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LUBBOCK – Mariachi band music and the smell of fresh grilled fajitas floated through the air as 13 Lubbock area churches hosted Cinco on 50th, an outreach event geared towards celebrating Hispanic culture and sharing the hope of Christ with the community during Cinco de Mayo.

Hispanic churches from Lubbock, Crosbyton, Lockney, Plainview, Floydada, Levelland and New Home joined with Texas Baptists and the Lubbock Area Baptist Association to gather their resources and host the festivity, in hopes that they could share the hope of Christ with more people in the city.The event was made possible by the Texas Baptist Offering for World Hunger and support from the Lubbock area Hispanic Baptist churches. Full Story »

DALLAS – The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board voted to no longer accept funds from Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas and asked the church to discontinue identifying itself with the convention. Full Story »

AMARILLO – When members from Iglesia Bautista Fuente Viva delivered a What’s Missing Texas? compact disc to homes near their church in early May, they wanted to bring encouragement to their neighbors and share about the hope of Christ. Full Story »

DENTON – For some, baptism is a lot more public than it once would have been. Full Story »

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BROWNSVILLE – As the main streets of Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville filled with more than 20,000 people, flavorful food, festive music and brightly-colored floats during Charro Days, a weeklong festival celebrating the heritage between the sister cities, a group of 55 church members gathered to celebrate the hope of Christ and to share it with those they encountered that day. Full Story »

NIPAS, Chile – More than two months after an earthquake rocked the country, the rains have begun and winter soon will be here, leaving a small group of Baptist pastors bracing for the cold in the pup tents that have become their impromptu homes in the wake of the disaster. Full Story »

HUNTSVILLE – Each Tuesday during the semester, Lauren Sierra, campus missionary for the Sam Houston State University Baptist Student Ministry, walked to the center of campus where student activities were buzzing, taking with her two metal folding chairs and a white board that read, “Take a seat – questions about life.” Full Story »