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Around the State: TBM volunteers serve during Dempsey Fire

Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers responded to the Dempsey Fire—a wildfire in Palo Pinto County that consumed nearly 11,600 acres—offering meals to firefighters who battled the blaze and to other emergency personnel.

07/06/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Wayland receives NSF scholarship grant

The National Science Foundation awarded a $1.36 million Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant to Wayland Baptist University.

06/29/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: USDA awards $5 million to Baylor Collaborative

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded nearly $5 million to the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty to continue its Meals-to-You demonstration project this summer.

06/22/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: DBU group travels to Germany

Eight Dallas Baptist University students and three staff members traveled to Germany recently to connect with a local church and its ministry to refugees.

06/15/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Deadline approaches to apply for scholarship

July 1 is the deadline for students to apply for the Strickland-Davis Scholarship from the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission.

06/08/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Seniors gather at ETBU for Hilltop University

More than 190 senior adults participated in Hilltop University May 23-25, an annual spiritual retreat on the East Texas Baptist University campus.

06/01/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: ETBU offers Civil Rights Tour of Alabama

A group of East Texas Baptist University students, faculty and staff recently spent four days in Alabama learning the history and significance of the Civil Rights Movement.

05/24/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: HPU dedicates welcome center

Hundreds of guests gathered at Howard Payne University recently for the grand opening of the Newbury Family Welcome Center.

05/18/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: International Friends ministry marks 50-plus years

The International Friends ministry at First Baptist Church in Richardson recently celebrated its 50th anniversary—even though the observance was delayed more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

05/11/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Baylor commissions camp counselors

Baylor University renewed its tradition of celebrating and praying over 600 students who will serve as counselors this summer at camps across the country.

05/04/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: WMU of Texas marks missions milestones

Women from around Texas gathered March 25-26 at First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi for the Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas annual meeting and missions celebration to hear missionary testimonies and mark milestones in missions work.

04/27/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: ETBU hosts listening event for church leaders

Staff members and volunteers from 19 churches in the Harrison County area met at East Texas Baptist University for a listening dinner hosted by the ETBU School of Christian Studies and Humanities.

04/20/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard