Acteens

Eden Gilbreath of Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in Salisbury, North Carolina, and Carolyn Harrell of Calvary Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have been named as this year’s national Acteens

When I was seven years old, I was outside playing with some boys from the neighborhood. Like most boys, we were looking for adventure. Eventually, we found an old red metal wagon and what appeared to

This past summer I had the opportunity to go to Wyoming for a missions trip with a group from my church. While there we decided to visit the Bighorn Mountains. About halfway up the mountain, we pulled

“Sing a new song to the Lord;let the whole earth sing to the Lord. Sing to the Lord, bless his name; proclaim his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works amo

Have you ever read through the Old Testament laws? Wow! I get bored just reading them. It is hard to imagine that there was a long period of history where Jews couldn’t afford to “get bored.” They had

“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place.” —2 Corinthians 2:14 (CSB) Background In the second

“Since, then, you have been raised in Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things” —Colossians 3:1–

During my life, I have almost always been in a church. In third grade, I started going to Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama. This was where I first got involved in missions. I joined G

Hannah Rickman, a 2023 National Acteens Panelist, talks about her experience of sharing the gospel for the first time.

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with th

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13 NKJV). Christians witness this verse every day. When we face hardship, it is a wonderful feeling to know that Christ, who is always

“The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament sheweth his handywork.” —Psalm 19:1 (KJV) My favorite missions experience was our Acteens trip to help the Wyoming Rodeo Ministry. On this trip