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Around the State: ETBU hosts worship summit; Brad Holland named Hendrick president and CEO

East Texas Baptist University, in cooperation with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, recently hosted the third annual Worship Summit. The Hendrick Medical Center board of trustees named Brad Holland as the next president and chief executive officer of Hendrick Health System.

11/13/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: ETBU students lead field day

Kinesiology students from East Texas Baptist University staffed a field day for Washington Early Childhood Center in Marshall. The South Texas School of Christian Studies is now Stark College and Seminary. The Texas Baptist Missions Foundation Council approved 31 grants totaling $502,550.

11/06/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: TBM still at work in Highland Lakes area

Texas Baptist Men disaster relief crews continue to work in the Kingsland and Marble Falls areas after homes in the Highland Lakes region flooded. The Wayland Baptist University chapter of Enactus worked with the university’s faculty and staff to donate 42 Bibles to the Crisis Center of the Plains.

10/31/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: World Tour at UMHB

Read this week’s news from around the state.

10/24/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: ETBU students serve at elementary schools, Levi Price receives award

Learning and Leading classes at East Texas Baptist University staffed fall festivals for four Marshall schools. Levi W. Price received the award as the outstanding interim pastor of the year.

10/17/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Calling Conference at ETBU, Maston Lecture at DBU

In this week’s Around the State: News from Baylor, DBU, Buckner, HBU, and ETBU; Carolyn Porterfield to retire from WMU of Texas after 24 years.

10/10/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Buckner breaks ground for Bachman Lake Family Hope Center

News from Buckner, Baylor, DBU, and HBU, plus anniversaries in this week’s Around the State.

10/03/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Community service part of ETBU Family Weekend

During Family Weekend at East Texas Baptist University, more than 60 students and family members participated in Tigers Serve community service activities throughout the Marshall area.

09/26/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Strobel speaks at DBU; Rosato named provost at HBU

Christian apologist Lee Strobel, author of “The Case for Christ,” spoke recently at Dallas Baptist University. Houston Baptist University named Michael Rosato as provost and vice president for academic affairs.

09/19/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Baylor Nursing School dedicates academic center in renovated Baptist Building

Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing recently dedicated its newly renovated four-story academic building, formerly the offices of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board staff. Wayland Baptist University launched Impact 2020, a capital campaign to raise $30 million for student scholarships and campus improvements.

09/12/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: Houston church donates 7,000 pairs of shoes

South Main Baptist Church in Houston donated 7,000 pairs of shoes to Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls program. Georgia Risenhoover of Granbury was sworn in as the first female chaplain in the 195-year history of the Texas State Guard.

09/05/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Around the State: DBU and UMHB students serve communities

Students from Dallas Baptist University and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor began the school year with community service.

08/29/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard