AROUND THE STATE
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Five Texans have received appointments from the North American Mission Board. Garvon and Cindy Golden, natives of Bogata, serve as associational missionaries in Williston, N.D., for the West River Association. Golden has served many Texas churches, including Lone Pine Church in Avery, Mount Olive Church in Reno, New Salem Church in Boxelder, Gober Church in Gober, Emory Church in Emory and Bounds Church in Powderly. Rusty Comer of First Church in Wellington is serving in Billerica, Mass., as
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FIRST CHURCH IN BROWNSVILLE recently held groundbreaking ceremonies for an 800-seat auditorium that will be built debt-free this year. Pictured with shovels are Calvin Walker, on-site architect; Dennis Lawler, building committee chairman; Mary Beth Malkowski and her husband, Senior Pastor Gordon Malkowski; and Peter Zavaletta, chairman of deacons.
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student evangelism coordinator, working with New Colony Church. Michael and Catherine Purple of Houston are working to plant churches in Kotzebue, Alaska, a remote region in the western part of the state.
___ The spring rally for Campers on Mission of Texas will be March 30-April 2 at Riverview R.V. Park in Waco. For more information, call (254) 662-0475.
___Anniversaries
___ Don Caldwell has celebrated his fifth anniversary as pastor of Rainbow Church in Rainbow.
___ First Church in Stamford will celebrate its 100th anniversary Feb. 22 and Feb. 26-27. The Singing Men of West Texas will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 22. On Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m., children's activities and a reception will be held. Jack Nivens, director of missions for Double Mountain Area, will be the guest speaker at 7 p.m. Sunday will include special music, speakers, worship and lunch. A time capsule ceremony, a memorial program and special speaker Bill Pinson, executive director emeritus of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, will follow lunch. Closing remarks will be by Jay Abernathy, pastor of the church. For more information, call (915) 773-2781.
___Events
___ Twila Paris will be in concert Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall. Tickets at the door cost $14.50. For more information, call (972) 771-2322. Steve Stroope is pastor.
___ The Northams will appear in a concert/revival at Cloverleaf Church in Houston Feb. 20-23. Wayne Fitzwater is pastor.
___ Leon Association is holding a youth event with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jeff Ogden as the speaker Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at First Church in Buffalo. For more information, call Richard Ray at (903) 536-7051.
___Deaths
___ Mark Tanner, 42, Feb. 5 in Dallas. He was the son of Bill Tanner, former president of the Home Mission Board and past executive director of the Oklahoma convention. He is survived by his wife, Lisa; parents, Bill and Ellen; brothers, Bill and Keith; and sister, Kimberly Salter.
___Ordained
___ Michael Weltzheimer to the ministry at Immanuel Church in Marshall, where he is youth minister.
___ Jerry Rogers to the ministry at Crossroads Church in The Woodlands.
___ Chris Horton to the ministry at Wildwood Church in Mesquite.
___ Allan Pearce and Roland Pena as deacons at First Church in Alpine.
___ B.C. Spraberry and Larry Beauchamp as deacons at First Church in Anson.
___ Willie Gann, John Pankratz and Rex Pierce as deacons at Live Oak Church in San Antonio.
___ Chris Bates, John Castro, L.L. Goolsby, Scott Seeley and Charlie Wilson as deacons at South Hills Church in Fort Worth.
___ Jay Chatham, Jim Deaver, Dan Glasscock and Pat Jackson as deacons at Christoval Church in Christoval.
___ Coby Gilbreath, Emmett Heard, Cary Jackson, Roger Malone, Mike Odom, George Rasor, Dwayne Smith, Alan Smith, Alan Steinle, Jack Thompson and Danny Underwood as deacons at First Church in Dimmitt.
___ Jim Calhoun, Tomas Constancio, Ed Holcombe and Bob Millikan as deacons at First Church in Temple.
___Revivals
___ First Church, Victoria; Feb. 19-20; *speaker, Rick Ingle; *music, Phillip Willis; pastor, James Shamburger.
___ Central Church, Crockett; Feb. 20-23; *speakers, Larry and Freida Sinclair; pastor, John Goss.
___*vocational evangelists
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