Articles by Texas Baptists Communications

A 23-year-old Lamar University graduate student drowned Saturday, August 10, while attending a Lamar Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) retreat at the Toledo Bend Reservoir.

More than 500 students and leaders learned to “make a wave” in the culture for Jesus while attending African American Ministries’ Wave Student Conference, a four-day event for 7th graders to college students held June 9-12 at Resurrection Baptist Church in San Antonio, TX.

This month we are spotlighting Pastor Joseph Adams at First Baptist Church in Hughes Springs, TX! Join us in praying for Pastor Joseph Adams and FBC Hughes Springs as God continues to work in their church.

The Texas Baptist Missions Foundation announced Tuesday that the Mabee Foundation has awarded a $1.3 million Challenge Grant toward the construction of the new Baptist Student Ministry Center at Baylor University.

The African American Fellowship Conference took place July 19-20 at Cornerstone Baptist Church of Killeen in Harker Heights, TX. The theme of the conference was “Legacy.”

Recent news headlines and social media content have ranged from interesting to unusual to outright heart-breaking. While these sources can be challenging, I continue to be excited about is what God is doing through Texas Baptists churches and institutions this summer. 

Sergio Ramos is joining Texas Baptists to develop further and direct the emerging network of Great Commission and Great Commandment, or GC2, churches and ministries in Texas and beyond.

We at Texas Baptists wanted to ensure you were aware of a new Department of Labor overtime rule passed on April 23, 2024, that became effective at the beginning of this month.

Ken Anderson “rode out Beryl” in his Jones Creek home south of Houston. “We got hit harder than anybody, I believe. Lots of damage. Thousands of trees down.”

Jacobson said he is excited about using the strategic mindset he has developed with church planting to create executable plans and share the impact of collaborative missions and ministries with convention churches across the state and beyond.