___ Jan Daehnert and Kyle Klemcke recently received doctor of ministry degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. Daehnert is director of minister/church relations for the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Klemcke is director
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FIRST CHURCH IN SWEENY recently honored Charlene Finley for her 50 years of service to the church as pianist. She was presented a plaque, a corsage and an arrangement of 50 roses by Minister of Music Dale Lee. Later a reception was held in her honor.
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of Baptist Student Ministry at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches.
___Anniversaries
___ Ronnie Webb, 15th, as executive pastor at First Church in Katy.
___ Jerry Fleming, fifth, as minister of music at First Church in Rosenberg.
___ Jeff Ward, fifth, as education minister at First Church in Sugar Land.
___ Bill Gillum, fifth, as minister of music at Indiana Avenue Church in Lubbock Aug. 4.
___ First Church in Needville, 50th, Aug. 26. Keith Woolf is pastor.
___ First Church in Dalhart, 100th, Sept. 16. For more information, call (806) 244-5584. Stephen Lowrie is pastor.
___ High Valley Baptist Church in San Saba, 125th, Oct. 28. A lunch will follow the morning service. A service of remembrance and rededication will be included in the afternoon's activities. Former pastors and members are asked to contact the church at (915) 628-3331. George McHorse is pastor.
___Events
___ Westside Church in Mineral Wells will hold a homecoming celebration Aug. 17-19. Singing on Friday will begin at 7 p.m. The Promise Seekers will sing on Saturday at 6 p.m. A lunch will follow Sunday morning services. The afternoon also will include more singing and testimonies.
___ Reid's Prairie Church in Waller will hold homecoming services Aug. 26. There will be a memorial service and an afternoon of food and singing. Larry Burkhalter is pastor.
___Deaths
___ Lottie Griffith, 93, July 12. She was the wife of Texas pastor George Griffith. They served churches in Bellville, Houston, Falfurrias, Orange, Liberty Hill, Bishop and Vidor. She was a member of First Church in Riesel. She was preceded in death by her husband and four young sons. She is survived by daughters, Barbara Smith, Lottie Holland and Elizabeth Brisby; sons, George and Michael; 15 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and sister, Lois Riquelmy.
___Licensed
___ Edwin Parker to the ministry at Northridge Park Church in San Antonio.
___ Carl Love to the ministry at First Church in Little River.
___Ordained
___ Brett MacNelly to the ministry at Walnut Springs Church in Walnut Springs.
___ Ricky Boyd, Dick Erwin, Jeff Hyles, Kyle Mitchell, Mick Simon and Barry Wilsford as deacons at Central Church in Italy.
___ Jim Cowart Jr., Jonathan Esau, Tracy Faires, Aaron Isabel, Richard Kingan, Larry Saylors and Moises Vega as deacons at First Church in Edinburg.
___ Mitch Thompson as deacon at Northwest Hills Church in San Antonio.
___ Russell Torn and Lane Westerfield as deacons at College Avenue Church in McGregor.
___ Boyd Hodge as deacon at Pleasant Hill Church in Cisco.
___ Starkey Gunn as a deacon at Zion Hill Church in Linden.
___ Ray Henderson, Jackie Hood and Bob Morgan as deacons at First Church in Lake Brownwood.
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