Around the State - Baptist Standard

• An orchestra camp for top junior high and high school musicians on the Hardin-Simmons University campus will end with four concerts free to the public. The faculty concert will be held June 24 at 7 p.m. in the Woodward-Dellis Recital Hall. The music ensemble concert will be June 25th at 7 p.m. at the Elks Art Center. The student chamber music concert will be June 26 at 7 p.m. at the Woodward-Dellis Recital Hall. The finale concert will be June 27 at 3 p.m. in Behrens Auditorium.

East Texas Baptist University Director of Church and Denominational Relations David Jones speaks to the audience at the CrossPoint Conference for senior adults after participants honored him for his 40 years of ministry. ETBU Vice President for Spiritual Development and Director of International Education Alan Huesing presented the award to Jones during the last session of the conference. The three-day conference for Ark-La-Tex senior adults has been held at ETBU the past 20 years.

• A reunion for the alumni of the three decades of the Family Care program at Texas Baptist Children’s Home will be held July 25 on the Round Rock campus. The reunion will start at 10 a.m. with cottage tours. A free lunch in the activity center begins at 11:30 a.m. The after-lunch program will include door prizes, presentation of special awards and a testimony from a recent graduate. A group photo also will be taken. Other activities include face painting, inflatables and other family-oriented activities. For more information, call (512) 255-3682.

• The Baptist General Convention of Texas has partnered with D6 Family to a Sept. 23-25 conference designed to help parents in discipling their children. The conference will be held at the Frisco Convention Center in Frisco. Participants who sign up by July 1 and use the registration code “BGCT” will receive a $25 discount on the conference fee. For more information and to register, go to www.d6conference.com.

• Four Howard Payne University students have been selected to receive the Hatton W. Summers Foundation Scholarship. Elizabeth Barkley of Belton, Brittany Lunsford of Lewisville, Christina Todo of Little Elm and Joshua Muse of Waxahachie will receive a two-year scholarship of $5,500 per semester. In addition to scholarships, the foundation provides lectures and seminars that students attend throughout their two years as scholars.

Anniversaries

• Matt Arnold, fifth, as minister of music at Brookston Church in Brookston, June 1.

• Clark Dunlap, 10th, as pastor of First Church in Smithfield, June 6.

• Charles Wisdom, fifth, as pastor of Waller Church in Waller, June 7.

• Jack Graham, 20th, as pastor of Prestonwood Church in Plano, June 7.

Seven golden shovels were used during the groundbreaking ceremony held at Anderson Church in Anderson. The project will include a 5,000-square-foot education building and fellowship hall. The project will coincide with the restoration of the sanctuary, constructed in 1855. This is the first new construction done on the church property in 154 years. Participating in the ceremony were (left to right) John Bonner, chairman of deacons; Paul Mudgett, chairman of the building committee; Ken Parker, contractor; Kyle Childress, pastor; Gail Sowell, mayor; Moppy Davis, Anderson Baptist Foundation chairman; and Stephen Holcombe, director of missions for Creath Brazos Association.

• Howard Chapman, 40th, as minister of pastoral care at First Church in Wichita Falls, June 7. Chapman began his years of service to the church as minister of recreation, and he later also served as minister of senior adults before moving to his current responsibilities.

• Pearl Church in Gatesville, 125th, June 7. Cory Schibler is pastor.

• Brian Dodridge, 10th, as executive pastor at First Church in Lewisville, June 14.

• John Tunnell, 10th, as pastor of Fairview Church in Mineral Wells, June 18.

• Danny Naron, 10th, as minister of music at First Church in Blossom, June 27.

• First Church in Beasley, 100th, July 26. Guests will include the a capella musical group The Sterlings. Lunch will be served followed by an afternoon of fellowship. Gerald Ford is pastor.

Retiring

• Ann Phinney, as church secretary of Eisenhauer Road Church in San Antonio after 32 years to the church and 50 years serving churches in San Antonio and Corpus Christi, July 3.

Event

• First Church in Saginaw has added 17,000 square feet to its education facilities. The space is made up of adult Sunday school classes, a large youth area and specialized classrooms for preschoolers. In conjunction with the new space, the church will begin a weekday early education program. For more information, call (817) 232-0560, ext.104. Danny Howe is pastor.

Revivals

• College View Church, Abilene; June 21-24; evangelist, Herman Cramer; music, Ernie Overstreet; pastor, David Leyerle.

• Cherry Heights Church, Clyde; June 28-July 1; evangelist, Herman Cramer; music, Ernie Overstreet; pastor, Michael Terrill.