Texas Tidbits: Buckner, Baptist Memorials to affiliate

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Leaders of Dallas-based Buckner Retirement Services and Baptist Memorials Ministries in San Angelo have signed an affiliation agreement. Buckner and Baptist Memorials had entered into a letter of intent in May to begin proceedings for an affiliation, which starts Jan. 1. The boards of both organizations met in July and voted to proceed with the affiliation following due diligence investigations by both entities. Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Houston approved the decision. Buckner operates five Texas campuses in Austin, Beaumont, Dallas, Longview and Houston, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled care. Baptist Memorials offers a full continuum of care at its San Angelo campus and independent living at the Woodlands in Burnet.

BCFS program awarded major contract. The Office of Refugee Resettlement in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services awarded a $21.5 million contract to Baptist Child & Family Services to expand its International Children’s Services program. The funding will enable BCFS to expand its program in San Antonio and into northern California, providing shelter and care to unaccompanied children from foreign countries while the federal government determines the appropriate next steps toward reconnecting youth with their families. Under the terms of the contract, for the next five years, BCFS will provide shelter, counseling and intense case management and educational support to children placed in the residential facilities in San Antonio and northern California.

Seminar focuses on faith and science. “Christian Faith and Modern Science: Breaking Down the Dividing Wall” is the theme of a seminar sponsored by First Baptist Church in Austin and Baylor University’s Center for Ministry Effectiveness & Educational Leadership. The Jan. 23 seminar at First Baptist Church of Austin begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 4:30 p.m. A panel discussion will feature Baylor professors representing three disciplines. Barry Harvey, professor of theology, will discuss “Mystery and Well-Formed Intellect—Why Science and Theology Are Not in Competition.” Gerald Cleaver, associate professor of physics, will speak on “Faith and the New Cosmology.” Phyllis Tippit, who holds a Ph.D. in geology and is completing a doctorate in Old Testament studies with a focus on Genesis, will address the question: “Does Life Have a History?” The $35 registration fee includes refreshments and the noon meal. To register, contact Karen Cappolino at (512) 476-2625 or [email protected].

Looby Scholarship established at Howard Payne. The family of Elizabeth Looby established an endowed scholarship in her memory at Howard Payne University. Looby, a former teacher and homemaker who helped coordinate the Heart of Texas Christian Women’s Job Corps, died April 9. Her husband, Jim, and sons, Jim of Stephenville and John of Jacksonville, Fla., established the scholarship in the HPU School of Education to benefit students majoring in education. The scholarship will be endowed completely when the fund reaches at least $10,000.

 


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