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Posted: 6/06/03

Veteran Texas pastor Leroy Fenton

to lead Baptist Standard development

Leroy Fenton, a veteran Texas Baptist pastor and denominational leader, has been named development director of the Baptist Standard.

Fenton has been pastor of First Baptist Church in Waxahachie since 1977. He will begin his duties with the Standard in mid-summer.

Leroy Fenton

“Leroy Fenton is the perfect person to guide the Standard's fund-raising efforts,” said the paper's editor, Marv Knox. “Both the board of directors and staff are thrilled that he will join us in this capacity, which is vitally important for the Standard's future.”

Fenton possesses several qualities that suit him well for his new task, Knox said.

“No one understands or believes in the Standard's mission better than Leroy,” he said. “He fully recognizes Texas Baptists need to know about the events, developments and people who are shaping the Kingdom of God in the Lone Star State. He realizes this is important for the spiritual health of the people, the vitality of the churches, the well-being of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the cause of Christ.”

In addition, Fenton's integrity, wisdom and character qualify him to call upon Texas Baptists on behalf of their newspaper, Knox added. “No leader in Texas Baptist life has earned more respect than Leroy Fenton,” he said. “All across the state, he is known as an upright, faithful and insightful Christian statesman.”

Although the Standard is affiliated with the BGCT, it is the only state Baptist paper that does not receive a subsidy from the Cooperative Program budget. The Standard began a development program two years ago to raise operating funds as well as endowment that will secure its financial viability and underwrite new ministries.

Prior to taking the Waxahachie pastorate, Fenton was pastor of Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Adamsville Baptist Church in Lampasas County and Concord Baptist Church in Yazoo County, Miss., and associate pastor of South Avenue Baptist Church in Pasadena.

Fenton has been chairman of the BGCT's Executive Board, Effectiveness/Efficiency Funding Committee, Theological Education Committee and the subcommittee that launched the Lay Theological Education program, as well as chairman of the Baptist Standard's board of directors. He was vice chairman of the BGCT's Effectiveness/Efficiency Committee. He currently is a member of the BGCT Administrative Committee.

He also has served as moderator of Ellis Baptist Association, vice moderator of Tarrant Baptist Association and on various committees in both associations and the BGCT. He has been active in community affairs in both Waxahachie and Fort Worth.

He has traveled globally and participated in missions/ministry/evangelistic trips to Brazil, Switzerland, France, Italy, Russia, Estonia, China and Mexico.

Fenton is a graduate of Mississippi College and earned bachelor's and doctor's degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught adjunctively at Southwestern Seminary.

He and his wife, Jan, are the parents of three adult children.

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