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Posted: 6/06/03

Around the State

A concert benefiting the Dallas Christian Women's Job Corps will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 16 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The concert will include sacred, classical, patriotic and light jazz music. A number of musical artists will perform in addition to the choir and orchestra of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. For tickets, call Delores Kube at the CWJC office at (214) 391-5511. All seats are reserved, and tickets are $15, $20 and $25.

Logsdon School of Theology at Hardin-Simmons University recently announced those students selected from Texas Baptist universities as Young Maston Scholar Award winners. The award originated as part of the T.B. Maston Christian Ethics lectures in 2000 and recognizes students who have done outstanding work in the areas of theology and ethics. Pictured are, front row, Vernon Davis, dean of the Logsdon School of Theology; Tori Oquinn, Hardin-Simmons University; Dusty Craig, Dallas Baptist University; Foy Valentine, ethics lecturer; Ethan Parker, East Texas Baptist University; and Grant Rothberg, Houston Baptist University. Top row, Andy Rodgers, HSU; Bill Tillman, HSU professor of ethics and T.B. Maston Chair of Christian Ethics; Derek Hatch, ETBU; Jason Hatch, DBU; Daniel Dotson, Howard Payne University; and Josh Vaughan, HBU.

The Little George Havens Cowboy Camp Meeting will be held for the 37th year June 20-29. The camp meeting is on Highway 84 at Flying H Acres, between Santa Ana and Coleman. Many people bring wagons, tents and camping trailers and stay the week. Services are held at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. Chuck wagon barbecue is served both Saturdays. The 10th annual Hispanic camp will be held July 2-6. For more information, call Lucy Havens at (214) 942-9874 or (532) 348-3686.

Danny Andrews, former chairman of the Baptist Standard board of trustees, has been named to the Panhandle Press Hall of Fame in Amarillo. Andrews has been editor almost 25 of the 35 years he has worked for the Plainview Daily Herald. He also was editor of The Trail Blazer, the student newspaper at Wayland Baptist University, and received the Communications Award of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He is a deacon at First Church in Plainview.

Faculty recently receiving promotions at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor are Ann Crawford, associate professor of nursing; Ann Eubanks, assistant professor of business; Kathy Harden, assistant professor of library; Gail Hill, professor of education; Darlene Lary, professor of nursing; Kathy Long, associate professor of nursing; Elizabeth Mallory, assistant professor of library; Colin Mason, assistant professor of fine arts; Mary Pihlak, professor of nursing; David Plunk, assistant professor of exercise and sport science; Audell Shelburne, associate professor of English; and Larry Woodward, associate professor of business.

Six students graduated May 30 fro the Clinical Pastoral Education extended student program of Baptist Health System's Institute of Health Education. Graduates are Maria Gonzales, Katrina Ornelas, Albert Salinas, Connie Jimenez, Aaron Grimaldo and Enrique Birriel. The programs trains people for ministry in hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, mental health centers and congregations.

Anniversaries

Buddy Dudley, fifth, as pastor of Faith Church in Sweeny May 1.

Ken Wieser, 20th, as minister of administration and education at Heights Church in Alvin June 1.

Indian Hills Church in Grand Prairie, 50th, June 22. Charles Wade, executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, will speak in the morning service. Lunch and an afternoon program will follow at the Ruthe Jackson Community Center. Reservations required; call (972) 262-2884. Doug Simon is pastor.

First Church of Forest Hill in Fort Worth, 100th, June 22. Don Goates is the guest speaker, and Duane Blakely will be the guest musician. Don Mitchell is pastor.

Events

Quietwood Church in Dallas commissioned Lawrence and Fonda Koss as Mission Service Corps volunteers May 25. The church will hold homecoming services June 29 that will include a lunch and a 2 p.m. service. T.J. Norvell is pastor.

Mary Ann Iles was named organist emeritus at Calder Church in Beaumont June 1. She has been the church organist for 50 years. James Fuller is pastor.

The Texas Baptist All-State West Choir will perform at Pioneer Drive Church in Abilene June 9 at 7 p.m.

Rolling Oaks Church in San Antonio will feature Christian country music artist Clifton Jansky at its annual summer celebration June 29 at 4 p.m. A dinner will follow the concert.

Retired

Louis Vannatter, as pastor of First Church in Bulverde. He was pastor of the church five years and was in the ministry 40 years.

Death

Truett Sheriff, 91, May 17. Sheriff was director of the Baptist Student Union at Hardin-Simmons University from 1946 to 1956. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eulene. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; daughters, Monica Landreth and Jane Ramsey; sons, Randall and John; step-children, Steve Ballinger, Judy Baxter, Joanne Pearson and Susie Blossom; brother, Everett; sister, Fay Bernard; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Licensed

Andrew Baker to the ministry at Zephyr Church in Zephyr.

Ordained

Keith Johnson to the ministry at First Church in Valley Mills June 1.

George Bowie, Marc Mangrum and Hugh Wilder as deacons at Woodlawn Church in Austin.

Max Braswell, Chris Ferguson, John Tidwell and Jay Wright as deacons at First Church in Texarkana.

Revivals

Merit Church, Merit; June 8-12; *evangelists, Bill and Vickie Murphy; interim pastor, Bobby Bryan.

New Life Church, Greenville; June 15-19; *evangelists, Bill and Vickie Murphy; pastor, Robert Ingram.

Salem Church, Atlanta; June 18-22; evangelist, Willis Shankles; music, Danny Anderson and Joyce Blackburn; pastor, Gary Kessler.

Shiloh Church, Mexia; June 22-25; *evangelist, George Couch; *music, Dorthea Couch; pastor, George Courtney.

Pearl Church, Gatesville; June 22-25; *evangelist, Dennis Moody; pastor, Steve Taylor.

Liberty Church, Fate; June 22-26; *evangelists, Bill and Vickie Murphy; pastor, Wayne Tumey.

*vocational evangelist