Around the State
___ The Truett Alumni Association is sponsoring its inaugural ministers' conference Oct. 4 from 8:45 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will be held at Trinity Church in San Antonio. The keynote speaker will be Buckner Fanning, and breakout sessions will be led by Bill Blackburn, Bubba Stahl and Terry York. The conference will center on practical issues facing ministers such as preaching, worship planning and pastoral counseling. Registration
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FRIENDLY CHURCH IN TYLER recently broke ground on a 26,000-square foot auditorium and education complex. Here, Pastor Dale Perry looks on as Bill Langley, building committee chairman, presses his shovel into the ground. The estimated cost of the project is $4 million, but the church has already raised $2 million through the United We Build Capital Stewardship Program supported by the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
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is $25 and includes a continental breakfast and lunch at the church. There is no cost to members of the alumni association or students at Truett Seminary. Register by sending a check payable to Truett Alumni Association, 14309 Chisolm, Waco, 76712, and include name, address, phone, e-mail and church. Deadline for registration is Sept. 29.
___ Evangelists Rick and Betty Ingle request prayer for the Pioneer Mission Meetings they are conducting in Minnesota-Wisconsin during September.
___Events
___ Second Church in Lubbock broke ground on the church plant of its new location Aug. 22. The relocation is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2001. Charles Johnson is pastor.
___ Oakland Heights Church in Longview will sponsor a parent/teen weekend Sept. 10-12. Seminar leader Jon Kregel will speak in schools Friday. A parent/teen seminar will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. A $20 per family fee will be charged. Seminar subjects will include teen violence, teen alcohol abuse, teen drug abuse and parent-teen relationships. Sunday Kregel will speak at the church. To register, call (903) 753-0291. Tom Roberson is pastor.
___ Tabernacle Church in Elkhart will observe its annual homecoming Sept. 12. Theo Johnson will be the guest speaker and C-3 will be the singers. A lunch will be served. Dennis Morgan is pastor.
___ Forbes Woods will be in concert at Cliff Temple Church in Dallas at 5 p.m. Sept. 12. Admission is free. Glen Schmucker is pastor.
___ The Praisefest Singers of Houston will present the musical drama "Stand" at First Church in Devers at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 12. For more information, call (409) 549-7653. Harry McDaniel is pastor.
___ The Singing Men of East Texas will perform at Highland Park Church in Kilgore Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. Riley Pippen is pastor.
___ Forest Cove Church in Kingwood will hold a groundbreaking service for a second educational building and family activity center Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. An ice cream social will follow. David Lino is pastor.
___Anniversaries
___ First Church in Ore City will celebrate its 50th anniversary Sept. 11-12. A fellowship time will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, followed by an ice cream fellowship. Sunday, three former pastors will speak and former music directors will lead the music. Lunch will follow. For more information, call (903) 968-4404.
___ Vaughnny Taylor will celebrate 15 years as minister of music at Central Church in Odessa Sept. 12.
___ First Church in Amarillo will celebrate its 110th anniversary Sept. 12. Winfred Moore will preach. The choir and orchestra will present "Blessings" during the evening worship time. Howard Batson is pastor.
___Retiring
___ G.W. McDowell has retired as pastor of Spring Creek Church in Meridian.
___Deaths
___ Marlin Morris, 86, in San Angelo. Morris served as pastor of four West Texas churches before joining the Army Air Force as chaplain in 1943. In almost 30 years in the military, he served in Italy, Germany, Okinawa, Korea and Taiwan. He was a charter member of Northridge Church in San Angelo. He is survived by his wife, Guindola; son, Kenneth; and five grandsons.
___Ordained
___ Scott Chadwick to the ministry at First Church in Hutchins.
___ Frank Akers and Everett Burrow as deacons at Ridgeway Church in Paige.
___Revivals
___ First Church, Hamilton; Sept. 12-14; *speaker, Jonathan Hewett; pastor, Kevin McDonald.
___ Merit Church, Farmersville; Sept. 12-15; *speaker Gary Newman; *music, Don Thornton; pastor, Jeff Fisher.
___ First Church, Paducah; Sept. 12-15; *speakers, Larry and Freida Sinclair; pastor, James Hooper.
___ Temple Church, Seagraves; Sept. 12-15; speaker, J.P. Skinner; music, Don Webster; interim pastor, Dale Dozier.
___ Lake Whitney Church, Laguna Park; Sept. 12-15; *speaker, Leroy Hassler; pastor, Bobby Owens.
___ Anchor Church, Houston; Sept. 12-15; *speaker, Herman Cramer; pastor, Lee McDowell.
___ Immanuel Church, Brownfield; Sept. 12-16; speakers, Kendall Hamilton, Ken Flowers, Tut Jones, Pat Riley, Steve Long, Jack Matlock, Lynn Long, Steve Carter and Glenn Harlin; music, Randy Brantley; pastor, Jerry Payne.
___*vocational evangelists
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