Military personnel, veterans and their families enjoyed free admission and concessions at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football game on Nov. 9 as part of the school’s annual Military Appreciation Day.

Pastor Tony Evans is the the African American to have both a study Bible and a full-Bible commentary with his name. He will be a featured speaker at the inaugural National Preaching Conference at First Baptist Church in Waco, sponsored by Truett Theological Seminary.

Nominations to be considered by messengers to the 2019 BGCT annual meeting, Nov. 17-19, in Waco, are presented by the Committee on Committees, Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors and the Committee on Nominations for Boards of Affiliated Ministries.

Robert Allen Fanning, a Baptist layman and attorney who served on a variety of denominational boards, died Nov. 2 in Dallas. He would have been 88 the following day.

More than 350 pre-kindergarten students from the Marshall Early Childhood Center participated in a field day sponsored by the East Texas Baptist University kinesiology department. A TBM Rebuild is scheduled Nov. 10-22 in Nederland, focusing particularly on individuals and families with the highest needs, including the elderly and single parents.

Regents heard early findings from the Baylor Spirituality and Character Study, research designed to track the long-term impact of a Baylor University education on a person’s faith and character.

The Texas Baptist Hunger Offering makes a transformative difference both to the ministries that receive support from it and to the individuals who benefit from those ministries.

Rebuilding continues more than two years after Hurricane Harvey caused widespread devastation along the Texas Gulf Coast, and a missionary with Texas Baptists’ River Ministry has expanded the scope of her work to help bring healing to the Houston area.

San Marcos Baptist Academy recently honored the memory of a distinguished alumnus and veteran of both World War II and the Korean War whose remains were returned to the United States nearly seven decades after he was killed in action.

Nelson Rodriguez of Fort Worth, a Baptist layman and a leader in both business and government, died Oct. 22. He was 67.

Buckner International and Texas Baptist Men worked together to serve meals to families affected by tornadoes in Dallas. The Nederland City Council designated Oct. 28 as “Texas Baptist Men Day” in their city.

Church leaders and evangelical university administrators at the National Hispanic Education Summit celebrated accomplishments and shared ideas they hope to see achieved in the future.