___Retiring
___ Albert Foster, as pastor of Market Street Church in Houston. He is now living in Waco and can be contacted for supply and interims at (254) 776-0226.
___ Nathan McAlister, as minister of music at Valley View Church in Longview.
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FIRST CHURCH in Cheek dedicated an ornamental pear tree to deacons (left to right) Cecil Norris, Dave Murph, Will Richey, Cliff Muirhead, Leland Richard and Calvin Zoch for their combined 200 years of service to the church. Murph holds the longest tenure as deacon at the church, being ordained in 1949. J.E. Burton is pastor.
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He has served 44 years in full-time and bivocational ministry in Texas. He will remain active in the Singing Men of East Texas and is available for supply or interim work in music. His address is 2406 Aspen Street, Longview 75605.
___ Neil Kibbe, as pastor of First Church in Seguin, effective March 31.
___Events
___ McKinney Street Church in Denton will present a different approach to Easter with its "Living Pictures." The crucifixion, death and resurrection of Christ will be dramatized three times April 7 and 8. The 75-minute production is in its second year. Eight still-dramas memorialize events in the life of Christ. In addition to the living pictures, a choir and orchestra sets the stage musically and a narrator tells the story. For more information, call (940) 387-3650. Bill Black is pastor.
___ Calvary Church in Dayton will hold its fifth annual Bible conference April 8-11. The theme is "All Things New." Speakers will be Jim Richards, Lamar Cooper, R.J. Revels, John Hatch and David Fannin. For more information, call (936) 258-8919 or e-mail trodg@orbitworld.net. Tony Rogers is pastor.
___Anniversaries
___ Bethel Church in Jefferson, 100th, April 7-8. On Saturday at 6 p.m. a time will be spent recounting the history of the church and special music will be performed. Randy Babin, director of missions for Soda Lake Association, will be the guest preacher. Former pastors and staff members also are expected to attend. A covered-dish lunch will follow. For more information, call (903) 665-3100. Michael Walker is pastor.
___ First Church in Coahoma, 110th, April 8. The church is seeking former members and asked that they contact the church to affirm their attendance at the celebration. People planning to attend are asked to write to: Anniversary Celebration, First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 376, Coahoma 79511. Elwin Collom is pastor.
___ Green's Creek Church in Dublin, 125th, April 8. Bill Rambo, a former pastor of the church, will preach in the morning service. A lunch will be followed by a service in which a history of the church will be recounted, along with testimonies of members. David Blagg is pastor.
___Deaths
___ D.D. Simpson, 82, Feb. 12 in Rockdale. Simpson was pastor of First Church in Rockdale from 1966 to 1978. He was a Baptist pastor for 60 years. In addition to Rockdale, he also was pastor of North End Church in Port Arthur and First Baptist churches in Broaddus, Warren and Groveton. He is survived by his wife, Addie; son, Nathan; daughters, Elaine Simpson, Lynette Fischer and Lois Parker; brother, Berlin; and five grandchildren.
___ A.J. Coonrod, 88, March 23 in Lewisville. Coonrod was a Baptist minister for more than 50 years, and had been pastor of numerous churches in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He made more than 10,000 visits between 1992 and 1996 as volunteer chaplain at RHD Memorial Medical Center in Farmers Branch. In 1997, at age 85, he moved to Missouri to be the pastor of a church there. He returned to Dallas in 1997 after an automobile accident. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie. He is survived by his sons, Terry and James; daughter, Dorthea Couch; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
___Ordained
___ Brad Cartmill to the ministry at First Church in Montague.
___ Steve Taylor to the ministry at Heights Church in Temple. He is pastor of Pearl Church in Gatesville.
___ Larry Davis to the ministry at Anderson Church in Anderson.
___ Don Hancock to the ministry at Bethel Church in Bryan.
___ Thomas Jamieson to the ministry at Mount Pleasant Church in Comanche.
___ Jack Covington, Brad Kimbrough, Tim Langford and Larry Montgomery as deacons at First Church in Belton.
___ Cotton Arthur as deacon at First Church in La Porte.
___ James Parker and Danny Batdorf as deacons at Fellowship Church in Brenham.
___Revivals
___ Hillcrest Church, San Angelo; April 8-11; evangelist, Ross Ellis; *music, Gary Newman; pastor, Jim Wilkerson.
___ Eastside Church, Ranger; April 8-11; evangelists, Todd and Darla Keller; pastor, Jim Strahan.
___ Emmanuel Church, White Oak; April 8-11; *evangelist, Herman Cramer; pastor, Tim Walshe.
___ First Church of Possum Kingdom Lake, Graford; April 8-12; evangelist, Alan Buchanek; music, David Garrett; pastor, Ray Rodgers.
___ New Prospect Church, Beckville; April 8-12; *evangelists, Jim Walsh Family; pastor, Bruce Head.
___*vocational evangelist
___Correction
___ A mix-up at the International Mission Board in the transmission of the photos resulted in an error in the March 26 edition of the Baptist Standard. The story concerning the commissioning of Texans as international missionaries contained a photo which was supposed to be Melinda Russell. It was not Melinda Russell, but another international missionary with the same last name. We regret any embarassment the error may have caused.
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