Five Northeastern Baptist College (NEBC) students will depart their southwestern Vermont campus on May 17 with a “biblical foundation and a distinctive blend of academic excellence and practical mentoring”—and with clearcut marching orders “to impact the Northeast, the United States, and the world” with the gospel.

Central Vermont is known for its panoramic mountain views and quaint villages, but in recent years the region has become the center of a growing population of homeless individuals and families. The 100 members of Faith Community Church have taken notice and taken action to alleviate some of the practical difficulties that unsheltered people face each day.

When Central Church decided to minister to youth in Augusta, the capital of Maine, during the winter school break, they chose what some would consider an unconventional approach. They chose to teach Isshin-ryū, a martial arts practice that is not inherently Buddhist, but some of its traditions are influenced by Japanese Buddhism. 

When Terry W. Dorsett was elected Executive Director-Treasurer a decade ago, he outlined a vision for the Baptist Convention of New England that included “engaging ethnic pastors in key leadership roles, increasing our leadership development ministries, [and] building a sense of team ministry.”

By any measurable standard, he has fulfilled and even exceeded those objectives during his first decade leading the church network that now incudes 380+ churches from Caribou, Maine, to Greenwich, Connecticut. 

A small and dedicated Disaster Relief New England (DR) team stands ready to “equip individuals and churches to make a difference in the wake of tragedies by meeting needs and sharing the love of Christ.”

“When you have music and you have ultimate power—the gospel with music—it doesn’t only change people’s day, but it can change their lives for eternity,” said Armstrong, who visited Europe for the first time with her close friend, Arianna Diecidue [who was profiled in the first article in this reverse-missions series.]

“I'm very honored to be a reverse missionary,” said Arianna Diecidue, a freshman at Triton Regional High School, Byfield, Massachusetts. She traveled on her first mission s trip October 6-16, 2024, with twenty-one other New England Baptists from two churches to Porto, Portugal.

The revitalization of First Baptist Church of Marlborough, MA, commenced in 2021 when Logan Loveday, a South Carolinian with close family ties to the Baptist Churches of New England (BCNE.net), became pastor of the struggling congregation and was invited to merge it with Hope Community Church, the BCNE-affiliated fellowship he planted in town in 2017.