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  Hill Country churches mobilize to minister after flood

  Texas Baptists churches in the Hill Country continue mobilizing members to aid in relief and recovery efforts after the flooding of the Guadalupe River.

  08/05/2025 - By Jessica King / Texas Baptists Communications

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  WMU serves Brownsville with back-to-school block party

  Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas, in partnership with Send Relief and Texans on Mission, hosted a weekend-long Serve Brownsville back-to-school block party.

  08/04/2025 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  Fellowship Southwest leaders oppose redistricting effort

  Leaders of Fellowship Southwest voiced opposition to the congressional redistricting effort in the special session of the Texas Legislature, calling it a “partisan power grab.”

  08/01/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baylor BSM approved for $1.3 million challenge grant

  Texas Baptist Missions Foundation officials announced they met the fundraising requirements of a $1.3 million Mabee Foundation Challenge Grant toward construction of a new Baptist Student Ministry building at Baylor University.

  08/01/2025 - By Jessica King / Texas Baptists Communication

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  Academic freedom topic of latest public letter to Baylor

  A public letter focused on academic freedom marked the latest development in an ongoing controversy surrounding Baylor University’s decision to accept and later rescind a research grant.

  07/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Hunt residents literally keep eyes on the cross

  As floodwaters rose around her Hill Country home, Ann Britt looked out a second-floor window at a cross that remained standing, saying: “OK, Lord, you’ve got us. … You’ve got us in your arms.”

  07/30/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Camp Fusion cultivates culture of connection, service

  While many teenagers struggle to fit in and find their place in the world, adolescent immigrants or refugees face particular challenges. Each summer, hundreds of those teens make their way…

  07/28/2025 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  Pastor marks 60 years at his one and only church

  In 1965, Bob Ray had no intention of serving the same rural Central Texas church for six decades and counting, but he fell in love with the people there.

  07/25/2025 - By William Dooley / Baptist Press

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  Granddaughter joins grandmother in providing flood relief

  Sometimes, people just need a little reminder to go. For Danielle Cisco of Fort Worth, that reminder came when her grandparents stopped by unexpectedly with a graduation gift.

  07/25/2025 - By Tim Miller / Texans on Mission

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  Llano girls step up to support others after flood

  A dozen girls in Llano set up a lemonade stand and bake sale to benefit the people of nearby Kerr County, which suffered from the deadly July 4 flooding of the Guadalupe River. The girls raised $4,095 for the Texans on Mission’s disaster relief effort.

  07/24/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Community volunteers multiply Texans on Mission ministry

  Community volunteers who offer to help for a day are not trained in disaster relief, but when paired with trained Texans on Mission volunteers, they provide extra hands for the work.

  07/22/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Strong reactions to Baylor grant decision continue

  Baylor University’s announced receipt of a grant for the study of “disenfranchisement and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women” in the churches and its subsequent decision to return the grant continue to prompt strong reactions.

  07/22/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor