FBCO Missions

By the time an FBCO missions team lands on-site hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of preparation have been completed to create a successful trip.
Some of that prep might look like a 6am departure from FBCO to Kansas City in heavy rain for four men to deliver 2,500 pounds of donated clothing for a clothing giveaway in September by our ministry partner, Northside Fellowship Church.
Missions Thrift Store (MTS)—another FBCO ministry partner—donated the clothing, which will be sorted by Northside volunteers.
Our team joins the church around Labor Day to help it perform acts of service in the neighborhood.
With the clothing delivered on Monday, it was time for an impromptu strategy meeting between FBCO pastor Brandon Kiesling, MTS owner and FBCO member Jeff Herndon, and Northside pastor Taylor DiRoberto.
Of course, a Kansas City trip isn’t complete without a bar-be-que stop—this time at Hawg Jaw—before a return trip home.

MTS is a missions partner of FBCO. MTS can always use volunteers for in-store help, particularly Tuesday-Saturday. You or your small group can connect with the store through Facebook or by calling 636-695-2612 to schedule a time to volunteer.

This is why FBCO is involved in missions partnerships that help plant and revitalize churches.

In 2025, Southern Baptists planted 792 churches!
📈 699 new plants (Highest since 2016)
🙌 93 replants (praise God)

Added to our convention ⬇️
32 new campuses & 127 new affiliates

Altogether - 951 total new congregations in 2025!

💡 But “churches added” isn’t the end goal.
Its souls reached, disciples made, and cities impacted.

Join us in celebrating with Heaven ⬇️
Send Network church plants
saw more than 28,250 people
profess faith in Christ in 2025!

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We’re praising God for 2025—
for courageous missionaries,
for sacrificial sending churches,
and for those who give to make it all possible!

The International Mission Board is hosting an online global prayer event on April 21st. Join believers from around the globe to hear about what God is doing and pray for God to continue to move in the hearts of mankind.

Register here:

https://www.imb.org/event/global-prayer-gathering-online-event/?fbclid=Iwb21leARMvO5jbGNrBEy812V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHqfIz9WDhSLtLyr3Su_mJvPc7mqtD8gDs4XA2bY7VuwfmNh9VnVAOOc_L42V_aem_unxs0LGu8TInotri8SzZHQ

FBCO senior adults blessed nearly 350 O’Fallon residents in three local assisted care facilities this winter by giving them “Blessings Bags” to show them the love of Christ.
The bags contained eyeglass cleaners, hand lotion, notepads, tissue packages, Christian bookmarks, and/or other personal care items.
Members of Adult 6A, Adult 8 Early, and the Ladies Serving Together ministry assembled 345 bags, which were then given to residents at Delmar Gardens O’Fallon, Garden View Care Center, and The Meadowlands.
FBCO lay leaders and members regularly lead Bible studies and worship services at these locations. The bags were given to all residents — whether or not they attended the meetings — to remind them they are not forgotten.
FBCO member Gayle Conrad leads the every other Sunday worship service at Garden View.
She said, “the residents do not get this kind of attention, and it always puts a smile on their faces.”
Volunteers distributed the gifts at Valentine’s Day and before Easter.
Contact Pastor Brandon Kiesling if you’d like more information about how to serve with one of these ongoing missions opportunities.

Today, our first international mission team for 2026 begins a long travel day to serve our ministry partners in Scotland.
We will have separate groups serving in two Scottish villages: Stranraer and Girvan.
With a population slightly smaller than Missouri’s, over half of Scotland now identifies as secular.
There is a massive opportunity for our teams to step into their communities, show the heart of Christ, and see lives transformed.
Pray to that end, and for safety for our travelers going there and coming back.

Here is a guide to help you pray for those affected by the conflict in the middle east:

https://www.imb.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Pray-for-Peace-in-the-Middle-East-Prayer-Guide-28.02.2026.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawQXonVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR75sXNObCy9rXqOvj3UqsUNlpHa-LD7gXUcPR7dc4AdbzhZGK2_mwQZWC_BdQ_aem_20n9_6oLooIrSxlDXhMuGA

This past Monday, nine members of the adult 6B LIFE group traveled to Butler, IL to serve Love Packages (an FBCO ministry partner), which recycles new and used Bibles and Christian resources to overseas ministries.
Before departing, the class prayed over materials they had processed. On Tuesday some of those resources were headed to Christians, pastors, and missionaries in Nigeria.
Every year Love Packages ships over 2,000 tons of donated materials from individuals, churches, and publishers to ministries around the world at no cost to the ministries.

Members of the Adult 6A LIFE group blessed residents and staff of Garden View Care Center in O’Fallon last Sunday with gift packages and cupcakes.
Class members Gayle Conrad and Linda Ley provide a devotional and sing-a-long every other Sunday at Garden View.
This past week Suzanne Smith organized other class members in putting together gift sacks of personal care items for the approximately 85 residents. Staff received cupcakes.