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  Parents learn skills to raise highly capable children

  When 29 parents graduated from Parent University, members of Primera Baptist Church in Fort Worth knew they played a role in giving them the tools, skills and confidence to raise healthy, caring and responsible children.

  05/07/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baylor receives grant to benefit West recovery

  A $280,009 grant to Baylor University will provides employment this summer for young people from West who want to serve their hometown.

  05/07/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Standard and CommonCall receive national awards

  The Baptist Standard and CommonCall received five “Best of Christian Press” awards for 2013 from the Associated Church Press.

  05/05/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Mission Waco legal services receives grant

  The Texas Bar Foundation approved a $15,000 one-year grant to Mission Waco/Mission World for its First Monday Legal Advice Clinic.

  05/02/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Pillowcases blessing foster children in Beaumont

  Two members of First Baptist Church in Groves are using their sewing talents to make custom pillowcases for each child who spends time at Buckner Children’s Village in Beaumont.

  05/01/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Chaplains’ ministry continues after Fort Hood shootings

  Chaplain Maj. Jim Fisher has experienced tough times since the April 2 shootings at Fort Hood. And he knows his ministry to the families of the victims is far from over.

  05/01/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Houston churches sponsor campus missionaries

  Westbury Baptist Church in Houston ministers to hundreds of college students—most of whom don’t even know where the church is located.

  05/01/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Former Wayland CFO pleads guilty to theft

  James Smith, former chief financial officer at Wayland Baptist University, pleaded guilty to theft of more than $1.3 million from university funds, and the court sentenced him to a five-year prison term.

  04/28/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Congreso draws 4,000-plus for 50th anniversary

  With “Everlasting” as their theme, more than 4,000 Hispanic Baptist teenagers and college students gathered at Baylor University’s Ferrell Center for worship, spiritual growth and reflection at the 50th anniversary Congreso.

  04/27/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Disaster recovery trips set for summer.

  Disaster recovery trips to Southwest Texas, Colorado, Japan and the Philippines are scheduled for summer mission teams and individuals.

  04/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  ETBU expresses Shear Love to individuals fighting cancer

  Hair fell to the floor and contributions reached $5,500 as 19 students at East Texas Baptist University—and the school’s president and Baptist Student Ministry director—received extreme haircuts during the Shear Love initiative to support two people battling cancer.

  04/22/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  One in five Texans still food-insecure

  Despite some signs of economic recovery, about one in five Texans in 2012 had limited or uncertain access to enough food to support a healthy lifestyle, new research revealed.

  04/22/2014 - By John Rutledge