BGCT receives $28 million from Dukes estate

  |  Source: Texas Baptists

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The Baptist General Convention of Texas received more than $28 million from the estate of William (Bill) P. and Janie B. Dukes.

Janie Dukes died last June. Her husband preceded her in death in 2015. They were lifelong Baptists.

The Dukes first became involved in Baptist philanthropy in 1990, when they met Bill Arnold, now president emeritus of the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation. With Arnold’s help, they began planning how they would use their resources to benefit Baptist work.

“They wanted to help all ages and all phases of Baptist life,” Arnold said. “They wanted to help children, students, ministers, lost people and everyone in between.”

The William P. and Janie B. Dukes Endowment Fund will help start churches, provide scholarships to students pursuing ministry in the business school at Baylor University, assist senior adults in Texas Baptists’ retirement centers and benefit other ministerial causes. The gift was processed through HighGround Advisors.

“They were humble people with a generous spirit,” said Ward Hayes, BGCT CFO/treasurer. “And now, they’ll be able to help grow the kingdom for many, many years to come.”


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