Mulberry Springs Baptist Church, about 15 miles northeast of Longview, doesn’t see a lot of traffic on a typical day. Yet the rural congregation — founded in 1892 — is building a new worship space to seat nearly 800 people.
Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief volunteers have prepared more than 1,000 meals, while assessors, chaplains, incident management team members, and clean-up and recovery workers are continuing their efforts.
It’s Christmas Eve morning, and a group of families from Ecclesia Community Church is working its way through a series of parking lots, making visits to local businesses, offices, and restaurants.
Many Central Texas natives know the story of the infamous Santa Claus Robbery that took place two days before Christmas 1927 in the Eastland County town of Cisco.
Jose Arzate had a clear vision for his life as a young man: he wanted to play professional football in the U.S. and possibly even coach.
“God gave me good health and God brought us together,” said Randal Lyle, 52. “We want the Lord to be glorified in this. He put it all together.”
Danny Rangel, online and young adult pastor at BT Church in McAllen, Texas, says people ages 18–29 face what he calls “life’s big decisions” regarding beliefs, ideologies, college, career, relationships and marriage.
Redeemer Church in Texas started as a plant of Southcrest Baptist Church in 2008 and within two years was planting churches itself. By 2023, the
Andrea Anders remembers the moment well. On Easter in 2022, she and her husband, Isaac — volunteers in the kids ministry at New Beginnings Baptist
When the first quick response feeding unit (QRU) was acquired by Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief five years ago, director Scottie Stice knew it
