March 24, 2003
___ Five Texans were among 27 chaplains and pastoral counselors receiving endorsement recently from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Hospital chaplains receiving endorsement were Rebecca Andrews, Karen Black and Mark Elder of Baylor Health Care System in Dallas and Jennifer Bordenet of Valley Baptist Health System in Harlingen. Alan Rogers of the U.S. Navy chaplain candidate program also received endorsement.
___ Patricia Dominguez, associate professor of nursing at Houston Baptist University, has been named one of Houston's outstanding nurses by the Texas Nurses Association, District 9.
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| PASTOR Roger Brown (left) and two deacons look on as New Salem Church in Seguin's oldest member cuts the ribbon on the new sanctuary. The ribbon cutting marked a day of special services with Bill Clark of Bluebonnet Association speaking in the morning service and W.C. McIntyre, pastor of Zion Hill Church in Seguin, speaking in the afternoon. New Salem Church was founded in 1878, and the original building still stands next door to the new sanctuary. |
___Anniversaries
___ Nancy Conlin, 10th, as minister of childhood education at First Church in Bryan.
___ Meadowbrook Church in Irving, 50th, March 30. There will be a lunch following the morning service. Todd White is pastor.
___ University Park Church in San Antonio, 55th, April 6. Former minister of education David Cooke will preach, and former minister of music Claud McHorse will lead the music. The reception after the service will feature a catered meal for $6 per person, $24 maximum for each family. For more information or to make a meal reservation (deadline April 1), call (210) 433-3203 or e-mail upbc@upbchurch.org.
___ First Church in Godley, 125th, April 27. Director of missions Harold Cook will lead a Bible study at 10 a.m. and Richard Jackson will preach at 11 a.m. Following a lunch, there will be a testimony and music service. Kenneth Coleman is pastor.
___ Live Oak Church in Gatesville, 100th, May 3-4. For more information, call (254) 865-5681. Levi Price is interim pastor.
___ Crestview Church in Austin, 50th, May 4. A catered lunch will follow the morning service. An afternoon homecoming service will cap the activities. For more information, call (512) 454-6641. Don Warden is pastor.
___Events
___ Members of Harvest Acres Church in Mineola, aided by a couple of Texas Baptist Builders, recently tore down existing walls of the sanctuary and enlarged it to hold 23 pews. The church also recently installed a Carillon Bell System. Butch Gott is pastor.
___ The Friona Ministerial Alliance is sponsoring three nights of better understanding Islam March 23 and 30 and April 6 at 6 p.m. in the Friona Junior High School Auditorium. The educational event is free of charge and no offering will be taken. Each evening's program will be about an hour long. After a time of music and prayer, Lamuel Salik, rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hereford, will deliver the lecture. Salik was born and raised in Pakistan and is a naturalized U.S. citizen of 22 years. He has a bachelor's degree in Islamic studies from Karachi University in Pakistan. There will be a question-and-answer session after each program for participants who elect to stay.
___ The weekday children's ministry of First Church in Waco will celebrate its 50th birthday April 27 with a brunch at 9 a.m. and a special recognition during the service that morning. A lunch will follow in the fellowship hall and the courtyard playground. Lunch reservations are requested by April 8 by calling (254) 752-3000. Scott Walker is pastor.
___Deaths
___ J.E. Johnson, 95, Feb. 22 in Temple. Johnson was the recipient of the Keeter Award, the highest award bestowed on a Hardin-Simmons University alumnus, in 1976. A former state representative and mayor pro-tem of Temple, he was chairman of the Profile for Progress building and endowment campaign during the HSU presidency of Elwin Skiles. He was a member of First Church in Temple. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Thelma, in 1996. He also was preceded in death by his daughter, Myra Mewhinney, two brothers and one sister. He is survived by his son, Laurens; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
___ Harvey Albright, 82, Feb. 23 in Norman, Okla. A Texas native and Hardin-Simmons University graduate, Albright was a pastor in Oklahoma for many years including a 33-year tenure at Dickson Church in Midwest City. After retiring, he and his wife volunteered as missionary associates to the Baptist Village in Israel. He is survived by his wife, Lonella; daughters, Mary Varner and Angela Albright; and five grandchildren.
___ Boyce Evans, 79, March 15 in Lubbock. He was a former member of Hardin-Simmons University's board of trustees and board of development. He also was a member of the HSU School of Music Foundation and a recipient of the school's Keeter award for distinguished alumni. He was employed by the school for four years in the late 1960s as a field development representative. Prior to working for the university, he was a pastor in Abernathy, Midland, Mansfield and Seagraves. Following his university work, he was a full-time evangelist. He was a member of First Church in Lubbock. He is survived by his wife, Mary; sons, Evan and Slim; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
___Revivals
___ Waller Church, Waller; March 30-April 2; evangelist, Jack David Daniels; music, Larry Howie; pastor, Forrest Wood.
___ Belmore Church, San Angelo; March 30-April 2; evangelist, Ryan Dalglish; music, Barefoot; pastor, Chris Seidlitz.
___ First Church, Rogers; March 30-April 2; *evangelists, Randy Fair Family; pastor, William Passmore.
___ Rural Shade Church, Cleveland; March 30-April 2; *evangelist, Steve Brumbelow; pastor, Byron Reeves.
___** vocational evangelist
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