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  Baylor faces potential reduction in BGCT funding plan (Updated)

  A recommendation from the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board’s education and finance subcommittees would adjust funding guidelines to “level the playing field” for universities receiving Texas Baptist Cooperative Program funds. If approved, total BGCT financial support for Baylor University will be reduced from about $2.8 million to $1.9 million.

  08/25/2011 - By Administrator

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  Adoptive families celebrate Russian culture at Heritage Day

  Adopted children from Russia played with other dual-culture children and connected with the birth culture during a Heritage Day event in Dallas, sponsored by Buckner and Dillon International.

  08/18/2011 - By Administrator

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  Wayland students serve as fishers of men among Alaskan fishermen

  While Texas suffered this summer from the most severe drought since the 1950s, salmon still were running in the streams of Alaska, where Wayland Baptist Student Ministries Director Donnie Brown led a mission team.

  08/18/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist volunteers bring hope to storm-battered Tuscaloosa

  More than 117 volunteers from 28 Texas Baptist churches served in various relief efforts in Tuscaloosa, Ala. this summer. An April 27 tornado obliterated much of the city.

   

  08/18/2011 - By Administrator

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  Wichita Falls church takes fine arts festival to St. Kitts

  First Church in Wichita Falls recently orchestrated the first Christian Fine Arts Festival on the Caribbean island nation of St. Kitts.

  08/18/2011 - By Administrator

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  Book of poems a ‘labor of love’ for veteran Baptist writer

  For Orville Scott, a 136-page self-published book of original poems represents a lifetime of precious memories, a testimony to God's goodness and a labor of love. Scott was a denominational journalist for four decades before his retirement.

  08/16/2011 - By Administrator

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  Church sees Mission Drippin’ outreach event as a rousin’ success

  Actin' , paintin', buildin', prayin', deliverin', teachin' and plumbin'—they all were part of the inaugural Mission Drippin' outreach by First Baptist Church in Dripping Springs.

   

  08/11/2011 - By Administrator

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  Can technology usher in another Pentecost?

  The Baptist General Covention of Texas is pioneering a technologically advanced, language-barrier-breaking evangelism tool —called Hope Chat— with the potential to take the gospel to the ends of the earth like never before.

  08/11/2011 - By Administrator

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  Mount Pleasant quadruplets will join sister at ETBU

  The Kent quadruplets of Mount Pleasant—Kaitlyn, Kinsey, Klaire and Karson—will join their sister, Kallie, a sophomore mass communication major, at East Texas Baptist University in the fall.

  08/11/2011 - By Administrator

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  Borrego resigns HBCT leadership post

  Baldemar Borrego of Wichita Falls has resigned from his responsibilities with the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas due to health issues.

  08/11/2011 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits

  Baylor University in Waco and Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene were among 121 colleges and universities named by The Princeton Review in the "best of the west" section of its website.

  08/10/2011 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Kelly Burton to First Church in Alba as pastor.

  08/10/2011 - By Administrator