Why did Missouri Baptists file a petition in court?
The Executive Board is trying to do what Missouri Baptists told them to do. By an overwhelming vote of church messengers at the November 2001 annual meeting, Missouri Baptists said: “take all steps necessary” to recover the five corporations that were wrongfully removed from Missouri Baptists’ accountability. 2. Who are the five corporation defendants? The five agencies include The Baptist Home, Missouri Baptist College, Missouri Baptist Foundation, Windermere Baptist Conference Center, and Word and Way newspaper. 3. What did the corporations do that was unlawful? The five corporations are agencies of the MBC which has historically provided funding and required accountability. The five corporate charters gave Missouri Baptists the right to elect agency trustees. The corporations unlawfully changed their charters to elect their own trustees, without Missouri Baptist approval. The corporate charters are legal contracts, promising to operate under the authority of the MBC. The agencies br
