Around the state
___ The Creative Arts Festival will be held April 28-29 at First Church in Round Rock. More than 40 workshops will be offered in the areas of clowning, drama, music, puppetry and other creative ministry avenues. For more information about this Baptist General Convention of Texas-sponsored workshop, call (888) 776-2523.
___Anniversaries
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FIRST CHURCH IN MAGNOLIA recently broke ground on a 24,000-square-foot facility that represents the first phase of a building expansion program. The building will serve as a combination worship center and fellowship hall as well as provide expansion space for senior adults and preschoolers. The $4 million project includes property recently acquired to provide a total campus of approximately 22 acres. The congregation has been meeting in three worship services and two hours of Bible study for more than two years to address current space needs._
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___ Bunavista Church in Borger celebrated its 50th anniversary March 4-5. David Langen is pastor.
___ James Blackwell has celebrated his 10th anniversary as pastor of South Park Church in Beaumont.
___ Marcus Sheffield has celebrated his 10th anniversary as pastor of First Church in Mexia.
___ Tony Coronado has celebrated his 15th anniversary as pastor of Hyde Park Hispanic Church in Austin.
___ Delbert Vest has celebrated his 20th anniversary as minister of music at Parkside Church in Denison.
___ Dan Gardner has celebrated his 25th anniversary as business coordinator for Hyde Park Church in Austin.
___ Crutchfield Heights Church in Sherman will celebrate its 40th anniversary April 2. A special service will begin at 2 p.m. following a catered lunch. Make lunch reservations by March 21 by calling (903) 893-3184. Billy Hackler is pastor.
___Events
___ Genesis Church in Austin constituted Feb. 20. Gilbert Chavez is pastor.
___ One Way Church in Round Rock constituted March 5.
___ Webb Church in Arlington will have a special weekend of services March 18-19 featuring BGCT Executive Director Charles Wade as the speaker at an 8 a.m. Saturday men's prayer breakfast and as the preacher in the Sunday morning service. A 6 p.m. Lord's Supper service also will be held Saturday. Shiloh, a Southern gospel singing group, also will participate in the Sunday morning service. A catered barbeque luncheon will be held after the service. Police Chaplain Harold Elliott will sing and speak at a special afternoon service following the meal. Wade Ogle is pastor.
___ Calvary Church of Oak Cliff in Dallas will hold a reception in honor of Betty Peebles' more than 50 years of service as the church's nursery director March 19 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (214) 946-8136.
___ Calvary Church in Dumas held a noteburning ceremony recently and gave the two missions it started a van each to use in their ministries. Brad Foster is pastor.
___Deaths
___ Virginia Presley, 82, Feb. 3 in Dallas. A member of Park Cities Church in Dallas for 50 years, she taught children, youth and adult Sunday School classes. She is survived by her husband, Dewey; three daughters, Charlotte Taylor, Suzanne Griffin and Rachel Anderson; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
___ William Clements, 101, Feb. 17. He was a pastor for many years, retiring in 1973 from First Church in Flatonia. He was interim pastor at First Church in Hochheim for 14 years. He is survived by his wife, Iola; and two daughters, Lee Meyer and Betty Scull.
___ Dub Ruchti, 79, March 5 in Rome, Ga. An emeritus Southern Baptist missionary to Italy, he served as pastor of San Gabriel Church in San Gabriel and as youth minister of First Church in Port Arthur during his college years. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and daughter, Peggy Plummer.
___Revivals
___ West Mesquite Church, Mesquite; March 17-19; *speakers, Bill and Vicky Murphy; pastor, Alan Matthies.
___ Southside Church, Granbury; March 19-22; *speakers, Jim Walsh Family; pastor, Lee Evans.
___ First Church, Blossom; March 19-22; *speaker, Jonathan Hewett; *music, Wes James; pastor, Philip Miller.
___ Paramount Church, Amarillo; *speaker, Michael Gott; pastor, Gil Lain.
___ Seth Ward Church, Plainview; *speaker, Herman Cramer; pastor, Jim Ritter.
___ Hilltop Church, Frankston; March 19-24; *speaker, Gary Newman; pastor, George Folmar.
___*vocational evangelists
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