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  Plan to close Buckner’s Trew Home shocks residents & families

  Update: Residents of the Mary E. Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village in East Dallas and their families learned in mid-October the facility will close Dec. 1 because the facility fails to meet state regulations.

  10/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  One-third of Texas Baptist Men disaster relief workers are women

  In recent years, women have become more involved in every aspect of disaster relief, including laundry units, chainsaw crews and mud-out teams, and constitute more than one-third of the trained TBM Disaster Relief volunteer workforce.

  10/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Young man finds place to belong at South Texas Children’s Home

  Life has not been easy for 18-year-old Alex Dumont, but don't expect to find him feeling sorry for himself. People who know him best describe him as a strong, generous, compassionate soul with a grateful heart and tender spirit—someone who embraces life fully and always wears a smile, in spite of the losses and challenges he has faced.

  10/14/2011 - By Administrator

• Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village scheduled to close

  The Mary E. Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village in East Dallas will close effective Dec. 1 due to regulatory requirements for campus improvements that cannot be met, Buckner Retirement Services officials announced Oct. 12.

  10/12/2011 - By Administrator

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  Memorial service set for veteran children’s home administrator Wright

  Charles Wright, who served more than two and a half decades as administrator of Texas Baptist Children’s Home, died Oct. 8 in El Paso at age 85.

  10/11/2011 - By Administrator

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  Wayland volunteers demonstrate Degree of Difference

  More than 100 volunteers participated in Wayland Baptist University's Degree of Difference Day—an annual event in which students, faculty, staff and administrators at Wayland Baptist University work on community service projects.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Music and missions go hand in hand for Tyler native

  Singer/songwriter Shaun Groves, who grew up attending First Baptist Church in Tyler and studied music at Baylor University in Waco,discovered  what he was "saved for" after a mission trip to El Salvador.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  New network wants to provide ‘missions home’ for churches

  Missions networks representing about 90 Texas Baptist churches have joined together to form Kinexxus—a collaborative effort designed to help churches connect with each other to share resources and missions expertise.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Howard Payne student shares God’s love in Haiti

  Clay Tyne,  a theology and music student at Howard Payne University, has traveled to Haiti three times in the last 10 months, and plans to return in December. He and his band, One Less Stone Ministries, are helping raise funds to aid Hatians devastated by a major earthquake and embedded poverty.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

• TBC accepting breakfast reservations

  Texas Baptists Committed is accepting online reservations for its breakfast at the Baptist General Convention in Amarillo.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Trustees & directors nominated for BGCT consideration

  The following information is provided in compliance with the bylaws of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Nominations to be considered by messengers to the BGCT annual meeting, Oct. 24-26 in Amarillo, are presented by the Committee on Committees, Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors and the Committee on Nominations for Boards of Affiliated Ministries.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist annual meeting features new format

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas will unveil a new fast-paced format at its annual meeting, Oct. 24-26, designed to present cutting-edge ministry ideas to help Texas Baptists expand and improve their efforts to share the hope of Christ.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator