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  Sutherland Springs shooting survivors awarded $230 million

  A federal district judge ordered the U.S. government to pay more than $230 million to survivors of the 2017 mass shooting of 26 worshipers at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs.

  02/08/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Around the State: Baylor surpasses initial Give Light goal

  Gifts and pledges to Baylor University’s Give Light Campaign surpassed the initial goal of $1.1 billion, marking the campaign as the largest and most successful fundraising effort in the university’s 177-year history.

  02/08/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: Linda and David Ford

  Linda Lester Ford and David Morris Ford, Christian musicians with Texas Baptist roots, died within two weeks of each other—she on Jan. 3 and he on Jan. 17. She was 83, and he was 85.

  02/07/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Frugé named director of Center for Cultural Engagement

  Katie Frugé has been named director of Texas Baptists’ Center for Cultural Engagement and the Christian Life Commission.

  02/07/2022 - By Texas Baptists Communications

• On the Move: Favor, Olatunde

  Pastoral and staff changes noted for churches in Loveland and Dallas.

  02/07/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Hendrick gift helps endow nursing scholarship at HPU

  Howard Payne University’s new Brown County Endowed Nursing Scholarship recently received full funding, thanks to a $12,500 lead gift from Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood and additional support from other donors and community partners.

  02/01/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: Joe Provence

  Joe Provence, who served Wayland Baptist University in a variety of roles, died Jan. 21. He was 82.

  02/01/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: Nelda Joye Camp

  Nelda Joye Camp, a longtime member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville, died Jan. 26 in Garland. She was 96.

  01/28/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: DBU students serve at Cornerstone Church

  Student volunteers from Dallas Baptist University served at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

  01/26/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: Marvin Knox

  Marvin Knox, a Baptist pastor who served churches in Texas and Oklahoma more than six decades, died Jan. 16 in Marlow, Okla. He was 88.

  01/21/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Baylor Alumni Awards announced

  Baylor University announced the recipients of the 2022 Baylor Alumni Awards.

  01/19/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• On the Move: Vasquez

  Pastoral change noted affecting churches in Lubbock and San Antonio.

  01/12/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard