STORIES OF HOPE

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) Advocacy team arranged an advocacy trip to Oak Flat, Arizona. I was invited as a past Chair for the CBF Global Missions Council and someone who participated in advocacy with Congress related to Indigenous Peoples (Senate Bill S.761 and House Bill HR.7227), fall of 2024.

In late September, Javier Perez, CBF Director for Strategy and Programs – Global Missions, led a group of nine of us on a vision trip to see EduK Transformation Center outside of Mexico City.

It’s Pastor Appreciation Month! What if this year we went beyond gift cards and plaques to show a deeper level of appreciation? Don’t get...

Main Session  Brian Foreman, CBF's Coordinator of Congregational Ministries Jennifer Hawks, CBF's Director of Advocacy  Full videos and...

The 2025 CBF General Assembly in St Louis felt like both a family reunion and a welcome party for those we long to include.  The phrase,...

Last week I joined hundreds of pastors and people of faith at the US Capitol for a Pentecost public witness. We rallied, we prayed, we...

Coordinating Council Update On May 3, we held our first Coordinating Council meeting for the 2025–2026 year. We met in person at Luther...

What a great day at the Mid-Atlantic CBF Annual Meeting, held March 29 at Montgomery Hills Baptist Church! Our attendance was up, the...

Good morning, everyone! So good to be with you. We are indeed better together than apart. It is in times like these that we are reminded...

At the MACBF annual meeting, the mission team of the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship awarded two grant requests from the Bill...

Connecting with God and Connecting with Each Other It was a cold few days at the Hallowood retreat center. The pond was frozen.  The...

I’ve been told only criminals are crossing the border yet all I have found are friends. On the border, I have met survivors who are...

On Sunday, a group from Mid-Atlantic CBF will join CBF staff and Field Personnel at the US Southern Border. We are going to see, learn...

On January 23 Mid-Atlantic CBF joined with The DC Baptist Convention to host a zoom call for churches to learn how they can protect the...

In my mind the new year always feels brighter with a glow of hope.  Perhaps it’s because we have just passed through the darkest part of...

Clergy and Friends, As we begin to wrap up the advent season, I hope each of you will have a moment to rest in the gift that is the...

A recap of the Mid-Atlantic CBF’s November Council Meeting   The Coordinating Council for the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship...

As we enter the season of Thanksgiving, many of us pause to reflect on the blessings we’ve experienced over the past year. Yet, in a...

As we enter election week, I want to share two moments that have challenged me to go deeper in love. On Saturday, while doing yard work...

Westwood Baptist Church hosted MACBF’s October Clergy Lunch, providing an excellent setting for fellowship and support among clergy. We...