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  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

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  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

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  Around the State: UMHB presents annual Easter pageant

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor presented three performances of its 83rd annual Easter pageant on April 13. Baylor University announced a $3 million gift from Jim and Sharon Harrod of Horseshoe Bay to establish an endowed faculty chair in Christian thought within the Honors College.

  04/13/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Beach Reach involves 850-plus volunteers

  Baptist Student Ministries reported 207 young people made professions of faith in Christ and 104 recommitted their lives to Jesus as a direct result of Beach Reach missions.

  04/06/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Summit encourages women to develop gifts

  Katie McCoy, director of Women’s Ministry with Texas Baptists, was the featured speaker at the 2022 Women’s Summit at East Texas Baptist University on March 14.

  03/23/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Baylor students to perform at Carnegie Hall

  Seven student winners of Baylor University’s fifth biennial Semper Pro Musica Solo and Chamber Competition will perform at New York City’s prestigious Carnegie Hall.

  03/16/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Gift benefits Theology, Ecology and Food Justice partnership

  A $455,000 grant from an anonymous donor will allow the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty to partner with and provide support for Truett Theological Seminary’s Master of Arts degree in Theology, Ecology and Food Justice.

  03/09/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: ETBU observes Spiritual Renewal emphasis

  Christian illusionist Drew Worsham was the guest speaker when East Texas Baptist University held its annual Spiritual Renewal emphasis.

  03/02/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Black and white pastors discuss friendship

  Steve Wells, pastor of South Main Baptist Church, and Ralph West, founding pastor of Houston’s Church Without Walls, discussed their friendship during a session at a conference on racial healing offered both online and at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.

  02/23/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Wayland students read to elementary classes

  Sixteen Wayland Baptist University students participated in the Plainview Independent School District’s Love of Reading program, reading to students at Highland Elementary School.

  02/16/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Baylor surpasses initial Give Light goal

  Gifts and pledges to Baylor University’s Give Light Campaign surpassed the initial goal of $1.1 billion, marking the campaign as the largest and most successful fundraising effort in the university’s 177-year history.

  02/08/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Hendrick gift helps endow nursing scholarship at HPU

  Howard Payne University’s new Brown County Endowed Nursing Scholarship recently received full funding, thanks to a $12,500 lead gift from Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood and additional support from other donors and community partners.

  02/01/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard