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  Texas Baptists express pain, address racial unrest and injustice

  The death of George Floyd while in police custody and the outrage it sparked across the nation prompted Texas Baptists to use social media to express their pain and call for justice, peace and prayer.

  06/02/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Minneapolis pastors lead peaceful protests

  W. Seth Martin, founding pastor of The Brook Community Church of Minneapolis, has led his multiethnic congregation in peaceful protests since George Floyd’s death.

  06/01/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Texas Baptists and international partners care for pastors

  A prayer request for Mexican pastors who face economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 crisis led to a partnership between the Baptist General Convention of Texas and Baptist associations and conventions internationally.

  05/29/2020 - By Kalie Lowrie / Texas Baptist Communications

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  Vickrey committed to quality education for all God’s children

  Like any mother, Cameron Mason Vickrey wants the best for her three young children. But when it comes to education, she rejects the idea they should benefit at the expense of others.

  05/29/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Around the State: Prayers and Scripture cover ETBU chapel

  East Texas Baptist University faculty, staff and community members covered the unfinished walls of the new Chapel on the Hill in blessings of Scripture and prayers. The Hardin-Simmons University board of trustees approved a $51.7 million budget for 2020-21 and several undergraduate degree programs during its May meeting.

  05/27/2020 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Activists applaud Uighur named to religious freedom agency

  Uighur American attorney and activist Nury Turkel has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent religious freedom watchdog agency funded by Congress.

  05/27/2020 - By Ken Camp

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  Area TBM chainsaw crews respond after San Antonio tornado

  When a tornado packing 100 mph winds hit an area on the northwest side of San Antonio, Texas Baptist Men volunteers from the area stepped up to meet their neighbors’ needs.

  05/26/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  TBM volunteer crews respond to Bowie tornado

  Texas Baptist Men chainsaw, feeding and shower units are responding to needs in Bowie after a storm damaged 200 homes and affected 50 businesses. 

  05/25/2020 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men

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  Bounce Back Home Day engages students in service locally

  Texas Baptists’ Bounce Student Disaster Recovery program is promoting the Bounce Back Home Day of Service on June 27.

  05/22/2020 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

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  BWA Standing Together sponsors global prayer services

  As part of its Standing Together at Pentecost initiative, the Baptist World Alliance is sponsoring virtual global prayer services featuring praises and prayers from around the world.

  05/22/2020 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Baylor prof explores how movies shape attitudes toward race

  From “The Birth of a Nation” to Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” movies have reflected and shaped Americans’ attitudes toward race, said Baylor University professor and popular culture observer Greg Garrett.

  05/22/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• Obituary: Paula Jeser

  Paula Barry Jeser, who served two decades as executive director of Christian Women’s Job Corps in El Paso, died May 19. She was 72.

  05/21/2020 - By Ken Camp