Terry Joe Solley, an inmate in the general prison population who devotes 12 to 14 hours a day visiting otherwise-isolated prisoners, is committed to turning Death Row into “Life Row.”

08/10/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

As families of inmates gather around tables for shared meals at the Hope Welcome Center, they receive more than a nourishing meal. They discover unconditional acceptance and hope.

08/09/2022 - By Carolyn Tomlin

Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers have provided water and meals to firefighters who have battled wildfires in parched Texas. Now, TBM is responding to floods that have ravaged much of eastern Kentucky and parts of Missouri.

08/03/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Community Missionary Baptist Church, south of Dallas, held a “Beat the Heat” event on a mid-July weekend, providing box fans and cooling units to people whose homes lack air conditioning.

08/02/2022 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

Officers of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and its Executive Board named a search committee to recommend Texas Baptists’ next executive director.

07/27/2022 - By Texas Baptist Communications

One Texas child out of five faced hunger in 2020, and the threat of hunger was most significant for Black and Hispanic Texans, new information from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap report reveals.

07/26/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

While he has been involved with Southern Baptist Convention polity for years, Bart Barber is the first SBC president in nearly two decades not to emerge from an urban or suburban megachurch.

07/22/2022 - By Riley Farrell / Religion News Service

A $100,000 inflation relief fund for Baptist General Convention of Texas pastors was depleted within 24 hours of its availability, the BGCT announced July 13 as inflation reached its highest point in decades at 9.1 percent.

07/13/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Pavlo Romaniuk considers it an understatement to say he and his family received a warm welcome to the United States from members of First Baptist Church in Hallsville.

07/11/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

McMurry University filed a lawsuit against fellow Abilene school Hardin-Simmons University, claiming a breach of contract regarding the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing.

07/06/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Patrons who park behind a “Grub & Pub” on South Jennings Avenue in Fort Worth may notice a mural on a wall inviting them to “Pray for Ft. Worth.” Pastor Erik Vance hopes they not only notice, but also will stop for a moment, respond to that invitation and “whisper a prayer at the wall.”

07/05/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled two Texas Indian tribes—not the state government—have authority to regulate electronic bingo games on their lands.

07/01/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor