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El Paso-area Baptist churches join together for prayer following tragic shooting

Aug 5, 2019

One day after a mass shooting which took the lives of 20 people and injured 26 more, Baptist churches around El Paso joined together at First Baptist Church of El Paso.

Texas Baptist leaders call for prayer, respond to El Paso shooting

Aug 5, 2019

Our Texas Baptist family is heartbroken over the tragic and senseless mass shooting of this past weekend in El Paso.

River Ministry work along the border increases as border towns experience influx of needs

Jul 29, 2019

Texas Baptists River Ministry missionaries are currently at work in El Paso/Juarez, Del Rio/Ciudad Acuña, Laredo/Nuevo Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley, partnering with local churches and organizations and meeting the needs of immigrants, deportees, refugees and asylum seekers.

State leaders return to local ministry, retire in series of staff changes

Jul 29, 2019

A number of Texas Baptists leaders have announced in the last few months that they are transitioning roles.

African American Fellowship Conference focuses on strengthening one another

Jul 19, 2019

The week, which included worship, more than 30 seminars, special luncheons, and officer elections, centered around working together with fellow pastors, WMU Sisters Who Care, and AAF members.

Texas Baptists partners together at 2019 Hispanic Baptist Convention

Jun 27, 2019

Texas Baptists partnered with the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas (Convencion Bautista Hispana de Texas) in several key ways during the Annual Meeting held at the McAllen Convention Center from June 23-25.

Celebrating 25 years of worship and sisterhood

Jun 27, 2019

On Saturday, June 22, over 220 women gathered together from across Texas to celebrate the Singing Women of Texas (SWOT) 25th anniversary with a special concert in front of a full crowd at the Sue and Frank Mayborn Performing Arts Center on University of Mary Hardin-Baylor’s campus.

TBM response to North Texas storms results in 7 professions of faith

Jun 20, 2019

Sunday, June 9 began TBM’s Disaster Relief efforts in the Dallas area after strong storms caused thousands of trees to fall on homes, property and across power lines disrupting electricity for hundreds of thousands of people.

Legacy Award recipients honored for focus, faith and bearing fruit

Jun 11, 2019

Hardage recognized Teaff and Torres as two individuals, “who have shown us how to focus, be faithful and bear fruit.”

Texas Baptists announces 2019 State Bible Drill and Speakers’ Tournament winners

Jun 6, 2019

Three students received first place in individual events at the 2019 Texas Baptists State Bible Drill and Speakers’ Tournament.

Operation Border Blessing brings national leaders together to discuss care amidst crisis

Jun 4, 2019

The Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission hosted an Operation Border Blessing luncheon on Thurs., May 23, in Mission, Texas, for evangelical leaders and several government officials to discuss critical needs and responses to the border crisis.

Two hundred thirty-two Go Now student missionaries commissioned for summer missions

May 28, 2019

Go Now Missions student missionaries and their families gathered together on Sunday, May 19, at Dallas Baptist University for the Go Now Missions Commissioning Service.

Executive Board emphasizes the importance of safeguards at May meeting

May 21, 2019

During the Texas Baptists Executive Board meeting May 20-21, outside experts, as well as convention leadership, staff, and officers repeatedly emphasized the importance of safeguards to protect those at church.

Relaunched BSM work in Laredo unites students and churches to reach TAMIU campus

May 8, 2019

This did not happen overnight but was a result of years of praying and the Holy Spirit’s prompting in the lives of many individuals and churches in Laredo.

Texas Baptists to honor Grant Teaff and Isaac Torres with Legacy Awards

May 7, 2019

On Sunday, June 2, Texas Baptists will present the 2019 Texas Baptists Legacy Awards to Grant Teaff, executive director emeritus of the American Football Coaches Association, and Isaac Torres, preacher, evangelist and Texas Baptists leader.

Congreso celebrates 55 years, encourages students to be alive in Christ

Apr 26, 2019

Being alive means realizing you cannot earn your way to a relationship with God.

College ministries come together for 72-hour prayer revival at Baylor University

Apr 17, 2019

From March 31-April 3, more than 12 Waco college ministries came together and organized a 72-hour prayer revival on Baylor University’s campus called FM72.

TBM provides disaster relief in Alto and Franklin

Apr 15, 2019

Texas Baptist Men (TBM) Disaster Relief deployed teams to Alto and Franklin, TX, on Sunday, April 14, in response to storm damage sustained on April 13.