Posted: 2/15/08
Texas Tidbits
BGCT launches Spanish website. The Baptist General Convention of Texas has launched a Spanish website to provide resources for Spanish-speaking congregations. The site, www.bgct.org/espanol, pulls together the convention’s Spanish resources for churches and makes new materials available to them. Many of the items have been written by Hispanic Texas Baptist leaders.
CERI staffer will shape national policies in Moldova. Jon Meyer of Children’s Emergency Relief International begins a two-year stint Feb. 20 as senior consultant to the newly created Ministry of Social Protection in Moldova. He will help the government develop a national strategy and draft policies related to the care of displaced children. He also will teach social work in the government university. CERI—the international arm of Baptist Child & Family Services—began work in Moldova with summer camps for orphans in 1999. Later efforts included Christmas camps, social work and medical support for orphanages, and a drive to provide winter boots for orphans.
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Buckner sponsors Global Missions Conference. Buckner International will sponsor its “Go.Be.Do.” Global Missions Conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12 at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. The conference will feature international Buckner staff and experienced missionaries from eight countries. Participants can learn more about the needs of orphans in each country and discover opportunities available to transform lives through missions during specialized breakout sessions. The $20 per person registration fee includes lunch and snacks. Maximum cost per church is $200, and students can register for $5. To register for the one-day conference, go to www.buckner.org/gobedoconference or call (800) 442-4800 ext. 8061.
Howard Payne meets challenge grant. Howard Payne University met and exceeded the $7,625,000 challenge goal presented by the Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., qualifying the university for a $750,000 grant from the foundation. Howard Payne met the goal two weeks before the challenge deadline and exceeded it by $100,000. Funds will be used to renovate the Faith & Life Leadership Center and the art program facility, add a welcome center to its administration building and increase current gifts for scholarships and increase endowments for scholarships and academic programs.
Baylor regents approve geology research building. Baylor University’s board of regents approved construction of the $1.3 million Carlile Geology Research Building, which will be built adjacent to the Baylor Sciences Building. The new 5,400-square-foot building will include six faculty labs, a small teaching classroom for use with lab sections and storage space for soil, sediment and rocks. The building also will provide a location for the department of geology to process samples and stage field activities. Baylor plans to break ground this spring, with anticipated completion in fall 2008. Regents also approved a new research institute—the multidisciplinary Institute for Ecological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. The board also approved two doctoral degree programs—one in ecological, earth and environmental sciences and the other in information systems.
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