Annual Programs

World Bible School

We have a very active World Bible School. This is a good evangelism tool. Many in the Dexter congregation teach by mail in this way. The church pays for the material and postage to carry on this work. Thousands have the opportunity to learn God's plan of salvation through this effort.

Vacation Bible School

Every summer a date is selected for this work. We have teachers from within the congregation and hold classes every day - nursery through adult. Material is selected and approved by the elders. We look forward each year to this period of Bible study.

Bible Bowl

Our young people prepare for and participate in the area-wide Bible Bowl each year during the school year.

Youth Rally

Every year around the first Friday/Saturday of March we have a youth rally. This has been a successful program and is well attended by young people from several states.

Gospel Meetings

Each year we hold one or two gospel meetings. We try to have one in the Spring and one in the Fall.

MORP

The MORP is a formal banquet which our young people can attend as an alternative to the prom and is held on prom night. This is a wonderfully successful program planned and executed by the parents.

Bootheel Youth Camp

This summer Bible camp is located outside Bloomfield, MO and has been a very well attended camp for many years.

Thursday School

This preschool program meets every Thursday morning during the regular school year. We have an enrollment of 40 three and four year olds who attend for the two years before kindergarten. Every year we have a graduation ceremony which the children love. Many of the children who attend are from the community. This has been an excellent outreach program for many years.

Personal Evangelism

An active work for many years, hundreds of people have been baptized or restored by this method of teaching. We have a full time personal evangelism minister who, along with an active membership, also ministers to the shut-ins, nursing homes, and hospitals. Much good has been done in our community due to this much-needed effort.

Benevolance Programs

The Children's Home in Paragould, AR is a benevolent work that the Dexter congregation has been involved in for many years. Part of that work includes collecting needed goods and materials for a regular truck run to transport them to the home. In addition to this work, the church keeps a stocked food pantry to help those in need.