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A free information meeting and workshop will be offered Aug. 21 by Dillon International, an affiliate of Buckner International, for families interested in international adoption. The workshop will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Buckner Children’s Home campus in Dallas. Interested families must complete a free pre-application available online at www.dillonadopt.com prior to attending the workshop. To register, call (866) 236-7823.

This is a portion of one of two stained-glass windows that adorn the Patty and Bo Pilgrim Chapel on the campus of Dallas Baptist University. The chapel is not slated to open until the fall semester, but the two windows already are in place. The windows were made possible by gifts from Joan Trew of Fort Worth and June Hodges of Dallas. Trew’s $100,000 gift provided for the handcrafted scene of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, a portion of which is shown here. A $100,000 gift from Hodges provided for the rose-shaped stained-glass window with a wooden cross draped by a purple cloth at its nexus and scenes of the disciples on each of the 12 petals.

Houston Baptist University will begin offering its 10th master’s degree program, the master of arts in biblical languages, this fall. In addition to permitting students to establish a master’s-level proficiency in both Hebrew and Greek, the program will include work in linguistics, hermeneutics and Aramaic. For more information, call (281) 649-3383.

Jason Jennings has been named chief operating officer of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Jennings joined Hillcrest as vice president of operations and business development last year.

Kari Tatro has been named executive director of Baptist Child & Family Services’ emergency services division. She recently served as senior program director for the division.

San Marcos Baptist Academy has earned the highest accreditation rating from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Anniversary

Pine Ridge Church in Sour Lake, 135th, Aug. 30. Durward Cates is pastor.

Deaths

Curtis Bryan, 82, June 5 in Bay City of pancreatic cancer. He served music and education minister of First Church in Bay City, and then served Calvary Church in Bay City in a similar capacity 32 years. He was a trustee of Texas Baptist Encampment and held several leadership positions with Colorado Association. He was the lead singer of the “Decrepits Quartet” that included Grayson Glass, C.J. Crawford and Leon Maxwell, which sang at his memorial service. He was preceded in death by his brother, Willis. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lorraine; son, Richard; daughters, Becky Denn, Emelie Allen and Cynthia Berger; brothers, Keither and Jeffery; sister, Margaret Smedley; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.


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Jo Ann Brown, 80, June 14 in Abilene. She taught speech at East Texas Baptist University and in the education department of Hardin-Simmons University. She also taught in the Roscoe and Sweetwater public school districts and was assistant superintendent in the Sweetwater Independent School District at the time of her retirement. She was a member of Pioneer Drive Church in Abilene. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Malcolm; sons, Tony and David; brother, Mike McKinney; and five grandchildren.

Patsy Daughtry, 69, June 19 in Aransas Pass. She was a pastor’s wife for almost 48 years. Her husband, Odell, is pastor of North Bay Fellowship in Ingleside. She is survived by her husband; sons, Ty Lee and Rick; daughter, Madalyn Marie Burn-field; brother, C.H. Wright; sisters, Phyllis Jean Gibbens and Glenn Ann Bickham; and nine grandchildren.

Edwin Mays, 89, July 12 in Waco. A retired pastor, he served First Church in Bertram, First Church in Georgetown, First Church in Mexia, First Church in Sulphur Springs and First Church in Kilgore. He and his wife, Mary, also served as missionaries with the Home Mission Board. Later, he taught in the continuing education department of Baylor University. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cindy Evans. He is survived by his wife; sons, Mark and David; and six grandchildren.

David Garrett, 80, July 19 in San Antonio. Garrett was president and chief executive officer of the Baptist Hospital System in San Antonio from 1961 until his retirement in 1989. A graduate of Hardin-Simmons University, he led in numerous expansion projects and in building three Baptist hospitals in San Antonio. He organized the first certified hospital-based chaplaincy program in Texas. He was a charter member of Parkhills Church in San Antonio and served as a deacon there. He was preceded in death by his son, Bruce. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Juanita, and daughter, Lisa.

Travis Berry, 86, July 19 in Plano. He was pastor emeritus of First Church in Plano, where he served 22 years. Berry also served as a missionary to Brazil. He held offices in both the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Southern Baptist Convention, including serving as chairman of the Foreign Mission Board. He also was a trustee of Baylor University and the Baylor Health Care System. After his retirement, he served as vice president of Baylor Health Care System’s office of church relations. He was preceded in death by his son, Michael. He is survived by his wife, Bernice, and daughter, Mary Alice.

Event

First Church in Panhandle received a Texas historical marker in a ceremony July 19. Speakers included retired Pastor Bill Austin, Pastor Joe Zimmer-man and a spokesman from the Texas Historical Commission.

Ordained

Karl Bannert to the ministry at Trinity Church in Gatesville, July 2.

Revivals

Calvary Church, Cisco; Aug. 1-2; evangelist, Robert Barge; pastor, Zach Tunnell.

Direct Church, Direct; Aug. 7-9; evangelists, Mark Overstreet, Barry Creamer and Daniel Streett; music, Phyllis Conder; pastor, Andrew Hebert.

 


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