Registration is open for the second annual National Boomer Ministry Conference. The Baptist General Convention of Texas-sponsored event will be held Sept. 4-5 at First Baptist Church in Dallas. Amy Hanson is the keynote speaker. The group rate for four or more people from the same church is $119 each through Aug. 1. The early-bird rate for individuals is $139. The cost increases in each category by $20 after Aug. 1.
Bill Ellis, president of Howard Payne University, has been named president of the American Southwest Conference executive committee. His term begins July 1.
Anniversaries
Hope McNeil, fifth, as minister to children at Westbury Baptist Church in Houston, April 20.
Kyle Damron, 10th, as minister of worship at Westbury Baptist Church in Houston, June 1.
Stephen Ray, fifth, as minister to youth at Westbury Baptist Church in Houston, June 8.
Ron Klingsick, 10th, as pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Arp, July 4.
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