th ANNUAL PREACHING CONFERENCE
WHEN: February 23-24, 2026
WHERE: Round Prairie Baptist Church, Fairfield
 
THE TABLE: A BAPTIST PROGRESS LEADERSHIP GATHERING
WHEN: February 28, 2026
WHERE: Jacksonville College, Jacksonville
 
SOAR YOUTH CONFERENCE
WHEN: July 1-3, 2026
WHERE: Norman, Oklahoma

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