Thanks to the creativity of a Mississippi layman and a gift from California Baptists, Texans on Mission provided an expanded service to Southeast Texas families affected by recent flooding.
Destructive storms and tornadoes hit the Midwest damaging homes over the weekend. At least five people were killed in Oklahoma, and more than 100 injuries have been reported.
Among special guests during the conference were Sadie Robertson Huff and her mother, Korie Robertson — from the popular reality TV show Duck Dynasty — who discussed how adoption has impacted their family.
Texans on Mission volunteers from Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo returned to Fritch in recent days to complete a project they learned about during a disaster relief deployment.
More and more churches are discovering ways to tap into this phenomenon for ministry purposes.
University Baptist Church in San Antonio is prioritizing a strategy of “growing younger” to secure its future while honoring its older members.
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.
