GA grants
CBF Heartland offers financial assistance to ministers traveling to the 2022 General Assembly in Dallas.
Join CBF Heartland’s mission partnership with Jenny Jenkins in Haiti.
CBF Heartland helps churches connect to CBF field personnel and partners all around the world.
Learn about ministry openings at CBF partner churches in the Heartland.
CBF Heartland helps college students connect with summer ministry internships.
CBF encourages health and community among ministers through Peer Learning Groups.
CBF Heartland staff is delighted to help your church with its pastor search.
Stay up to date on the stories of our Fellowship with the Grapevine e-newsletter.
Resources from CBF and BWIM can help churches talk about and address sexual harassment.
Join CBF in prayer with Prayers of the People, a year-long guide to prayer.
Connect with ministers, lay leaders and partner ministries at Fellowship events throughout the year.
Participants develop a biblical basis for advocacy efforts and learn the basics of how to be an effective advocate.
The Celebration of Excellence awards banquet honors individuals and ministries of distinction.
Annual conference for ministers to discover new ideas and meet others in vocational ministry.
A chance for congregations to learn more about and build relationships with CBF Heartland.
The annual CBF gathering offers dynamic worship, compelling workshops and warm fellowship.
CBF Heartland’s winter retreat for college students offers learning and connection in a relaxed atmosphere.
Join Cooperative Baptists from your area for fellowship and conversation about the future.
CBF’s end-of-summer gathering for Student.Go and Student.Church interns and other young Baptists.
We serve Christians and churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given purpose.
Will you partner with us in renewing God’s world?
CBF Heartland began as the Baptist Fellowship of Missouri in 1991 and changed to CBF of Missouri in 1992, reflecting our connection to the newly-formed Cooperative Baptist Fellowship organization. We became CBF Heartland in January 2013. The name change reflects our inclusive spirit, as we now welcome churches and individuals from 12 Midwestern states into our network.
As Cooperative Baptists, our core purpose is to partner in renewing God’s world. God calls and equips us to spread the hope of Jesus Christ to the least evangelized, most marginalized people on earth. Whether we’re feeding the hungry, lifting up the voiceless, digging for water or helping families get back on their feet after a disaster, we and those with whom we minister experience renewal.
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is living into the same attributes that its founders instilled over 30 years ago. We strive to be Christ-like, innovative, authentic and global. We aspire to raise the bar on excellence with inspiring partnerships, ministries and missions, and like our partner-congregations, we are committed to being diverse — hearing and respecting different perspectives.
CBF Heartland is governed by a Coordinating Council made up of women and men from churches across the Heartland. The Council represents the geographic, gender and generational diversity of the Fellowship.
Moderator: Matt Vandagriff, Kirkwood, MO
Moderator Elect: Michael McEntyre, Columbia, MO
Vice-Moderator: Laurel Cluthe, Kansas City, MO
Treasurer: Charles Cantrell, Mountain View, MO
Cody Creel, Hamilton, MO
Tamara Everly, Liberty, MO
Daniel Gregor, Springfield, IL
Leslie Stith, North Kansas City, MO
CBF Heartland staff members serve Christians and churches across the central United States, including Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Coordinator: Jeff Langford
Office Manager: Ellen Gregory
Alpha Omega Worship Church, Indianapolis, IN
Chandler Baptist Church, Liberty, MO
Dayspring Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO
Englewood Baptist Church, Kansas City, MO
ESIC Baptist Church, Edwardsville, IL
First Baptist Church, Blue Grass, IA
First Baptist Church, Cape Girardeau, MO
First Baptist Church, Columbia, MO
First Baptist Church, Edwardsville, IL
First Baptist Church, Hamilton, MO
First Baptist Church, Independence, MO
First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, MO
First Baptist Church, Lee’s Summit, MO
First Baptist Church, Smithville, MO
First Baptist Church, Wood River, IL
Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, MO
Kirkwood Baptist Church, Kirkwood, MO
Linden Baptist Church, Kansas City, MO
Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church, Columbia, MO
Little Brushy Baptist Church, Wappapello, MO
Memorial Baptist Church, Columbia, MO
Overland Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO
Second Baptist Church, Liberty, MO
Speedway Baptist Church, Speedway, IN
Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO
University Baptist Church, Bloomington, IN
University Heights Church, Springfield, MO
Webster Groves Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO
To locate CBF churches nationwide, visit CBF’s church locator map.
CBF Heartland is inspiring leaders with initiatives that identify and prepare women and men for ministry by cultivating skills, vitality and connection.
CBF Heartland is transforming missions through holistic, long-term partnerships that change lives, including our own.
CBF Heartland is engaging communities in sharing Christ’s love and hope, putting faith to action through impactful ministry.
Since 1991, CBF Heartland has been helping Christians and churches discover and fulfill their God-given purpose. We partner in renewing God’s world by inspiring leaders, transforming missions and engaging communities. …
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