• Texas Tidbits

  Baptist University of the Americas will host a breakfast during the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting to celebrate BGCT’s role in Hispanic education, Nov. 17.

  10/15/2009 - By admin

• On the Move

  Jason Anderson to Trinity Church in Sherman as pastor, where he was youth minister.

  10/15/2009 - By admin

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  Texas Baptist Men offer relief and hope after Philippines flooding

  When two typhoons inundated the Philippines, 10 Texas Baptist men volunteers packed up and journeyed to the disaster zone to offer help.

   

  10/15/2009 - By admin

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  Around the State

   Hardin-Simmons University presented awards to several alumni during homecoming activities Oct. 15-16. Joe Sharp received the John J. Keeter Jr.

  10/15/2009 - By admin

• Advisers urge caution on religious/federal partnerships

  White House advisers recommended federal officials do more to ensure that government partnerships with faith-based groups are constitutional, transparent and support religious liberty.

  10/14/2009 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptists offer well water, living water in Peru

  Gifts through the Texas Baptist Offering for World Hunger are supplying the necessary funds for Villa Milagro—a ministry that's drilling a well for a school and its surrounding community in Peru.

  10/13/2009 - By admin

• Cuban Baptist leaders in custody; charges unclear

  Two Cuban Baptist leaders arrested Oct. 3 in the city of Santiago de Cuba remain in jail, reportedly without formal charge and with few details of why they are being held.

  10/13/2009 - By Administrator

• One American in five may be secular by 2030, study shows

  The number of American adults who do not identify with a particular religion is growing and may comprise more than 20 percent of the population in two decades, according to a new study.

  10/13/2009 - By Administrator

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  Baptists in Uzbekistan stand trial

  A trial for three Baptist officials in Uzbekistan charged with tax evasion and illegally teaching children religion was scheduled to enter its third week Oct 12.

  10/12/2009 - By Administrator

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  Updated: Corsicana pastor Edwards killed in auto accident

  David Edwards, 51, pastor of Corsicana’s First Baptist Church, died Friday from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Hubbard. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at First Baptist Church, Corsicana.

  10/10/2009 - By admin

• European Baptists ponder future of international seminary

  European Baptist leaders gathered in Prague, Czech Republic, recently to discuss the future of the cash-strapped International Baptist Theological Seminary.

  10/09/2009 - By Administrator

• Evangelical group endorses immigration reform

  The National Association of Evangelicals has endorsed comprehensive immigration reform, saying new policies should reflect “biblical grace to the stranger.”

  10/09/2009 - By Administrator