• Texas Tidbits

  Baylor University in Waco and Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene were among 121 colleges and universities named by The Princeton Review in the "best of the west" section of its website.

  08/10/2011 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Kelly Burton to First Church in Alba as pastor.

  08/10/2011 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest

  A majority of Americans (56 percent) say it's important for a candidate to have strong beliefs, even if those beliefs differ from their own, according to the poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service.

  08/10/2011 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  East Texas Baptist University will hold the Great East Texas Hymn Sing and dedicate its new chapel organ Sept. 9 at 1:30 p.m. in the Baker Auditorium.

  08/10/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptists send $25,000 for East Africa famine relief

  Texas Baptists are giving $25,000 through TEAM—The Ethiopian Aid Mission, a consortium of primarily Baptist congregations in East Texas, to help victims of the East Africa famine.

  08/10/2011 - By Administrator

• Mark Hatfield remembered as champion for religious liberty

  Former Sen. Mark Hatfield –- an Oregon Republican whose Baptist faith helped shape his political views during nearly half a century in public office –- died Aug. 7 after several years of declining health.

  08/10/2011 - By Administrator

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  TBM to build community center in Japan; funds needed

  The Texas Baptist Men missions organization has been asked to build a community center for people living in temporary housing since the March earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, opening a unique opportunity for Texas Baptists to provide tangible assistance to victims of the natural disaster.

  08/09/2011 - By Administrator

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  Zephyr church burns, 91-year-old sanctuary lost

  Bethel Baptist Church in Zephyr caught fire July 15, and the blaze destroyed its 91-year-old sanctuary and its fellowship hall.

  08/09/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptists Committed leaders stress desire to support the BGCT

  Some Texas Baptists have asked why an organization birthed in denominational controversy continues to exist when any battles for control of the state convention ended years ago. Michael Bell, chairman of Texas Baptists Committed, raises a different question.

  08/08/2011 - By Administrator

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  TBM volunteers see God’s wisdom & God’s intervention in Haiti

  Texas Baptist Men volunteers returned from a recent mission trip to Haiti offering testimonials to the power of prayer, the reality of divine intervention and the superiority of God's ways over human plans.

  08/08/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist volunteers offer hope to the hurting in Missouri

  More than 160 volunteers represented 18 Texas Baptist churches and three from Missouri served in relief efforts during a weeklong mission trip to Joplin, Mo.

  08/05/2011 - By Administrator

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  Cuero church uses sports camp to reach community

  The Mega Sports Camp at First Baptist Church in Cuero is the congregation's latest attempt to share the hope of Christ with some of the community's most vulnerable residents—impoverished children.

  08/04/2011 - By Administrator