Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Est. 1912
Elevated by the Vision.
Empowered by the Spirit.
Excited to serve and grow.
The Louisiana Home & Foreign Missions Baptist Convention unites more than 200 churches across the state to be brighter light and better salt in associations, congregations, communities, and countries.
- 200+
- Churches
- 9
- Auxiliaries
- 112
- Years of mission
“You are the salt of the earth… you are the light of the world.”
Our mission
To be brighter light and better salt.
In serving Associations, Congregations, Communities, and Countries through the transforming love of JESUS CHRIST.
Associations
Strengthening the district bodies that bind our churches together.
Congregations
Resourcing pastors and churches for faithful, fruitful ministry.
Communities
Meeting need across Louisiana in tangible, lasting ways.
Countries
Carrying the gospel beyond our borders through foreign missions.
Where to begin
The work of the Convention
Executive Cabinet
The officers and secretaries who steward the Convention's work.
Auxiliaries & Boards
Conferences, boards, and ministries serving every generation.
Events & Sessions
Annual session, continued sessions, and hotel block details.
Fountain Pines
Our retreat and camping ministry in the pines of Louisiana.
10th President
Our president
Rev. Shelton Charles Dixon
General President · Installed October 31, 2018
It is my vision to lead the Convention to live up to its name — becoming brighter light and better salt in serving associations, congregations, communities, and countries.
Organizer and pastor of Greater Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Rev. Dixon also serves as General Secretary of the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc., and Second Vice President of the Third District Bogue Chitto Missionary Baptist General Association.
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The Continued Session gathers in Gonzales
Alongside the Annual Session, the Convention gathers mid-year for worship, business, and the reports of our auxiliaries, boards, commissions, and conferences. Registration and the full schedule are posted on the events page.
Partner hotel block
SpringHill Suites
- 2801 S. Cabela's Pkwy, Gonzales, LA 70737
- (225) 621-3000
- Group name: LA Home & Foreign Missions
TownePlace Suites
- 2823 S. Outfitters Drive, Gonzales, LA 70737
- (225) 450-3400
- Group name: LA Home and Foreign Missions
From the gallery
Moments from our gatherings
A Word of Welcome 
Seated with the Brethren 
Worship in the Sanctuary 
Program in Hand 
Brighter Light 
The Gathered Convention 
At the Pulpit 
Along the Pews 
Hands Lifted 
The Word Proclaimed 
Seated with the Word 
Beneath the Church Covenant 
Music Ministry in Service 
At the Convention Table 
This Do in Remembrance of Me 
The Usher Board 
From the Lectern 
Morning Sermon Announcement 
The Convention Seal 
Behind the Convention Pulpit 
In the Pew Rows 
The Registration Table 
Serving at the Table 
Honored Guests 
Words of Greeting 
Standing for the Reading 
The Full Sanctuary 
Two at the Lectern 
At the Welcome Tables 
Standing Together in Service 
Amen and Applause 
A Lifted Hand at the Pulpit 
Preaching the Session 
The Platform and the Choir 
Keeping the Record 
The Message from the Podium 
The Offering Continued Session Gathering of the churches Annual Session Continued Session in Gonzales Gathering of the Convention In the sanctuary The office of the president Among the churches
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Cooperating bodies of the Louisiana Home & Foreign Missions Baptist Convention
Stewardship
Help support our missions across Louisiana and beyond.
Every gift sustains church planting, disaster relief, scholarships for ministry students, and the foreign mission fields our Convention partners with around the world.