Eight Dallas Baptist University students and three staff members traveled to Germany recently to connect with a local church and its ministry to refugees. During the first week of their trip, the group stayed in Schorndorf, a small town near Stuttgart, where they worked with a church youth group to sponsor a sports night, youth gala and barbecue. They also met with a Christian organization that works with women in sex-trafficking and visited a government-funded refugee home. The DBU group spent its second week in Germany learning about World War II and the life and legacy of pastor-theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. They visited the Nazi Rally Grounds and Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg, Flossenburg Concentration Camp, Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s home in Berlin, the Berlin Wall, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin and Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
Howard Payne University recently recognized Abigail Laubhan of Amarillo as outstanding student in Christian education; Jeremy Houston and Chloe McDonald, both from Brownwood, as outstanding students in practical theology; Jadin Heriford of Georgetown as outstanding student in youth ministry; Mackenzie Langham of Lake Jackson as outstanding student in cross-cultural ministry; Mark Sisemore of McKinney as outstanding student in biblical languages and outstanding Christian studies student; and Grace Hawkins of Stephenville as outstanding Christian studies student. They were among 62 students recognized for their academic achievements at HPU in the 2021-22 school year. Howard Payne also announced four students were selected as Sumners Scholars for the 2022-23 academic year— Alexandria Barnett, junior from Bellville; Madison Boggs from Cypress; Landon Chenault, junior from Omaha, Ark.; and Samuel Lee, sophomore from El Paso. The Sumners Foundation provides each Sumners Scholar a $7,500-per-semester scholarship for tuition, fees, books or room and board.
Wayland Baptist University named Arturo Flores of Idalou the fourth recipient of the Hispanic Christian Leadership Scholarship. An Idalou High School graduate and son of Robert and Claudia Flores, he is actively involved in First Baptist Church in Idalou. He plans to major in Christian studies, focusing on family ministry. Established in 2019, the Hispanic Christian Leadership Scholarship rewards Hispanic students based on strong academic standing and leadership in their local church. The scholarship is designed to recognize an outstanding Hispanic student each year, offering full tuition, and room and board throughout their pursuit of an undergraduate degree at Wayland.
Retirement
Travis Bundrick after 13 years as director of Strategic Church Solutions at Williamson Baptist Association and 45 years in ministry.
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