It seemed almost more a family reunion than a traditional towboat dedication when American Commercial Barge Line officially welcomed the revamped towboat Capt. Gregory Smith into its fleet during a… Read More
Kempton Baldridge
American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) christened a new harbor boat November 14 at its landing in St. Louis. Named the mv. Prairie Harvest, it is one of several identical vessels… Read More
Just prior to opening its new office in Paducah, Ky., Inland Rivers HR had the building blessed. Chaplains Kempton Baldridge and Don Reusch, both with the Seamen’s Church Institute, oversaw… Read More
A New Phase For SCI’s River Chaplaincy The year 2018 welcomes a new phase for the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Ministry on the Rivers and Gulf, as Chaplain Kempton Baldridge… Read More
A memorial in honor of the three men killed in a towboat explosion January 19 was held at the Eckstein Conference Center at the Seamen Church Institute’s (SCI) Center for… Read More
An explosion from within the mv. William E. Strait, docked at First Marine’s Calvert City, Ky., shipyard for repairs, took the lives of three workers January 19. At least six… Read More
There are many reasons men and women choose to enter a life of ministry. Some felt compelled at a young age, while others were called into service well into adulthood. Read More
