• Thirty teams of three to five workers each are needed for a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-sponsored mission in Pharr July 22-2, 2013. Teams will repair, paint and clean 35 classrooms and four restrooms of the Pharr Literacy Project. For more information, call (956) 627-6370.
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First Church in College Station took a group of 19 college students to Haiti last month. The group spent eight days building rubble houses—a new earthquake tolerant building system utilizing rubble left from destroyed buildings and homes during the island nation's last earthquake. The group finished eight homes during their time in Haiti and finished the 100th house of this initiative by Texas Baptists, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Conscience International. The group worked alongside Haitian Baptists and other nationals from the community. This was the church's second team to serve in Haiti. Ty Cope is college pastor.
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• Dallas Baptist University will hold a preview day for prospective students and their parents July 27. The event includes a campus tour, meetings with faculty and administrators, and information about admissions, financial aid and campus life. The event is free of charge for the prospective students and up to two guests. For more information, call (214) 333-5360.
• East Texas Baptist University will serve as a satellite location for the Global Leadership Summit hosted by Willow Creek Association Aug. 9-10. The training event is broadcast live from Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., to more than 460 cities worldwide. ETBU will host the two-day event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center. Included among the speakers will be Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor of Willow Creek; Condoleeza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State; Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of Harlem's Children's Zone; John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church; and Marc Kielburger, co-founder of Free the Children. Registration is online at www.etbu.edu/leadershipsummit. For information on discount rates, call (903) 923-2130.
• Howard Payne University's alumni association awarded scholarships to 18 students for the upcoming school year. Recipients are relatives of HPU alumni, selected by the association's scholarship committee. They include Brittany Bailey, Carolyn Barnes, Olivia Blevins, Nathan Byrd, Jaimie Easley, Ethan Halydier, Jeff Jackson, Ashley Miller, Ben Mohundro, Emily Murphree, Elizabeth Oliver, Cameron Polaski, Logan Polaski, Whitney Presbaugh, Kristian Simpson, Mitchell Sos-tarich, Joshua Woods and Brandon Yost.
• Graduating senior Kyle Timmerman of Rockwall received Hardin-Simmons University's George Skiles Anderson award. He now works for a firm that manages investment portfolios.
• Jeremy Case is assistant basketball coach at Houston Baptist University. He spent the last three years as an assistant coach at Southwest Missouri State University.
Anniversaries
• Chuck Beem, 10th, as discipleship and missions pastor at First Church in Brazoria, June 1.
• Chester Fehlis, fifth, as small groups coordinator at First Church in Bryan, June 1.
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• Rodney Bowman, 20th, as pastor of First Church in Angleton, June 28.
• First Church in Angleton, 75th, Aug. 22. The church will celebrate throughout August with special events and guest musicians and preachers. On Aug. 5, Weldon Doherty will preach, and Keith Matney will be the guest musician. Terry and Darla Heeringa will be the missionary guests. A meal will follow the morning service. A fellowship breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. Aug. 12. Lee Rickaway will preach, and Logan Doak will be the featured musician. Jim Doyle will speak Aug. 19, followed by a picnic at the American Legion Hall. Jim Howard will preach in the morning service Aug. 26, while Robin Butler will speak that evening. A pie-and-ice-cream fellowship will follow the evening service. Greg Smith is pastor.
Retired
• Robert Parker, after 48 years of ministry. He was pastor of churches in Louisiana, Tenn-essee and Texas, including Bluegrove Church in Bluegrove, Elkins Lake Church in Huntsville, Park Place Church in Houston, Northway Church in Dallas and most recently, First Church in McGregor. He served as associational moderator for both Tryon Evergreen and Union associations. He served on the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and was chairman from 1990 to 1992. He also served on the advisory board of Baylor University's Truett Seminary. He co-authored a revision of the friendship evangelism materials used by the evangelism division of the BGCT. He is now living in Fort Worth, and he is available for supply and interim ministry at (254) 424-7708.
Deaths
• Bill King, 82, June 17 in Abilene. A graduate of Hardin-Simmons University and a member of its Cowboy Band, he was a charter member of the Cowboy Band Foundation, serving as president during the time money was raised to build the university's band hall. A portrait of King hangs on the band hall's Wall of Fame in honor of his long support of the band. He also was a member of HSU's John G. Hardin Society. He was a member of First Church in Abilene and its various singing groups. He was preceded in death by his wife, Val Jean, in 2002. He is survived by his son, Boyd; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
• Kenneth Scheffer, 83, June 19 in Huntsville. He was a member and deacon of University Heights Church in Huntsville. He taught Sunday school, worked on various committee and was involved in men's ministry. He was preceded in death by his brother, Buck; and four sisters, Eunice Owen, Charlene Chancellor, Faye Keeling and Oleta Hall. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Merle; daughters, Donna Vernon and Gayla Roberson; son, Alan; sister, Velma Blake; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Ordained
• Burke Bullock, Mike Briggs, Robert Carden and Thomas Keeble as deacons at Tabernacle Church in Pickton.
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