• Obituary: Nelda Joye Camp

  Nelda Joye Camp, a longtime member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville, died Jan. 26 in Garland. She was 96.

  01/28/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  East Texas church grows with ‘Who’s Your One’ campaign

  First Baptist Church in Henderson implemented NAMB’s Who’s Your One evangelism campaign and saw growth during the COVID pandemic.

  01/27/2022 - By Raquel Wroten / Baptist Press

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  Around the State: DBU students serve at Cornerstone Church

  Student volunteers from Dallas Baptist University served at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

  01/26/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Death sentences declining in Texas, report reveals

  Last year, the population of Texas Death Row fell to the lowest level since 1985, and juries in only three counties imposed death sentences, a new report reveals.

  01/25/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  WMU helps Afghan women resettle in Minnesota and Wisconsin

  Afghan refugees have received help and hope from the Minnesota-Wisconsin Woman’s Missionary Union, which has been meeting practical needs and building relationships through a ministry fueled by a grant from the WMU Foundation.

  01/25/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

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  Texas rabbi urges Americans to view each other in God’s image

  The Texas rabbi who recently survived a hostage-taking at his synagogue gave the closing remarks at an online White House briefing Jan. 21, with an impassioned plea for civility and toning down heated rhetoric.

  01/24/2022 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Mix of triumph and apprehension at March for Life

  Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall on Jan. 21 for the March for Life, an annual anti-abortion rally that took on a cautiously triumphant tone as attendees looked forward to a pending Supreme Court ruling.

  01/24/2022 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Association and church a peaceful presence on the border

  Bluegrove Baptist Church in Henrietta and other churches from Wichita Archer Clay Baptist Association have committed to ministry along the Texas/Mexico border.

  01/24/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Jacki King reflects on family’s Baptist heritage

  Jacki King grew up in a Baptist church in Dallas and now serves on staff at a Baptist church in Conway, Ark. But her connection to Southern Baptist ministry began much earlier, deep within her family’s heritage.

  01/21/2022 - By Timothy Cockes / Baptist Press

• Obituary: Marvin Knox

  Marvin Knox, a Baptist pastor who served churches in Texas and Oklahoma more than six decades, died Jan. 16 in Marlow, Okla. He was 88.

  01/21/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Baylor Alumni Awards announced

  Baylor University announced the recipients of the 2022 Baylor Alumni Awards.

  01/19/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Texas WMU provides home for Valley family

  Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas volunteers traveled to the Rio Grande Valley for their 11th annual home building project—a homecoming of sorts after completing a virtual build in 2020 due to the pandemic.

  01/19/2022 - By Emily Ahrens / Buckner International