East Texas Baptist University held its annual Hilltop University on Monday, May 22 through Wednesday, May 24.
East Texas Baptist University sent three Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) students to New York City from May 7-14 for mission work throughout the city. The group of students and ETBU Director of Baptist Student Ministry David Griffin partnered with Redemption Church in Red Hook and pastor Edwi…
Glenn Young will be the featured speaker at the annual spring meeting of the T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation, held at the Josephine Davidson Memorial Chapel in the pine-clad woods near Harleton, a part of one of the most unique events in Harrison County.
East Texas Baptist University welcomed friends of the University for a showcase of the newly-renovated Synergy Park building, located in the heart of downtown Marshall, on Tuesday, May 9.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Marshall has worked since 2004 to keep the tradition of honoring high school seniors through a baccalaureate worship service alive and well within the city, with high schoolers from all over East Texas gathering together again this year for the celebration.
Immanuel Baptist Church in Marshall will be hosting a free block party on Saturday, May 6 at the Marshall Early Childhood Center.
The Marshall-Harrison County First Responders Prayer Force hosted its annual celebration of the National Day of Prayer this Thursday, with community members, first responders and local church officials gathering together outside of the Harrison County courthouse for the event.
Marshall-Harrison County First Responders Prayer Force to host National Day of Prayer event Thursday
The word of God will resonate on the historic courthouse lawn Thursday as Marshall’s First Responders Prayer Force observes National Day of Prayer with a special public reading of the Bible, starting at noon.
Matt Paul, pastor at Friendship Baptist Church in Marshall, has been announced as the speaker at this year’s High School Baccalaureate Service, the Marshall Ministerial Alliance has announced.
One hundred and eighteen East Texas Baptist University graduating seniors were recognized on Wednesday, April 19 with the presentation of their official ETBU class ring.
Nonprofit agency leaders, church pastors, supporters and U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran welcomes 63 Chinese refugees Friday to Tyler's South Spring Baptist Church.
The members of one of Harrison County’s oldest Baptist Church gathered on March 26 to celebrate the first pastoral anniversary of the Rev. James D. and Lady Carolyn Bell.
The East Texas Baptist University Symphonic Band and Concert Choir traveled to Israel as part of the Global Study and Serve Program from March 7 through March 17.
The East Texas Baptist University’s Men’s Soccer Team traveled to Spain and Portugal March 10-18 for the University’s 15th Tiger Athletic Mission Experience trip. The Tigers partnered with the International Sports Federation, served alongside the International Mission Board missionaries in M…
East Texas Baptist University sent 26 Baptist Student Ministry student leaders to South Padre Island from March 11-17 as part of Beach Reach.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 501 Indian Springs Road, is planning to host a “Free Bay” yard sale, offering items at no cost to the community on Saturday, March 25 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Community members filled Memorial City Hall on Sunday for a free community choir concert featuring the choirs of three local churches.
The Rev. Monsignor Zach Kunnakkattuthara continues to leave an impact on Marshall and the surrounding areas through his unmatched dedication to service in the community for almost the last 30 years.
East Texas Baptist University held its annual Spiritual Renewal activities on campus with worship services, prayer and reflection on Feb. 20-22. This year’s theme, “Stand,” was inspired by Ephesians 6:11-12, “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s s…
East Texas Baptist University hosted a Congreso Experience on Saturday, Feb. 18 in partnership with Texas Baptists (BGCT).
Three local choirs from Immanuel Baptist Church, Woodland Hills Baptist and Crossroads Baptist Church will join together on March 5 for a performance at Memorial City Hall.
East Texas Baptist University broadened its reach through a Christian Education Partnership Agreement with Colegio Bautista de Temuco (CBT). The agreement, signed Friday, Jan. 26 by ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn and CBT Rector Juan Luis Salinas Urrutia, provides CBT students a pathway to…
Around 400 community members braved the wind and rain to join local first responders at the Marshall Community Center for the annual Harrison County First Responders banquet.
The Waskom High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes student group has been meeting weekly this year to pray for Waskom. Pictured is the group on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, News Messenger reporter Robin Y. Richardson remembers these words: “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
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As a gesture of thanks, the newly named New Vision at Hillcrest will be serving free lunch for first responders each first Friday of the month from noon to 1:30 p.m.
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Members of Summit Methodist Church in Marshall are mourning the late Rev. Randy Fitzgerald, who died Dec. 21 in a tragic accident.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s annual live nativity event has been a tradition in Marshall for more than 30 years.
The second annual Christmas food box distribution was held by Mission Marshall on Wednesday.
Christmas in the Garden will return to Annye’s Prayer Garden at 6 p.m. Friday, celebrating the birth of Jesus as well as honoring the memory of the garden’s namesake and founder, the late Annye Fisher, who passed away in May.
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A live nativity walking trail display is planned at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Marshall.
East Texas Baptist University recently participated in its seventh annual Operation Christmas Child, an outreach program organized by Samaritan’s Purse. The ministry involves filling shoeboxes with small toys, school supplies, and other items that are sent to children all over the world as a…
Trinity students and staff collected over 130 Christmas Shoeboxes for Smaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child last week.
After receiving the gift of a new home earlier this month, the now named New Vision MBC @Hillcrest held its first Thanksgiving service Sunday, filled with spirit-filled preaching, singing and praising.
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Miles Memorial CME Church in Marshall recently celebrated its 150th anniversary last week, honoring a legacy as the oldest Christian Methodist Episcopal Church not only in Texas, but in the United States.
East Texas Baptist University’s Children Ministry class is developing a guide for families and churches for Advent entitled Christmas Joys. The guide will feature daily devotions for each day during the four weeks leading up to Christmas. The devotions will focus on age-appropriate Bible ver…
JEFFERSON — Messiah’s Mansion, a free tour of a full-scale model of the Mosaic Sanctuary, kicked off in Jefferson last Saturday, offering a “chance of a lifetime” as it brings the gospel to life through powerful visual aids and symbols.
East Texas Baptist University hosted its eighth annual Calling Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 26 for ETBU students called to vocational ministry. The conference provided students with a deeper understanding of identifying and pursuing their callings with opportunities to learn from experience…
Things have come full circle for New Vision Missionary Baptist Church as the small Karnack congregation has been gifted a new home, the former Hillcrest church site in Marshall.
East Texas Baptist University seniors Colton Berryhill from Bullard and Annie Walker from Montgomery were honored on Oct. 3 with the Bob and Gayle Riley Servant Leadership Award for consistently displaying Christian servant leadership on campus and in the community.
Hundreds of community members gathered for East Texas Baptist University’s annual Great East Texas Hymn Sing on Friday, Sept. 23, in Baker Chapel of the Rogers Spiritual Life Center. ETBU welcomed the campus, alumni and local church community to come together for a special time of worship, f…
Harrison County students and teacher sponsors on Wednesday gathered around their schools’ flag poles to pray during the annual See You At The Pole event.
New Vision Missionary Baptist Church in Karnack treated its deacons to a Dallas Cowboys game recently as a token of appreciation for their service.
Popsicles, prayer and nuggets of wisdom made for a fun, uplifting day as the School Prayer Force, a crusade initiative of The Porch2, home of the I Am Special Movement, hosted its annual “Ps Qs and Popsicles Life Pack Distribution-Health/Wellness & Play Fair” last Saturday.
The Marshall City Council will once again hear from city officials regarding an amendment to a city ordinance which would allow mobile food vendors to operate within downtown Marshall.
Mobberly Baptist Church in Longview has welcomed a new lead pastor.
New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church hosted a number of local seniors this week for its monthly Senior Day Out event, during which they heard from District 5 Councilmember Reba Godfrey and the Harrison County Democratic Party’s Marva Mitchell.
