Mission:Dignity is a Southern Baptist ministry that provides over 2,600 retired SBC workers and their families with extra money for housing, food and medical expenses. It also ensures a well-deserved dignity, independence and, often, the ability to continue serving the Lord.
Mission:Dignity Stories
Still Saying Yes: The Story of Michael and Sandra Dowling
More than 50 years ago, Michael was working a government job in Tennessee when he felt a clear tug in a different direction. “I knew God was calling me to preach,” he says. So, he left his job and headed to seminary with his wife Sandra and their toddler.
A Friendship Forged in Faith: The Story of Sara and Shirley
Sara Palmer and Shirley Dismukes met in the 1950s at Headland Avenue Baptist Church in Dothan, Alabama. Shirley was dating Robert Dismukes, and Sara, Robert’s cousin, was being pursued by George Palmer. All four were young, in love and stepping into lives of ministry.
A Life of Service, A Season of Grace
At age 17, Sam Parsons felt God’s call to preach. Growing up in a preacher’s home in North Carolina, he had known the Lord since childhood, but in 1966, he renewed his faith during a Billy Graham crusade. That summer, he stood before his church and declared that God was calling him to carry the Gospel wherever the Lord led.
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