Click to Login or Sign Up

Baptist Message

"Helping Louisiana Baptists Impact the World For Christ"

Jonah auditions (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark) Deep talk (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids) Preacher talk (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
  • John 3:16
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Archive
  • Cartoons
    • Joe McKeever
    • Beyond the Ark
    • Church of the Covered Dish
    • Fletch
    • Preacher’s Kids
  • Contact
  • Louisiana
  • U.S. & Intl
  • Facts & Finds
  • Culture & Society
  • Editorial

Members of Mineral Sorings Baptist Church in Dubach held a special prayer service May 24, 2020, less than 24 hours after a fire consumed most of the church facilities. Facebook photo

Mineral Springs Baptist celebrates the church that was not destroyed by fire

May 24, 2020

By Message Staff

DUBACH, La. (LBM) – Standing a few feet from the rubble left behind from an early morning fire on Saturday, Pastor Greg Tipton said Sunday afternoon that God has a bright future planned for Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Dubach.

“This is what’s left of it,” Tipton told his congregation assembled on the church parking lot. “But I’m here to tell you today the church is good because the church is not the building.

“The church is the people,” he emphasized, “and the people of God are good today.”

“This is going to be the first part of our rebuilding starting today,” he continued. “Right now, the church is rebuilding our campus.”

During his brief message based off 1 Corinthians 13:13, Tipton shared about how faith, hope and love are crucial to moving ahead.

“Those three things are things that are necessary for this church, not just to rebuild a building, but for us to build the Kingdom in a good way,” he said.

Pastor Greg Tipton told his congregation that God has a bright future for Mineral Springs Baptist Church. Screenshot.

A fire that was discovered around 9:30 a.m. Saturday destroyed the congregation’s worship center, sound room, office space and nursery; and, the fellowship hall received smoke damage.

Tipton said Mineral Springs Baptist has received offers from other churches to allow them to meet temporarily, but that nothing has been decided about whether services will continue on the parking lot or be moved elsewhere.

Church member Wanda Beckham told the Baptist Message after the service that seeing what the fire destroyed was difficult, but, regardless, she believes the future is bright.

“We will hit the floor running and are determined not to get sidetracked on little things and I see a bigger and brighter future forward,” Beckham said. “I think too many of us took for granted that our building would always stand. Well, God had other plans. So we will follow God’s lead and hopefully be a beacon of light for years to come.”

A GoFundMe page has been established for Mineral Springs Baptist. To donate, click here.

Comments

Editorial

Dodgers’ Kershaw has pitch-perfect response to Pride Night

Clayton Kershaw may not have pitched Friday night, but he still made more headlines than most of his teammates. The Dodgers’ star, who happens to be an outspoken Christian, made a splash at the team’s Pride Night by putting a unique twist on Los Angeles’s gear. It was a simple but powerful statement that June will … Read More

Search

  • Trending
  • Recent
  • Must Read

Recent

Palmettos offers a taste of paradise in Pineville

Speaker Johnson honors third anniversary of lifesaving Dobbs decision

SWBTS placed on 12-month probation despite financial improvement

Must Read

President Trump: ‘We love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them.’

Foundation Executive Director
Jeffrey Steed to retire

Speaker Johnson to Calvary students:

Live to make an ‘impact’

Copyright © 2025 · News Pro Theme 2.1 On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in