The Inaugural Freedom and Light Gala is the culmination of the Presidential Inaugural Session of the General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Mississippi, Inc. This final event will serve as a capstone to a week of sessions and celebration of God’s faithfulness to our convention, its new leadership, and the mission of being an illuminating presence of God’s love, mercy and justice throughout Mississippi.

During the Freedom and Light Gala, the convention will announce convention awards that will be the highest awards the convention can confer upon any individual. Highlighted announcements of special gifts received will be acknowledged and the institution of any endowments, scholarships, and legacy gifts. Funds raised from the Freedom and Light Gala will support the HBCU/GMBSC Scholarship Fund.