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10 Decades in 10 Weeks: In the 1950s The Messenger keeps on rolling

By 1950, Baptist Messenger subscriptions had passed the 50,000 mark, and a new, young editor, Jack Gritz, 32, was at the helm, and would begin three decades of service to Oklahoma Baptists’ news journal. The Messenger offered three subscription plans—the church budget plan, the club plan and individual subscriptions. Five hundred, seventy-nine churches used the

OKC bombing changed pastor Nguyen’s life

On April 19, 1995, An Nguyen sat in his Portland, Ore. home watching events unfold in downtown Oklahoma City. “My coffee mug was shaking, and emotion overwhelmed me,” recalled Nguyen. “As I looked at the faces of the people, I saw fear and desperation, but I also saw something else—faith.” The bombing of the Murrah

From victory to victory: 1940s a banner decade for country, Messenger

By 1943, with the economy booming because of America’s entry into World War II, subscriptions to the Baptist Messenger had grown to 25,000—all paid. More than 300 churches had placed the Messenger in their church budgets. The Jan. 18, 1940 issue contained testimonials from several churches on the value of the Baptist Messenger for its

Church planters encouraged at state meeting

It’s a lonely job, but someone has to do it. While dozens of church planters were reminded of the loneliness of their jobs, they also heard story after story of how God is working in new church starts across the state during the Church Planting Conference at Moore, First, March 9-10. “Church planters are the

10 Decades in 10 Weeks: Messenger prospers during 30s depression

As the Roaring 20s gave over to the Great Depression era, the Baptist Messenger continued to grow in influence and subscriptions. E. C. Routh remained the editor throughout the 1930s, and launched a campaign to double the list of subscribers to 12,000, with the theme “Baptist Messenger readers know, grow, go.” Content stayed much the

Speakers urge sharing Jesus at Indian Evangelism Conference

There is a church because there is a mission, not vice versa, Milfred Minatrea told those attending the annual Indian Evangelism Conference at Oklahoma City, Glorieta March 1-3. Minatrea, executive director of the Missional Church Center in Dallas, was one of five speakers who urged the Native Americans to reach out to their neighbors with

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