More than 200 people participated in the fourth annual Barefoot Run at Bachman Lake in Dallas benefitting Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls. In addition, 317 runners from 39 cities and 15 states partnered to Run Where You Live during the week of the run in an effort to increase awareness of orphans and vulnerable children. Proceeds from both runs will benefit children around the world who need shoes.
East Texas Baptist University has named Payton Beggs of 
East Texas Baptist University president emeritus Bob Riley and his wife, Gayle, stand with Payton Beggs and Tafadzwa Charuma, who were named the winners of the servant leadership award named in the Rileys’ honor. (Photo: ETBU/Brendan Sceroler)Wichita Falls and Tafadzwa Charuma of Garland the 2014 Bob and Gayle Riley Servant Leadership Award winners. The award is given annually to two students who exhibit exceptional servant leadership. Each winner was presented a miniature replica of Max Greiner’s sculpture of Jesus washing the feet of Simon Peter and a scholarship award.
An R3 Summit for ministers and church leaders will be held Nov. 14-15 at Life Church in San Antonio. Titled “The Non-Negotiables of a Risk Taker,” conference speakers include Daniel Sanabria, Oscar Castillo, Sammy Lopez, Scott Willingham, Rudy Gonzalez and Gary Patterson. The conference is sponsored by San Antonio Baptist Association, the Baptist General Convention of Texas and local churches. For more information, click here.
Eric Metaxas, co-host of the morning television program “100 Huntley Street” and regular commentator on Fox News and CNN, will speak at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s MacGorman Chapel Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. To purchase tickets, click here.
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor dedicated its newest campus facility, the 
UMHB President Jerry G. Bawcom and his wife Vicky (center) cut the ribbon to mark the dedication of the Bawcom Student Union.Bawcom Student Union. The hundreds of people in attendance each participated in cutting the 300-yard purple ribbon. Also announced during the ceremony was the naming of the McLane Great Hall on the third floor of building. Elizabeth and Drayton McLane Jr. and their family made the largest gift in UMHB history to the stadium and student union project. The multifunctional space is large enough to accommodate a banquet for 600 people but also can be divided into smaller spaces for events involving smaller groups.
Anniversary
Mark Fletcher, fifth, as pastor of Elmont Baptist Church in Van Alstyne, Nov. 22.
Event
The Sammy Glass Family will present a gospel music concert at Bethel Baptist Church in College Station Nov. 22. A barbecue meal will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the concert at 7 p.m. Call (979) 776-8818 if you plan to attend.
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