___ Dogwood Trails Area will hold the fifth annual Old Time Camp Meetin' for Senior Adults at Pineywoods Baptist Encampment Oct. 1-3. Bruce Mitchell, pastor of First Church in Alto, will preach; Mike Dean, pastor of Fellowship Church in Athens, will be
 |
ELEVEN TEXAS WOMEN participated in the Woman's Missionary Union Writers' Conference in Birmingham, Ala. The women will write for WMU periodicals during 2002-2003, when the emphasis will be "God's Plan ... My Part." Pictured left to right are (front row) Lori Smith, United Church, Splendora; Charlotte Watson, First Church, Georgetown; Angela Kim, Asian American Church, Houston; Valerie Calderon, North Richland Hills Church, Fort Worth; (second row) Kathy Strawn, First Church, College Station; Mariluz Gutierrez, Hispanic Mission of Champion Forest Church, Houston; Mun Hee Kim, First Korean Church, El Paso; Alicia Watts, Siloam Church, Simms; (third row) Vickie Wilson, Plymouth Park Church, Irving; Sherri Fowler, First Church, Rockwall; and Carol Cooper, University Heights Church, Huntsville. (WMU photo)
|
the Bible teacher; music evangelist Larry Russell will direct the music; and Ron Sloan, pastor of Lone Pine Church in Palestine, will be the devotional leader. Cost for each camper for three days and seven meals is $52 in the dorm or $41 for RV hookup. Curtis Mathis is camp director. For more information, call (903) 677-3335.
___ Eighty-seven new full-time faculty have joined Baylor University this fall, including Stephen Evans, an internationally known Soren Kierkegaard scholar. Evans joins the faculty as university professor of philosophy and humanities.
___Retiring
___ Paul Wheelus, after 10 years as pastor of Bounds Church in Powderly and more than 50 years in the ministry. He is available for supply, interims and revivals. He may be reached at (903) 813-1511.
___ Robert Overton, Sept. 30, after 31 years as senior pastor at Rice Temple Church in Houston and 47 years of ministry. Prior to coming to the Houston church, he was pastor of Ringgold Church in Ringgold, Redland Church in Lufkin and First Church in Lufkin, as well as a church in Mississippi and another in Minnesota. Overton also has served on numerous committees of Union Association and the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He currently is a trustee at Houston Baptist University and serves as both an adjunct professor and director of the Houston campus of Southwestern Seminary. A celebration and banquet will be held to honor Overton and his wife, Joe Ann, from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. at First Church in Houston Oct. 13. For additional information regarding the banquet, call (713) 666-2875.
___Anniversaries
___ Ron Lyles, 20th, as pastor of South Main Church in Pasadena Aug. 19. The mayor of the city issued a proclamation honoring Lyles. Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director Charles Wade preached that evening.
___ Trinity Church in Gatesville, 25th, Aug. 26.
___ Fred Lewis, 20th, as associate pastor at First Church in Sulphur Springs.
___ Fred Randles, 20th, as minister of music at First Church in Sulphur Springs.
___ Clark Wheeler, fifth, as minister to youth at Churchill Church in San Antonio.
___ Jeff Chauncey, fifth, as pastor of Corinth Church in Decatur.
___ Craig Lile, fifth, as pastor of Live Oak Church in Jacksboro.
___ Primera Iglesia in Evant, fifth, Sept. 2. Humberto Rosales is pastor.
___ Cedar Heights Church in Cedar Hill, 30th, Sept. 16. An anniversary choir comprised of people who have been part of the church's choir at some period during the last 30 years will present a song specially commissioned for the occasion. A catered luncheon will follow the morning service. An afternoon service will be prefaced with music from Crimson Brass. Founding pastor Don Childress will share the history of the church, and Ernie McCoulskey, the first person to enter full-time Christian service out of the church, will preach. For more information, call (972) 291-4600. Dewayne Finley is pastor.
___ Dan Hubbell, 50th in the ministry, Sept. 23. A celebration will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at First Church in Winnsboro.
___ Trinity Church in Amarillo, 50th, Oct. 6-7. A cookout will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, with Grayson Glass speaking at 6 p.m. The Trinity Chorale will present "My Utmost for His Highest" at 6:30 p.m. Sunday's festivities kick off at 8:20 a.m. with John Redfearn speaking. A fellowship time will be followed by a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:30 a.m., and James Bond will preach at 10:50 a.m. People attending the cookout are asked to contact the church by Oct. 1 at (806) 372-2421 or e-mail tbcama@tbcamarillo.org. David Evans is pastor.
___Deaths
___ Frank Codington, 80, Aug. 7 in Hamlin. Codington was the former pastor of Denton Valley Church in Clyde and Neinda Church in Hamlin, where he served for more than 40 years prior to his retirement in 1998. He was a member of First Church in Hamlin. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Sue.
___ Louis Lowry, 92, Aug. 31 in Beaumont. Lowry was pastor of Templo Bautista, a Hispanic mission in Beaumont, for more than 50 years. He is survived by his daughters, Marion Moses and Jean Rambo; son, Robert; nine grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
___ David Needham, 59, Aug. 31 in Dallas. Needham was pastor of Glendale Church in Duncanville at the time of his death, which came due to complications following a stroke. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Mary Ann; daughters, Debbie Baker and Robbyn Hensley; son, Casey; brothers, Michael, Timothy and Peter; and four grandchildren.
___ Katherine Cozzens, 92, Aug. 31. Cozzens was an emeritus Southern Baptist missionary to Brazil, appointed in 1941. She directed the children's division of the Brazilian Baptist Sunday School Board in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to planning lessons and preparing Sunday School lessons, she also trained teachers to work effectively in less than ideal situations. She retired in 1974. She is survived by her sister, Jean McGowan.
___ Joe Harper, Sept. 4 in McKinney. A deacon at First Church in McKinney, Harper was highly involved with Texas Baptist Men in both disaster relief and restorative justice ministries. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jayne.
___Events
___ The Shiloh Quartet will be in concert at Beulah Church in Millsap Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.
___Revivals
___ South Park Church, Beaumont; Sept. 14-16; evangelist, Cody Moree; music, Bernie Johnson; pastor, James Blackwell.
___ First Church, Three Rivers; Sept. 15-20; evangelist, John Sisk; pastor, Robert Hobbins.
___ First Church, Center; Sept. 16-19; evangelist, Michael Gott; pastor, Carl Smith.
___ New Colony Church, Linden; Sept. 16-19; evangelist, Joe Srygley; music, Lee Ann Lee; pastor, Marion Harris.
___vocational evangelist
___
Get printer-friendly version of this story
Send this story to a friend
News of religion, faith, missions, Bible study and Christian ministry among Texas Baptist churches, in the BGCT, the Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC ) and around the world.
Contents/ Masthead / Why We're Here / Links / Archive / E-mail us/ SUBSCRIBE!/ Signup for FirstLook
|