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  Around the State: Seniors attend Hilltop University at ETBU

  About 200 senior adults participated in Hilltop University at East Texas Baptist University, an annual conference featuring worship, Bible teaching, fellowship and entertainment.

  05/31/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Baylor regents approve $902.4 million budget

  Baylor University’s board of regents approved a $902.4 million university operating budget for 2023-24, an increase of $39.2 million (4.5 percent) from last year.

  05/24/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: DBU-Oak Cliff Good Samaritan Awards presented

  Dallas Baptist University presented the DBU-Oak Cliff Good Samaritan Award to Scott Coleman and Leigh Gettman-Allen for their Christian leadership and service to the Oak Cliff community in Dallas.

  05/17/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Ethiopian church hosts children’s ministry conference

  Ethiopian Evangelical Baptist Church in Garland hosted a Children’s Ministry Experience Conference that drew more than two dozen participants from Ethiopian churches in nine states and from Edmonton, Canada.

  05/10/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: ETBU Great Commission Center opens

  ETBU celebrated the opening of its newly constructed Great Commission Center on April 28. TBM is seeking to help benevolence ministries and crisis pregnancy centers around the state provide diapers.

  05/03/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: HSU hosts annual Western Heritage Day

  Hardin-Simmons University expects about 3,000 students from schools throughout the Big Country region for its annual Western Heritage Day. Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas elected Jackie Evans Faughn of First Baptist Church in McKinney to a one-year term as president .

  04/26/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: UMHB students participate in Watson Scholars’ Day

  More than 110 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students unveiled their undergraduate and graduate research projects during the 2023 Watson Scholars’ Day.

  04/19/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Nacogdoches church worships at coliseum

  When First Baptist Church in Nacogdoches invited the entire community to its Easter Sunday morning worship service at Stephen F. Austin State University’s William R. Johnson Coliseum, the event drew about 1,700 worshippers, including more than 900 guests.

  04/12/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: UMHB students present Easter pageant

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor presented its annual Easter Pageant on April 5. Baylor University unveiled and dedicated statues honoring the university’s first Black graduates, Robert L. Gilbert and Barbara A. Walker.

  04/05/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: ETBU band and choir travel to Israel

  The East Texas Baptist University symphonic band and concert choir traveled to Israel as part of the Global Study and Serve program. The Soundings Project at Baylor University has received a two-year grant extension from the Lilly Endowment.

  03/29/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: ETBU and Marshall ISD create Mav PATH Program

  East Texas Baptist University and Marshall ISD signed an agreement to create a pathway allowing selected paraprofessionals to gain classroom experience while completing college credits at ETBU.

  03/14/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Buckner Family Hope Center in Midland opens

  Buckner Children and Family Services marked the opening of its Buckner Family Hope Center in Midland with a Feb. 28 ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception.

  03/08/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard