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2025 Missouri Baptist Foundation MBC Church Grant Recipients

Sojourn Church of Galena – Church Replant Food Pantry

Mission Baptist Church of Washburn – Transportation Project

Hickory Grove Baptist of Pleasant Hill – Portable Baptistery

Rock Church Soulard of Saint Louis – Soulard Campus Launch

Have Bible Will Travel of Saint Louis – Community Corral

First Baptist Church of Saint Clair – Digital Sign

Alpha Baptist Church of Trenton – Access Project

Overflow Church of Grandview – Ebb House Renovation

Pilot Knob Baptist Church – Infants to Toddlers

Summit Point Church of Kansas City – Restorative Re-entry Center

First Baptist Church of Union Star – Baptistery Replacement

Main Street Baptist Church of Greenfield – Trail Life Troop

International Christian Fellowship of Jackson – Filipino Ministry

Glenstone Baptist Church of Springfield – Archery Ministry

Harmony Baptist Church of Waynesville – Door Replacement

Exchange Church of Arnold – Vacation Bible School

In 2022, the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) recognized a need to support Missouri Baptist Convention churches in overcoming financial barriers and help churches expand, enhance, and improve their ministries through targeted projects and events; thus, the MBF church grant program was born.

Since its inception, the foundation has received over 130 grant applications and, thanks to the generosity of faithful Missouri Baptists, has distributed more than $230,000 to MBC churches for their various projects and events. Examples of funded initiatives include the creation of community parks, remodeling of Awana children’s spaces, relocation of nursery areas, repairs to baptisteries, establishment of internships, organization of block parties, development of donation closets, support for foster families, and much more! (You can read some of their success stories below.)

We look forward to assisting churches in making a positive impact on their members and communities with the Gospel throughout Missouri.

The application period is currently closed. Grant recipients will be announced on our website, through social media, and during the Missouri Baptist Foundation report at the 2025 MBC Annual Meeting in Branson on October 28th, 2025.

*Note: Recipients of the $5,000 grant from last year are not eligible for this year’s funding but may reapply next year.

FBC Memphis builds hope through outreach

Before Youth Minister Jimmy Bagwell and his family moved to Memphis, Mo., three years ago, he was told that the cows in the town outnumbered people ten to one. (With a population of about 1,700 people, you can do the math.) But beyond the hooves and hayfields, the heart of this rural town beats for […]

A Christmas of Hope: How One St. Louis Church is Reaching Its Nepali Neighbors 

St. Louis-On Christmas Day, the Nepali Gospel Church of St. Louis did not just celebrate the holiday—its congregation opened their doors and hearts to neighbors who may have never heard the message of Jesus. With the warmth of fellowship and the joy of the season in the air, 180 people—many from Hindu and Buddhist backgrounds—gathered […]

Pillar Church – Warrensburg, Missouri

Project: Sanctuary Sound and Video Revitalization   Purpose: As the church grows in a community with college students and young families, the need for a technological update became abundantly clear. The grant was designated for incorporating technology like monitors, a sound system, and microphones in worship gatherings and bible studies to reach more people for Christ.  […]

Green Valley Baptist Church – St. Joseph, Missouri

Project: Celebrate Recovery Ministry  Purpose: Celebrate Recovery is a familiar ministry with a powerful mission as people encounter Jesus and celebrate freedom from hurts, hang-ups, and habits. The ministry grant is dedicated to support Celebrate Recovery’s mission to offer Christ-centered recovery support in Northwest, Missouri.   Heart: “We have given up control and given it up […]

First Baptist Church of Elsberry – Elsberry, Missouri

Project: Making Much of Jesus 2024  Purpose: FBC Elsberry used ministry grant funds to host an evangelism conference that encouraged the local church to intentionally share the gospel in their backyard and to the ends of the earth. Attendees were blessed with worship and truth about rekindling a passion for sharing Jesus with others.   Heart: […]

Valor Church – Warrensburg, Missouri

Project: Warrensburg Foster Ministry   Purpose: Valor Church began the Warrensburg Foster Ministry to provide essentials for foster kids and their families. With the creation of a store foster families can shop in for free, a mobile closet to deliver clothes, and a network of individuals eager to serve, families in the area are supported in […]

Cross Keys Baptist Church – Florissant, Missouri

Project: Family Ministry Space Renovation Project  Purpose: In Summer 2022, the lower level of the church was flooded, followed by bursting pipes later the same year. The space is home to Cross Keys’ Children’s Ministry and vibrant sewing ministry, so completing renovations was essential. Renovations are now completed, and the new space was dedicated with […]

Corinth Baptist Church – Salem, Missouri

Project: Baptismal Renovation Project   Purpose: Grant funds contributed to the renovation of the church baptismal, both in design and function. After a water line break and years of irregular baptisms, filling the baptismal was done by running a garden hose from the outside through the sanctuary. But in the past year, God has done amazing […]

Monark Baptist Church – Neosho, Missouri

Project: Transportation Project   Purpose: Grant funds have been put to use in the outreach ministry that fixes and refurbishes cars to give to worthy individuals in the community. Four cars have been given to four different families with the fifth in the works. The desperate need for transportation in the community is evident, and Monark […]