March 3, 2003
___ Houston Baptist University inducted 30 new members into its Walk of Honor recently. Begun in 1997, the Walk of Honor serves as a lasting memorial to individuals who have exhibited qualities of service to the school, its mission and goals. The 2003 inductees are: 2001-02 Trustee Chair Stewart Morris Sr.; Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award winners Allene Lucas
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| CHRIS BRANAN, Mary Willis and Chris Shirley were among 109 people who attended the Ministry Multipliers conference sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources' church resources division Jan. 21-23. Branan is from Moriarty, N.M., Willis from Birmingham, Ala., and Shirley is associate pastor of Wedgwood Church in Fort Worth. Ministry multipliers are people who are not LifeWay employees, but who lead LifeWay-sponsored training events around the country. They are an enlisted group of trained people from local churches with expertise in a specific ministry area. (Photo by Kent Harville) |
and Linda Higginbotham; Mayfield Outstanding Staff Award recipients Hugh McClung and Cynthia Young; Opal Goolsby Outstanding Teaching Award recipients Brenda Whaley and D.R. Watson; Distinguished Alumnus Award winner Cliff McGee Jr.; Meritorious Service Alumnus Award winner Vivian Camacho; President's Award winners Lydia Beard, Amy Boiteaux, Annetta Marie Box, Bryce Burch, Amy Davis, Jasmin Ignatius, Ryan Kelly, Jennifer Mangum, Dale Peacock, Elisha Robinson, Timothy Rothberg, Ammundeep Tagore, Christi Vaughan and Annysue Walker; and Lettermen's Award recipients A.J. Bass, Loralyn Hinze, Jamie Kemper, Dave Mannen, Sean Salinas, Jim Skaggs and Kathy Spies.
___Anniversaries
___ Lakeside Church in New Braunfels, 20th, Feb. 16. Nelson Ponthieux is pastor.
___ Mountain View Church in El Paso, 45th, March 30. The church's first pastor, Bob Bratcher, and former music minister Israel Rosario will lead a special service at 10:45 a.m. A luncheon and an afternoon praise service will follow. Make reservations by calling (915) 755-5669. Gib Allen is pastor.
___Retiring
___ Taylor Rankin, as senior professor of biology at Hardin-Simmons University, at the end of the spring term. Rankin joined the school's faculty in 1969 and is capping a 34-year teaching stint at HSU and a 43-year career in education. He served the school for 26 years as head of the department of biology. He has served as a faculty leader, serving as faculty president from 1982 to 1984. He also received the Cullen Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1982 and had an HSU greenhouse named in his honor. He plays mountain dulcimer for the band Catclaw Creek. He and his wife, Libby, are members of First Church in Abilene.
___Events
___ Trinity River Association will present an evening of gospel music at First Church in Devers March 4 at 7 p.m. Featured groups will include Foot Prints, That Other Trio and New Direction. For more information, call (936) 336-9232.
___ First Church in Georgetown will hold a regional training event for churches using the Gospel Light SonHarvest County Fair Vacation Bible School curriculum March 6. Training will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Call (512) 869-2586 for more information.
___ Charles Wade, executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, will answer questions during a forum at Calvary Church in Friona Saturday March 8, at 7 p.m. He also will preach in the Sunday morning service the next day.
___Death
___ Paul Meadows, 67, Jan. 29 in Phoenix, Ariz. Meadows served several churches including Crims Chapel in Henderson and Flint Church in Flint. At the time of his death, he was pastor of a church in Dinosaur, Ariz. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Rebecca; son, Michael; sister, Janis Howell; and brother, Carl.
___Ordained
___ Jack Craig to the ministry at First Church in Poteet.
___ Jeff Woodward to the ministry at Amelia Church in Beaumont March 16 at 3 p.m. A reception will follow.
___ Richard Slaughter as a deacon at McNeil Church in Luling.
___Revivals
___ First Church, Poteet; March 2-5; evangelist, Josh Tapia; music, David Turpin; pastor, Clyde Butter.
___ First Church, Seguin; March 9-12; *evangelist, Herman Cramer; music, Jeremy Roy and Michael Sanford; pastor, Brice Mandaville.
___**vocational evangelist
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