In the current COVID-19 crisis, Brother Bill’s Helping Hand ministry made changes rapidly to find ways to continue to meet a variety of needs in unconventional ways.

When the United States/Mexico border was closed March 20 to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, it marked significant changes for Texas Baptist River Ministry missionaries who have been seeking to share God’s love with immigrants, refugees and local residents along the Rio Grande.

People who lined up for meals recently at Cornerstone Baptist Church in South Dallas had not been able to shower in a month and had no place to call their own while the city of Dallas is under a shelter-in-place order.

When it became obvious restrictions related to COVID-19 would make a traditional Easter pageant at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor impossible, organizers began brainstorming how—rather than cancel the event—they might make it extraordinary.

With the rise of COVID-19, Texas Baptist hospital chaplains face new challenges as they minister to healthcare workers, patients and families, sharing God’s love and hope in difficult circumstances.

A national organization committed to academic freedom and institutional accountability has raised questions about rising administrative costs, perceived lack of shared governance and possible violation of donor agreements at Hardin-Simmons University.