By Donny Parrish, Director • Conference
Executive Editor’s Note: You can find all the latest information on the national meeting at BaptistTrumpet.com/BMAA2025.
The churches of the Baptist Missionary Association of America will gather for their annual associational meeting April 22-23 on the campus of Pathway Baptist Church in Waxahachie, Texas. This will mark 75 years of BMA churches cooperating to fulfill the Great Commission around the world. The theme for the meeting is “Send Me!” In addition to conducting the association’s business, those attending will give thanks to our great God and celebrate the work He has done through His churches for 75 years.
Highlights of the meeting will include an opening celebration of 75 years of World Missions through the work of BMA Global. During this service, BMA Missionaries will be featured, former missionaries will be recognized and future missionaries will be prayed for. This promises to be an uplifting and God-honoring time of worship. BMA of America President Charles Johnson will deliver the annual President’s Message that evening.
On April 23, the 2025 National WMA Conference will take place at Heritage Baptist Church in Waxahachie. Registration for this event will start at 8:30 a.m.
The Annual BMA Pastors Conference, sponsored by Healthy Church Solutions, will begin at 9 a.m. in the worship center at Pathway. Dr. Wayne Whiteside, pastor of Crestview Baptist Church in Farmerville, La., will be the speaker for this event. Following Dr. Whiteside, there will be breakout sessions on various ministry topics.
BMA Global will honor two new Legacy Missionary families at 3:30 p.m. on April 23. This event is always one of the highlights of any BMA National Meeting. The service will take place in the Pathway Worship Center.
Dr. Gary O’Neal, senior pastor of Oak Park Baptist Church in Little Rock, was selected by the churches during the 2024 BMA National Meeting to deliver this year’s annual message. The service is scheduled for April 23, starting at 6:30 p.m.
To register your church messengers for the 2025 BMA National Meeting, secure hotel accommodations, reserve a display table or send your church’s annual funding for the meeting, go to bmaamerica.org/nationalmeeting. The meeting schedule is also available on this page.
For other questions about the meeting, call Conference Director Donny Parrish at (972) 571-0357.
