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East Texas Baptist University welcomed Dr. Eric Black to campus on Wednesday, September 18, as guest speaker for the midweek Chapel service. Dr. Black, the Executive Director, Publisher, and Editor of the Baptist Standard, delivered a message to the ETBU students, faculty, and staff, drawing from his extensive background in ministry, media, and theological education.

Julio Guarneri, Executive Director-elect of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), visited East Texas Baptist University on Monday, September 25, to deliver a special message during the weekly chapel service in Baker Chapel at the Rogers Spiritual Life Center. Guarneri, the lead pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen and first Hispanic individual to serve as executive director for the BGCT, challenged the campus community to reclaim the insurmountable peace only found through faith in Christ.

East Texas Baptist University acknowledged two students on Monday, October 8 for their service to the campus and community. Seniors Mpanga Chanda from Lusaka, Zambia, and Sheldon McGowan from Tyler, Texas, were awarded the Bob and Gayle Riley Servant Leadership Award during a special chapel service. ETBU President Emeritus Bob Riley and his wife, Gayle, presented the students with a replica of the “Divine Servant” statue, created by Max Greiner, that stands outside of ETBU’s Ornelas Spiritual Life Center.

East Texas Baptist University held its eighth annual Great East Texas Hymn Sing on Friday, September 14 at 1:00 p.m. in Baker Chapel of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center. Open to the ETBU campus and local church community, the event included two hours of the great hymns of the Christian faith and a fellowship reception.

East Texas Baptist University held its annual 2018 Fall Convocation chapel service on Friday, September 7 at 10:00 a.m. Convocation, a tradition among academic institutions across the country, is designed to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year by bringing together students, faculty, staff, and trustees.