BUA reception slated. The Baptist University of the Américas’ alumni and friends reception at the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in McAllen, Fiesta Con BUA, will be Nov. 9, 9-10:30 p.m. in Ballroom A-D of the McAllen Convention Center. For more information, contact Rhoda Vance at (210) 298-3165 or rvance@bua.edu
Buckner at work in Sierra Leone & India. Buckner International has established official nongovernmental organizations in Sierra Leone and India. Buckner Sierra Leone is led by Alfred Sima Kargbo and works in collaboration with the Global Connections Partnership Network. The organization currently is recruiting board members and beginning its work in the west, with plans to expand over the next two years. First Baptist Church in Arlington is helping support this program, focusing on foster care and kinship care for orphans, rehabilitation and vocational programs. Buckner India is led by country representative and social worker Anthony Praveen Gaddaren and board director Ananda Reddy in Hyderabad, India.
TBM rally focuses on ‘God’s activity.’ The annual Texas Baptist Men rally will be held at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 7, at Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen. The rally will feature reports on “God’s activity” through TBM ministries, organizers noted. A light meal will be provided, but reservations are requested. Call (214) 828-5356 or e-mail cathy.lawrence@texasbaptistmen.org.
Workshops focus on Acts 1:8. In line with Texas Baptists’ Hope 1:8 emphasis, breakout sessions during the Baptist General Convention of Texas will feature Bible studies based on different aspects of Acts 1:8. Conference leaders are Jim Denison, BGCT theologian-in-residence and president of the Center for Informed Faith; Joel Gregory, professor of preaching at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary; and Ellis Orozco, pastor of First Baptist Church in Richardson.
Estate gift funds ETBU nursing scholarships. East Texas Baptist University and its School of Nursing received a $500,000 gift from the estate of Frances Louise “Peggy” Nehls for scholarships.
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