 February 24, 1999
Around the State
___ The metropolitan Houston alumni chapter of Hardin-Simmons University will sponsor "A Night with the President" at the Houston Museum of Natural
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LUBBOCK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION has joined with Habitat for Humanity to build a house which will serve as the home for a mother and her three children. The churches of the association provided $35,000 for a portion of the building cost and most of the labor. Over 150 people and twelve churches have assisted in the project.
| Science March 12 at 6:30 p.m. The featured guest will be HSU President Lanny Hall. Cost is $15, which includes museum entrance, dinner and a ticket to the IMAX theater. Dress is business casual. Reserve tickets by calling Lyndon Messner at (713) 639-4745 before March 9.
___ Baptist Child & Family Services Foundation has promoted Roseann Ybarra to director of communications and Sue Weaver to associate director of communications.
___Anniversaries
___ North Hardin Church of Silsbee will celebrate its 35th anniversary Feb. 28 with a noon meal and an afternoon service led by B.C. McCoy, director of missions for Sabine Neches Baptist Area. For more information, call (409) 385-9394. Danny Gilliam is pastor.
___Events
___ Brighton Park Church in Corpus Christi will have a note-burning celebration Feb. 28. The day will include recognition of charter members and the return of previous staff and pastors and an afternoon song service led by HeartSong. William Hitt is pastor.
___ The Woods Church in Tyler broke ground on a 14,500-square-foot multi-purpose facility Feb. 21. The building will include worship and education space for 350 people, indoor recreation space, church offices and a kitchen. The church began in February 1997 as a mission of First Church in Tyler and has grown to a membership of 98. Charles Dodson is pastor.
___ First Church in Pearland broke ground on a new worship facility Feb. 21. The weekend of festivities included a Saturday rally featuring Jerry Falwell and recording artist Luke Garrett. Sunday's special guest was Star Parker, founder of the The Coalition on Urban Affairs of Los Angeles. Rick Scarborough is pastor.
___Revivals
___ Calvary Church, Cleveland; Feb. 28-March 3; *evangelist, Herman Cramer; *music, Charles Hunt; pastor, Carl Williamson.
___ First Church, Normangee; Feb. 28-March 3; *evangelists, Larry and Freida Sinclair; pastor, Don Semonski.
___ First Church, Linden; Feb. 28-March 4; *evangelist, Charles Massegee; pastor, Bo Mangum.
___ Piney Grove Church, Atlanta; Feb. 28-March 4; *evangelist, Richard Gifford; pastor, Chris Cowan.
___*vocational evangelist
___Ordained
___ Glenn Truett to the ministry at Calvary Church in Floydada.
___ Jon Gartman to the ministry at Eagle Springs Church in McGregor.
___ Donnie McCarter to the ministry at First Church in Sutherland Springs.
___ Keith Hansen as deacon at First Church in Schulenburg.
___ Butch Ford as deacon at First Church in Wichita Falls.
___ Elizabeth McKinney, Pam Barkley and Betty Hamrick as deacons at Western Hills Church in Fort Worth.
___ Ronald Poindexter, James Neal and Bryan Smith as deacons at Hillister Church in Hillister.
___ Bruce Basden, Rocky Bransom, Mike Dunn and Steve Mullen as deacons at First Church in Burleson.
___Retiring
___ George Yarbrough is retiring after 10 years as pastor of First Church in Goliad and 31 years in the ministry.
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