ST. LOUIS — A former Missouri Baptist pastor will spend eight months in prison after conviction and sentencing on charges of defrauding church members.
Food-assistance agencies nationwide serve 1 million more people each week than they did four years ago, according to a national study released Feb. 2. Statewide, the study showed 3 million Texans—including 1.2 million children—received help from a food pantry or soup kitchen.
By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer A love of music led Berniece Hamilton to begin college in 1950. Passion for learning drove her to complete her college degree 58 years later through Southwest Baptist University’s Lebanon campus. On May 17, Hamilton walked across the stage