January 6, 1999

AROUND THE STATE
___Events
___ Pine Forest Church in Vidor will hold a 100th birthday celebration for Vera Parks

BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME MINISTRIES dedicated the bronze sculpture "Fisher of Men" at its San Antonio campus. Julian Stewart donated the piece to honor his wife, Nana, and their 40 years of marriage.

Jan. 17. Parks will celebrate her actual birthday Jan. 7. Carl Coggins is pastor.
___ Gulf Coast Association will hold a spiritual awakening conference Feb. 21-23 at First Church in Lake Jackson at 7 p.m. nightly. Speakers will be David Walker and Sammy Tippit, and music will be led by the Griffin Family. Nursery provided.

___Deaths
___ Dagma Wiggins, Nov. 3. She was financial secretary for South Park Church in Beaumont for 25 years.
___ Lesley Sweeney, Dec. 22. He was senior adult minister at South Park Church in Beaumont.
___ Pat Ball, wife of Harry O. Ball, retired director of missions for Hunt Association. She is survived by her husband, one son and two daughters.

___Anniversaries
___ Rick Davis has celebrated his 10th anniversary at First Church in Midlothian.

___Ordained
___ Arthur B. Cheek to the ministry at Loveview Church in Itasca.
___ Bruce Bush, Paul McCarty, Weldon McCullough, Gary Parson, Jay Tedder and Todd Wright as deacons at First Church in Llano.
___ Mark Roberts, Steve Cranford, Todd Hall, Curtis Hall and Dennis Vergadamo as deacons at Baptist Temple Church in Houston.
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