• 

  Around the State

  Texas Baptist layman Fred Roach will receive the Texas Baptist Elder Statesman Award at a June 3 presentation at Independence Baptist Church in Independence.

   

  05/24/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Heavenly voices lead to nearly 4,000 decisions in Ukraine

  Heavenly voices partnered with the gospel message led to a multitude of life-changing decisions during a Singing Men of North Central Texas mission trip to Ukraine and Crimea, April 23-May 4.

   

  05/23/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Slow mail delivered encouragement right on time to Mexican pastor

  Mail arriving months late delivered encouragement to Pedro Munoz, Texas Baptist River Ministry coordinator in Cuidad Rio Bravo, Mexico. It was an answer to prayer, he says.

  05/23/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Work projects promote unity among Irving churches

  More than 100 members of First Baptist spent a Saturday participating in a workday at Calvary Baptist Church—helping with building repairs, cleaning, painting and landscaping. It brought renewed vision to both congregations while increasing their ability to make an impact on the community.

  05/23/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  BGCT board transfers historic site to Baylor, UMHB

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board voted to transfer to Baylor University and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor ownership of Old Baylor Park, the original site of the two schools.

  05/23/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Lee Porter, longtime SBC officer, dies

  Lee Porter a former Southern Baptist Convention leader who worked to ensure the integrity of voting in contentious ballots for the SBC presidency during a tumultuous era in the nation’s second-largest religious body, died May 17. He was 83.

  05/19/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  CBF to vote on task force report at Fort Worth meeting

  The 22nd annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly June 20-23 in Fort Worth, Texas, features a key vote on the 2012 Task Force report and the final sermon from Daniel Vestal as executive coordinator.

  05/18/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Angel seeks to be beacon of light in a dark and violent place

  Jose Angel believes God has called him and his family to be a beacon of light in his violence-plagued city of Cuidad Juarez, Mexico. Texas Baptists are helping by supplying No Mas Violencia curriculum.

   

  05/18/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Disaster recovery help still needed in Japan

  Japan received relief in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, but many residents affected by the disasters still need to recover. The BGCT disaster recovery team has scheduled a June 19-26 trip to help.

  05/17/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Baylor School of Social Work honors Kentuckian

  Baylor University School of Social Work recognized Darla Bailey –founder of an innovative day health center for adults with disabilities in Louisville, Ky. — as the Baylor School of Social Work Honorary Alumna of the Year.

  05/17/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Burleson pastor lives out sermon on responding to people who suffer

  Pastor Scott Sharman of Alsbury Baptist Church in Burleson was supposed be in Abilene recently to receive an award from Logsdon Seminary. Instead, after an unlikely journey, he was scheduled for surgery to donate a kidney to his wife's cousin.

  05/16/2012 - By Administrator

• 

  Baylor research shows benefit of Eagle Scouts on society

  The Boys Scouts of America long have noted the conspicuous presence of Eagle Scouts among astronauts, military officers, top athletes and high-ranking elected officials. But a nationwide scientific survey involving researchers from Baylor University provides the first empirical evidence that shows the positive impact Eagle Scouts have on society.

  05/15/2012 - By Administrator