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  Around the State

  East Texas Baptist University will hold a preview day for high school seniors and college transfer students Nov. 5. Tiger Day participants will tour the campus, meet faculty and students, receive admissions and financial aid, and visit academic departments.

  10/18/2011 - By Administrator

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  Plan to close Buckner’s Trew Home shocks residents & families

  Update: Residents of the Mary E. Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village in East Dallas and their families learned in mid-October the facility will close Dec. 1 because the facility fails to meet state regulations.

  10/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  One-third of Texas Baptist Men disaster relief workers are women

  In recent years, women have become more involved in every aspect of disaster relief, including laundry units, chainsaw crews and mud-out teams, and constitute more than one-third of the trained TBM Disaster Relief volunteer workforce.

  10/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Young man finds place to belong at South Texas Children’s Home

  Life has not been easy for 18-year-old Alex Dumont, but don't expect to find him feeling sorry for himself. People who know him best describe him as a strong, generous, compassionate soul with a grateful heart and tender spirit—someone who embraces life fully and always wears a smile, in spite of the losses and challenges he has faced.

  10/14/2011 - By Administrator

• Three in four pastors say Mormons aren’t Christian

  As a prominent evangelical pastor and supporter of Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking heat for calling Mormonism a "cult," a newly released poll says most Protestant pastors in U.S. agree Mormons are not Christians.

  10/12/2011 - By Administrator

• Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village scheduled to close

  The Mary E. Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village in East Dallas will close effective Dec. 1 due to regulatory requirements for campus improvements that cannot be met, Buckner Retirement Services officials announced Oct. 12.

  10/12/2011 - By Administrator

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  Memorial service set for veteran children’s home administrator Wright

  Charles Wright, who served more than two and a half decades as administrator of Texas Baptist Children’s Home, died Oct. 8 in El Paso at age 85.

  10/11/2011 - By Administrator

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  Safe and secure from all alarm

  By definition, a "sanctuary" should be a place of refuge and protection where people feel welcome and feel safe. In practice, churches struggle with what it means to open their doors to everyone while providing a sense of security for people inside their walls.

  10/07/2011 - By Administrator

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  Wayland volunteers demonstrate Degree of Difference

  More than 100 volunteers participated in Wayland Baptist University's Degree of Difference Day—an annual event in which students, faculty, staff and administrators at Wayland Baptist University work on community service projects.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Civil War changed Americans’ view of Providence, historian says

  Americans in 1860s viewed the Civil War through the lens of God at work in human affairs—a lens left shattered by that bloody conflict, according to historian George Rable.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Music and missions go hand in hand for Tyler native

  Singer/songwriter Shaun Groves, who grew up attending First Baptist Church in Tyler and studied music at Baylor University in Waco,discovered  what he was "saved for" after a mission trip to El Salvador.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  New network wants to provide ‘missions home’ for churches

  Missions networks representing about 90 Texas Baptist churches have joined together to form Kinexxus—a collaborative effort designed to help churches connect with each other to share resources and missions expertise.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator