‘Around the State’ is a segment in the eMagazine that appears in the first issue each month to our email subscriber list. In this segment, we feature church staff changes, as well as church news and announcements you send to us. We want Arkansas Baptists to know what’s going on around the state and be able to celebrate together and encourage each other.
Here are recent updates from “around the state.”
- B.J. Chatman began serving as pastor at First Baptist Church in Marvell on April 26.
- Linda Stake retired as the pastor’s ministry assistant at First Baptist Church in Searcy on April 30.
- The members of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville celebrated the church’s 150th anniversary on Sunday, May 1.
- Williams Baptist University’s commencement ceremony will be Saturday, May 7. The event begins at 10 a.m. in the Southerland-Mabee Center on campus.
- Ouachita Baptist University’s commencement ceremony will be held on May 14 beginning at 9:30 a.m.
- Rev. Gene Baird will celebrate 20 years as pastor at Midway Baptist Church in Melbourne this month.