By Baptist Message staff DRY PRONG, La. (LBM) – The 30 churches of Big Creek Association have scheduled a joint revival, March 26-29, that they pray will spark a spiritual awakening throughout Grant Parish. Scheduled at the B22 Auditorium in Dry Prong, the revival will feature messages by evangelist Bill Britt of Haughton and music by Jimmy Crabtree, minister of music at New Prospect Baptist Church, Dry Prong, and other musicians in the association. Additionally, the Adult and Teen Challenge choir will share testimonies and special music during the March 28 service and a youth night with a pizza supper at 5 p.m. will take place the final night of the revival. Services are scheduled for 6 p.m. March 26 and 6:30 p.m. March 27-29. A nursery will be provided for those up to four years old at nearby First Baptist Church, Dry Prong. “I am praying God will revive the hearts and minds of his men and women,” Travis Sanders, association moderator and pastor of Hebron Baptist Church, Dry Prong, told the Baptist Message. “I am praying that He will heal families and give hope to those who are lost and unconcerned. “Only through our Father’s love can we really accomplish reconciliation spiritually with our Lord and physically … [Read more...]

ST. AMANT, La. - New River Baptist Church will kick off its six-day revival March 5 with a 10:30 a.m. service. Services continue that night at 6 p.m. and March 6-10, 6:30 p.m., nightly. Evangelist Gene Douglas will bring the messages and music evangelist Jason Weir will lead worship. Craig Forque serves as pastor. … [Read more...]

By LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) – Al and Lisa Robertson will be the featured speakers for Louisiana Christian University’s third Christ Church Culture event of the spring semester, March 6. The Robertsons, who are from West Monroe and are best known for the popular TV show “Duck Dynasty, will speak about their work in pro-life advocacy rather than the show or the antics of Al’s famous father Phil Robertson, his uncle and three brothers. “LCU is pleased to host Alan Robertson for a C3 Seminar focused on pro-life initiatives,” LCU President Rick Brewer said. “His insight will underscore the commitment of the University to protecting the lives of the unborn consistent with our biblical foundation.” The C3 event comes nine months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (a 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion), triggering a ban on abortions in Louisiana. But since Roe v. Wade was overturned there has been a significant decrease in pro-life activism, said Wildcats for Life President Abigail Shields, a senior management and marketing major from Deville. “This time is crucial because states are still implementing their responses to this change,” Shields said. “In order to reignite awareness on … [Read more...]

JEFFERSON, Texas (LBM) - The Gray Baptist Church women's ministry will host a ladies brunch, March 4, 10 a.m. until noon. Stephanie "Honey" Holden will be the guest speaker. Roy Davis serves as pastor. … [Read more...]

COVINGTON, La. - Grammy Award winning gospel singer Terry Blackwood will be featured at First Baptist Church, Covington's Adults 55 + Spring Celebration, March 21, 10 a.m. The cost is $10 and registration is required. Waylon Bailey serves as pastor. … [Read more...]

ASHLAND, La. - Ashland Baptist Church will host a revival, March 19-22. Services on Sunday are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Monday-Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Sam Moore will bring the messages and the Mackey Willis Family will lead worship. Danny Slack is the pastor. … [Read more...]

By LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) – Robert Freeman challenged students during the Louisiana Christian University’s Christ, Church, Culture (C3) event, Feb. 27, to be the generation to bring about racial reconciliation by having authentic conversations with each other. Freeman, a nationally recognized speaker and facilitator on the issue, shared how a cultural and racial divide in the United States shaped his identity as a young man who grew up on the Mason-Dixon line, which is known as the boundary between the Southern slave states and Northern free states. “God surrounded me with people who were different from me to have conversations with,” said Freeman, founder of Robert Freeman Ministries. “Out the back door, it was the North, and out the front door was the South. I grew up on this Mason-Dixon line, and God has used me as an instrument of peace and reconciliation.” Freeman shared how he lost his mother as a teenager, and a family, she had worked for, filled the gap and treated him as their own. Alice and Edward Taylor (a white family) told him they felt led by the Lord to take care of him and at 16 he became a Christ follower. The Taylors, along with his high school cross country coach, later paid for him to … [Read more...]

By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) - College students from Louisiana and across the nation gathered on their respective campuses, Feb. 23, to cry out to God for revival during the 200th annual Collegiate Day of Prayer. Held the last Thursday each February, the event was a “united, multi-generational day of prayer for revival and awakening on college campuses in America.” According to the Collegiate Day of Prayer website, individuals, churches and other organizations signed up to pray for 4,323 campuses. Additionally, a ‘Day of Prayer’ simulcast took place at Asbury University where more than 50,000 people have been a part of revival from the past three weeks (Feb 8 to Feb 20). On Feb. 21, those services were moved off campus as the school continued to host evening services for college and high school aged students (25 and under) through Feb. 23. At LSU, more than 400 students gathered for a prayer and worship service at the Chapel on the Campus. The service was scheduled to end at 11 p.m. but 50 students remained past midnight to continue pouring out their hearts to the Lord. The event was sponsored by LSU’s BCM, Chi Alpha (Assemblies of God’s student organization), Campus Crusade for … [Read more...]