Texas

Witnesses of lynching tell tales of fear, faith and forgiveness

Angela Sims trained with the Baylor University Institute for Oral History before interviewing people across the country, collecting horrifying eyewitness accounts of lynchings.

01/05/2011 - By admin

BSM extends welcome to international students

Students and Texas Baptists involved in Baptist Student Ministries are among the first people some international students encounter.

01/05/2011 - By admin

Bookstore manager, museum director enjoy roles as Santaâs helpers

Two Wayland Baptist University employees spend much of December donning red suits and hats to bring joy to children during the holiday season.

12/24/2010 - By admin

Lampasas-area ministers to Laredo-area colonias

Children living in colonias near Laredo will have a much happier Christmas, thanks to the Women on Mission and the mission development council at Adamsville Baptist Church in Lampasas.

12/23/2010 - By admin

Blanco Association Christmas party has gladdened STCH kids for 50 years

For 50 years, families in Blanco Baptist Association been sponsoring annual Christmas parties for children living at South Texas Children’s Home.

12/23/2010 - By admin

Christmas celebration draws 1,500 to Breckenridge Village

The fifth annual Christmas in the Village event drew more 1,500 visitors to Breckenridge Village of Tyler, a Baptist Child & Family Services assisted-living campus for adults with developmental disabilities.

12/21/2010 - By admin

Accrediting agency issues warning to Criswell College

A regional accrediting agency has issued an official warning to Criswell College, citing issues regarding “institutional effectiveness” in planning and assessment.

12/21/2010 - By Administrator

Board approves BGCT executive director search committee

The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board unanimously approved a 15-person committee to find the convention’s next executive director.

12/20/2010 - By Administrator

Hardin-Simmons national NCAA champs in womenâs soccer

Hardin-Simmons University’s women’s soccer team won the NCAA Division III National Championship with a 2-1 win over Messiah at the Blossom Athletic Complex in San Antonio.

12/20/2010 - By Administrator

Wayland students, staff care for platoon 6,500 miles from home

Students and staff at Wayland Baptist University’s student leadership and activities office turned their attention far from the Plainview campus, hoping to spread Christmas cheer to a military platoon in Afghanistan.

12/16/2010 - By admin

Executive director search committee nominated

Elected leaders of the Baptist General Convention and the BGCT Executive Board on Dec. 14 nominated 15 people to serve on a committee to recommend a new executive director for the convention.

12/14/2010 - By Administrator

Dip in baptisms due to soccer practice?

The real culprit behind declining baptisms in the Southern Baptist Convention might be youth soccer, historian Bill Leonard asserts.

12/13/2010 - By Administrator