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“The local church is God’s plan A, and there is no Plan B. When Jesus says, ‘Upon this rock I will build my church,’ we often begin to debate what all that first part means,” said Thom Rainer, CEO and founder of ChurchAnswers.

Two convention officers were re-elected to serve for a second term and a new second vice president was elected during the Monday morning business session at the 136th Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Monday in Galveston.

The Pastor Sabbatical Grant Program aims to assist and encourage churches in providing sabbatical for their pastors.

“There’s opportunity in unity. There’s opportunity to show the world what it looks like to be a part of the Kingdom of God.”

“It was really exciting when I first came to the BSM to see that even freshmen who have no idea what they want to do with their lives lead someone from death to life.”

"It’s so critical to minister to people at that important time in their lives, and with representation at 137 campuses, the potential Kingdom influence is immense,”

A new church plant south of Houston is growing fast. Read Pastor Kyle Jackson’s story and learn more about church planting through Texas Baptists.

See how a recipient of the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering is helping those in need in West Fort Worth.

"...we should be engaged in that which is not sin, but which makes you feel relevant and relatable so that it opens the door to share the gospel,”

“These B.E.S.T. Award recipients serve as our representatives of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Texas public school system as the ‘salt of the earth’ and the ‘light of the world’"

“If not for the faithfulness of those 48 charter members and so many other people who came before us, we wouldn’t be where we are now,”

“The money you give to missions never stops giving. People who gave to the Missions Foundation in 1984 and 1985, that money is still at work and making a difference,”

Directors approved the 2022 proposed budget, elected officers, heard ministry reports, and approved business related to 26 unique recommendations.

Along the Texas/Mexico border, over 14,000 immigrants have congregated in an encampment under a bridge connecting Del Rio, Texas to Acuña, Mexico.

“We are anxious to continue reaching pastors and ministers with information about how these programs can be a blessing to them and their churches.”

“Through all the devastation, it’s just amazing to see God work,”

“We believe we can do more together than we can by ourselves,”