Around the State_32204

Posted: 3/19/04

Around the State

Dusty Burris, a student at East Texas Baptist University, will be the opening act for the contemporary Christian singing duo Shane & Shane March 30 at Centenary College in Shreveport, La. The concert is free to area college students with a valid student identification card. Burris is a member of Immanuel Church in Marshall, where his father Carlton Burris is pastor.

Jessica Wright, president of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Nursing Students Association, has been elected Southern Regional Director by the Texas Nursing Students Association.

Girls in Action from First Baptist Church in Friendswood recently delivered a check for $851.71 to Texas Baptist Encampment in Palacios to help repair the damage dealt by Hurricane Claudette. They had attended the camp a few weeks before the storm and were upset to learn it had been damaged. They raised money by having a bake sale, cake walk and parents' night out. The girls are pictured with camp Director Rob Kessler in front of the Gulf Coast dorm, one of the buildings destroyed by the hurricane.

Williamson Association will hold a team leadership training course at its offices April 5 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Deadline for registration is March 29. For more information or to register, call (512) 930-0965. Clint Anderson is director of missions.

Anniversaries

Teo Cisneros, 20th, as pastor of Templo Jerusalem in Victoria.

Bob Billups, fifth, as senior associate pastor of First Church in Denton.

David Edwards, 10th, as pastor of Main Street Church in Georgetown.

Glenn Ward, 30th, as pastor of Acton Church in Granbury, March 28. The church will hold a banquet in his honor at 5:45 p.m.

First Church in Paris, 150th, April 24-25. Saturday will include a reception for former staff and members at 2:30 p.m. in Heritage Hall. At 6:30 p.m., a reunion choir fellowship and rehearsal will be held in Fellowship Hall. Former Pastor James Semple will preach the Sunday morning sermon, followed by a catered barbecue lunch. A celebration service featuring preaching by former Minister of Education Bill Taylor will follow the meal. Former pastors James Riley and Ronald Prince also are expected to attend. For more information or to reserve tickets for the catered lunch, call (903) 785-6431. Randall Perry is pastor.

Events

The Concert Choir of Hardin-Simmons University will present a concert at Gambrell Street Church in Fort Worth March 24 at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but an offering will be collected. Clyde Glazener is pastor.

First Church in Nacogdoches will present “The Majesty and Glory of Easter” at 7 p.m. April 4. For more information, call (936) 564-7379. Allen Reed is pastor.

Contemporary Christian music artists Bebo Norman and Ginny Owens will present a concert to celebrate the opening of the worship center at The Heights Church in Richardson April 24 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, call (972) 231-6047, ext. 292. Gary Singleton is pastor.

Retiring

Dan Bates, as pastor of Heards Prairie Church in Bremond. He had served the church seven years and has been in ministry 41 years. He is available for preaching or music supply and interims at (936) 825-8244.

Deaths

Felton Jones, 94, Jan. 19 in Hamlin. He was minister of education at First Church in San Angelo from 1947 to 1966. After his retirement, he stayed to teach a men's Sunday school class for more than 20 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Grace, in 1999. He is survived by his daughter, Sandra Thompson.

Gilbert Callaway, 78, March 6 in McKinney. On the day he was born, doctors told his mother he would not survive his first year due to a serious heart defect. He did, and was pastor of his first church at age 19. Congregations he served as pastor include First Church in Wylie and First Church in Lewisville. In 1979, he became director of missions for Collin Association, a position he held until his retirement in 1993. Following retirement, he continued to serve as a Sunday school teacher, Bible class instructor at the Collin County Jail and Meals-on-Wheels volunteer. In 2001, he was honored by Gov. Rick Perry and the state of Texas with the Paul and Silas Award for his volunteer work at the jail. In 2003, Collin Association honored him by establishing the Gilbert Callaway Love Offering to benefit new and existing Baptist ministries. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Nora; daughters, Connie Atkins, Carla Falkner and Kelly Callaway; brother, Melvin; sisters, Dorothy Boen and Vera Anderson; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Nita Jones, 73, March 8 in Arlington. She and her husband, Don, were missionaries with the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board from 1957 to 1993, serving in Korea. After retirement, they returned to Grand Prairie, where she formed a handbell choir at Inglewood Church. She is survived by her husband of 53 years; daughter, Elizabeth Adkins; son, Preston; and three grandchildren.

Kathleen Jones, 81, March 15. The daughter of Southern Baptist missionaries, she was appointed herself by the Foreign Mission Board in 1953. With the assistance of two nurses, she opened the medical and church work in Kediri, Indonesia. During 35 years of service, she was staff physician, administrator, outpatient clinic supervisor and resident supervisor at the Baptist hospital there. After retirement, she worked for many years at the Cornerstone Clinic for Women in Little Rock, Ark. She is survived by her sister, Mimi Abington.

H.L. Hall, 79, March 16 in Longview. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was a member and deacon at First Church in Longview. He was preceded in death by his brother, Forrest. He is survived by his wife, Chlo; son, Ken; daughter, Joyce Homeyer; sisters, Ernestine Roden, Ethel Stroud and Shirley Robinson; brother, Don; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Ordained

George Tijerina to the ministry at First Church in Hallsville.

Michael Tollison to the ministry at North Park Church in Sherman.

Rick Myatt to the ministry at Heights Church in Temple.

Fred Williams as a deacon at First Church in Rowlett.

Jim Burleson, Glen Glasson and James Tucker as deacons at First Church in Gorman.

Revivals

First Church, Lipan; March 21-24; evangelist, Homer Martinez; music, David Best; pastor, David White.

First Church, El Campo; March 28-31; evangelist, Tierce Green; pastor, Rick DuBroc.

Belmore Church, San Angelo; March 28-31; evangelists, Rod and Barb Thomas; pastor, Kevin McSpadden.

First Church, Center; March 28-31; evangelist, Ronnie Hill; interim pastor, Roy Fish.

First Church, Savoy; March 28-April 1; evangelist, James Seigler; music, Jack Vest; pastor, Byron Brown.

Lamar Church, Beaumont; April 2-4; evangelist, Sammy Fuentes; pastor, Warren Wargo.

Northside Church, Highlands; April 4-7; evangelist, Larry Taylor; music, Gene Littlejohn; pastor, David Brumbelow.

South Park Church, Beaumont; April 4-7; evangelist, David Crain; pastor, James Blackwell.

First Church, Rising Star; April 4-7; evangelist, Cody Moree; music, The Cherrys; pastor, David Williams.