Around the state
___ Betsy Flowers, a resident of Fort Worth and a doctoral student at Duke University, was recently awarded the Robert G. Torbet Prize, sponsored by the American Baptist
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BOYS ATTENDING RA CAMP at the North Texas Baptist Conference Center in Denton were given a special treat as members of a remote contral airplane team gave a flight demonstration. The boys were taught that God directs their lives just as a pilot directs a plane. RAs Brandon Knots and Brandon Kilpatrick inspect the plane of Butch Shelley.
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Historical Society, for her essay, "Southern Baptist Evangelicals or Social Gospel Liberals?: The Woman's Missionary Union and Social Reform, 1888 to 1928." This essay was published in the June 2000 edition of the American Baptist Quarterly.
___Anniversaries
___ Balsora Church in Bridgeport, 100th, Sept. 10. Former pastor Duane Perkinson will preach that morning. Lunch will follow the service, and reservations are necessary. Other former pastors and members will share memories during the afternoon. For more information, call Barbara Peel at (940) 748-2428. Hal Owen is pastor.
___Retiring
___ John Allen, Sept. 3, after more than 50 years in the ministry and three years as pastor of Cottonwood Church in Glen Rose.
___Events
___ Maxey Church in Sumner has assisted Brookston Church in Brookston in making needed repairs. Young adults from the Sumner church repaired molding, replaced windows and sinks, cleaned and vacuumed carpets, painted and repaired water-damaged walls and ceilings.
___ Highland Park Church in Austin has named Ray Burchette pastor emeritus.
___ Tabernacle Church in Elkhart will hold homecoming services Sept. 10. Willie Reagan will be the guest speaker, and the Ray Brothers will supply the special music. A lunch will be served. Dennis Morgan is pastor.
___ Linda Haenisch and Marvin and Judy Lolmaugh will be commissioned as Mission Service Corps volunteers Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. at First Church in Washburn. Haenisch works with Northwest Texas Hospital as a cuddler of at-risk, premature babies. The Lolmaughs work in various capacities at the church and in the community.
___ North Pointe Church in Hurst will celebrate its first anniversary and move into its new worship facility, formerly Hurst Baptist Church, Sept. 10. Pastor John Tyler and Minister of Music Paul Paschall will lead the special worship service and building dedication. For more information, call (817) 282-1040.
___ A fall praise and prayer rally will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 16 at First Church in San Antonio. Joan Bond, founder and director of Women's Neighborhood Prayer, will be the guest speaker. The cost is $7 per person. For reservations, call (210) 682-3519. Reservation deadline is Sept. 10.
___Deaths
___ Charles Pierce, 68, Aug. 22 in Dallas. Ordained at First Church in O'Donnell, Pierce taught school in Stinnett and Irving and was pastor of churches in Randall and Hutchinson counties before moving to Whitewright. Pierce was pastor of Bethel Church in Whitewright and employed by the school district there for 35 years. Pierce also served on the executive board of Grayson Association and was moderator for two years. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Pat; sons, Chuck, B.D. and Ted; brothers, Jones, Robert and Billy; sisters, Betty Cook, Jean Vulgamore and Mary Rogers; and four grandchildren.
___ Genter Stephens, 88, Aug. 10 in New Orleans, La. Stephens, professor emeritus of church music at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, was minister of music at Forest Avenue Church in Dallas from 1939 to 1941, as well as 43 other churches during a 63-year span. Stephens also assisted in publishing a Spanish version of the Baptist Hymnal at the Spanish Baptist Publishing House in El Paso, and served on the committee for the 1956 Baptist Hymnal. He is survived by his daughters, Lydia Stephens and Jodi Harrison; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
___ Edward Findley, 70, Aug. 25 in Artesia, N.M. Findley was a retired minister and evangelist serving in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Washington, Oregon and Nevada. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy, and son, Michael. Survivors include daughters, Linda Lamon, Carol Langner and Janet Barrett; sons, Thomas and Travis; brothers, James and Dale; sister, Frances Hadaway; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
___Revivals
___ First Church, Raymondville; Sept. 10-13; *preacher, Gary Newman; pastor, Maurice McLeroy.
___ Lake Whitney Church, Laguna Park; Sept. 10-13; *preacher, John David Crow; pastor, Bobby Owens.
___ Shenandoah Church, Cedar Park; Sept. 10-13; *preachers, Bill and Vicky Murphy; pastor, Larry Sullivan.
___ Lanier Friendship Church, Linden; Sept. 10-13; *preacher, Jim Walsh; *music, Shawn Walsh; pastor, Taylor Duncan.
___ Pleasant Grove Church, Anson; Sept. 10-13; *preacher and music, Heaven's Jubilee; pastor, Jeff Fenwick.
___ Oakridge Church, Marietta; Sept. 10-14; preacher, Hugh Gibbs; music, Curt Hamlin; pastor, Jimmy Holloway.
___*vocational evangelists
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