Texas Baptist Men volunteers are responding to needs after a series of tornados touched down in West Texas on May 18. East Texas Baptist University celebrated the 2019 National Police Week by hosting its annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon.

Dallas Baptist University recently hosted the annual spring reunion of Decatur Baptist College. Former Baylor Bears Head Football Coach Grant Teaff and retired missionary/evangelist Isaac Torres will receive Texas Baptists’ Legacy Awards for lifelong Christian service.

East Texas Baptist University hosted the grand opening of the ETBU School of Nursing at the Marshall Grand in downtown Marshall on May 4. Sara Diaz of Midland is the initial recipient of the Hispanic Christian Leadership Scholarship offered by Wayland Baptist University.

Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers completed work in the aftermath of tornadoes that hit Franklin and Alto, donating more than 10,000 volunteer hours.

Baylor University recognized Gaynor Yancey as the 2019 Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year. “Preach the Word!” is the theme of the 30th annual National Conference on Preaching, scheduled May 21-23 at The Church Without Walls (Brookhollow Baptist Church) in Houston.

Students at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor presented the school’s 80th annual Easter pageant in three performances April 17. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary removed from its J.W. MacGorman Chapel a controversial set of 40 stained glass windows commemorating the self-identified “conservative resurgence” in the Southern Baptist Convention.

Bill and Bobbie Pinson received the Tom Landry Leadership Award from Dallas Baptist University. Baylor University’s Lady Bears women’s basketball team won the NCAA national championship.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg presented the Compassionate San Antonian Award to Pastor Jorge Zayasbazan and members of Baptist Temple in San Antonio. Students from Texas Baptist universities served during spring break.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes named Scott Drew, head coach of the Baylor University men’s basketball team, as recipient of the 2019 John Lotz “Barnabas” Award. Jacob Dellinger, a music education major at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor who has Aspergr syndrome, organized a concert for people who struggle with sensory issues.

Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. A Baylor professor received a five-year grant totaling nearly $3 million for a project to improve clinical practice for children who have been victims of abuse and trauma.

Ross Perot Jr. was the keynote speaker at the annual Christian Business Owner’s Conference on the Dallas Baptist University campus. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the grand opening of the Buckner Family Hope Center of Lubbock.

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