2005 Archives
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Waco church marks 10 years on cutting edge_20705
Posted: 2/04/05
David Crowder and band perform during worship at University Baptist church in Waco. (Photo by Jerry Larson/ Waco Tribune-Herald) 
By Terri Jo Ryan
Special to the Baptist Standard
WACO–Chris Seay once told Mother Jones, a countercultural political magazine, he had been laid up in a hospital bed with appendicitis and a raging fever when God spoke to him. And the divine instructions were precise: Open a church for 20-somethings in Waco on Jan. 15, 1995.
02/04/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Pastor sees BUA as ‘God-sent’ opportunity for undocumented student_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Mirzha Leija faces a complicated future as an "illegal." Though she grew up in Texas and graduated from Seguin High School, she is not eligible for any government assistance for college expenses.(Photo by Craig Bird) Pastor sees BUA as 'God-sent'
opportunity for undocumented studentBy Craig Bird
Baptist University of the Americas
SEGUIN–The first time Carlos and Olga Martinez met Mirzha Leija, the girl with the light-up-the-room smile, they were impressed. Nothing in the past decade has changed their minds.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Pastor helps immigrants gain legal status_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Alex Camacho directs the nonprofit Immigration Services organization and is pastor of Iglesia Bautista Cristiana in McKinney. (Photo by Sarah Farris) Pastor helps immigrants gain legal status
By Sarah Farris
Special to the Baptist Standard
MCKINNEY–Before Alex Camacho felt God's call to ministry, he planned to become a lawyer. Now he combines his passion for God, law and the Hispanic community as director of Immigration Services–a nonprofit organization accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals–and pastor of Iglesia Bautista Cristiana in McKinney.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Austin woman believes citizens can shape immigration policy_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Carmelita Hernandez, a member of Iglesia Bautista Principe de Paz in Austin, drafted a guestworker pilot program proposal. (Photo by Ken Camp) Austin woman believes citizens can shape immigration policy
By Ken Camp
Managing Editor
AUSTIN–Carmelita Hernandez believes one person can make a difference–even when it comes to big issues like shaping the United States' immigration policy.
01/22/2005 - By John Rutledge
