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  Around the State: May by the Bay

  May By the Bay, a senior adult retreat held at Texas Baptist Encampment in Palacios, will be held May 4-7.

  04/15/2009 - By admin

• Violence mars Easter in northern Nigeria

  Easter Sunday turned violent in two cities in Nigeria's northern state of Niger, when young people presumed to be fundamentalist Muslims burned churches in Gwada, while Christian young people in the state capital of Mina defended a Baptist church from a similar fate.

  04/15/2009 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits: UNT to offer Hebrew

  The University of North Texas in Denton has broadened its Hebrew language program to include biblical Hebrew.

  04/15/2009 - By admin

• On the Move

  Scott Arant has resigned as pastor of First Church in Bloomington.

  04/15/2009 - By admin

• BGCT staff realigned around three priorities, no jobs cut

  Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director Randel Everett has announced a realignment of the BGCT Executive Board staff to focus on the three priorities of missions, Christian education and advocacy.

  04/14/2009 - By Administrator

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  Church discovers more than 1,000 unserved hungry people in community

  As a result of a recent Baptist General Convention-sponsored hunger conference in Del Rio and a partnership with the city of Del Rio, the First Baptist Church identified 1,099 people who receive no help as the ones they want to serve most.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

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  Denison joins debate with atheist Hitchens

  Jim Denison, theologian-in-residence with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and other Christian apologists debated renowned atheist Christopher Hitchens recently during the first Christian Book Expo.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

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  Lambs symbolize love for fragile children, worried families

  Chaplain Karen Black started the Love Lamb Prayer Ministry as a tangible way to link concerned Christians to families whose children were receiving medical treatment for serious illnesses or injuries.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

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  Hungry families, hurting people find hope through Redeeming Grace

  The volunteers at the food pantry of Redeeming Grace Baptist Church in San Antonio have a simple goal: No hungry people.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

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  Passion for call, love for people led to 36 years on same mission field

  Alvin Gary told a Wayland Baptist University lecture audience he and his wife, Judy, spent 36 years as missionaries to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean because they felt appointed  not only to serve but to remain.

  04/09/2009 - By admin

• Bond reduced for former Baptist pastor charged with wife’s murder

  A Waco judge on April 9 agreed to reduce bail to $250,000 for a former Texas Baptist minister charged with the 2006 murder of his wife, but also firmly restated a gag order imposed on all parties related to the case.

  04/09/2009 - By Administrator

• Vermont is first state to approve gay marriage legislatively

  On April 7, Vermont became the first jurisdiction in the United States to successfully legalize same-sex marriage through legislative means.

  04/07/2009 - By Administrator