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  Around the State: Buckner volunteers work and pray; Texas Hunger Initiative receives major grant

  Eighty volunteers participated in a cleanup and prayer walk at the proposed site of the new Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake in Dallas. The Texas Hunger Initiative received a $3 million grant.

  03/22/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Nursing school raises $1 million; HPU alum named chaplain at Texas Tech

  Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing raised more than $1 million at its sixth annual Going for the Gold Gala. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes appointed Corbin Young, a Howard Payne University graduate, as men’s athletic chaplain at Texas Tech University.

  03/10/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Samuel Rodriguez at DBU, George Foreman at UMHB

  Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, spoke at Dallas Baptist University. The B.H. Carroll Theological Institute had its accreditation reaffirmed by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Boxing champ George Foreman will lecture at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Researchers are recruiting churches to participate in a study on the interplay between Christians’ daily activities and their awareness of God.

  03/08/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Car show at Richardson church; Buckner seeks shoes for Guatemala

  The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson will hold its 10th annual car show April 8, with proceeds to benefit the Network Food Pantry of Richardson. Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls ministry is seeking to collect 5,000 athletic shoes for Guatemalan boys and girls.

  03/01/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: UMHB board approves dorm; Going for the Gold Gala slated

  University of Mary Hardin-Baylor trustees approved construction of a 46,000-square-foot residence hall. Derek Haas will be the keynote speaker at the Going for the Gold Gala to benefit Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing. Howard Payne University launched a four-year biomedical science program.

  02/22/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Christian student leaders meet at ETBU; CLC plans advocacy day

  East Texas Baptist University was host to the 19th annual Christian Association of Student Leaders Conference. The Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission will offer workshops and general sessions on public policy advocacy in Austin.

  02/14/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Olson to lecture at Howard Payne

  Roger Olson will deliver the Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics at Howard Payne University. Rucker Preston was named statewide coordinator and executive director of the Texas Christian Community Development Network. 

  02/08/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Wayland installs president; legislators honor UMHB football team

  Wayland Baptist University installed Bobby Hall as the school’s 13th president Jan. 25. Wayland students and employees volunteered for community service projects during a weeklong celebration of service marking the inauguration.

  02/01/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: TBM volunteers serve in Panhandle; DBU recognized for campus beauty

  More than 30 Texas Baptist Men volunteers are providing disaster relief for Panhandle residents affected by an ice storm. Christian Universities Online ranked Dallas Baptist University No. 1 on its list of the 50 Most Beautiful Colleges and Universities.

  01/25/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Wayland Mission Center names new director

  Donnie Brown is named director of the Wayland Mission Center. Truett Seminary offers MinistrySafe training event. DBU named a top school for preparation of elementary school teachers.

  01/18/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Wayland names director of integrated marketing; Baylor plans Sacred Harp Singing

  Wayland Baptist University hires executive director of integrated marketing. Baylor plans Sacred Harp Singing event.

  01/04/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: TBM seeks volunteers for long-term recovery; HPU raises money for missions

  Texas Baptist Men’s long-term recovery program is seeking volunteers to repair flood-damaged homes in Texas and Louisiana. The annual Moustache Wheel of Doom event at Howard Payne University raised more than $9,000 for Go Now Missions, the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ student missions program.

  12/13/2016 - By Ken Camp