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August 4, 2025

East Texas Baptist University set to open the William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development

East Texas Baptist University is proud to announce the opening of the William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development, a no-cost clinic offering speech-language pathology services to the East Texas community. Located at Synergy Park in downtown Marshall, the clinic will begin serving clients on Monday, August 25, providing care for individuals of all ages with communication, language-literacy, speech, and cognitive challenges.

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June 3, 2025

ETBU Baptist Student Ministry Serves and Shares the Gospel in the Pacific Northwest

A team of students from East Texas Baptist University’s Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) recently spent a week serving and evangelizing in the Pacific Northwest, partnering with Northwest Collegiate Ministry and Epic Life Church in Seattle, Washington.

Even before landing, ministry had already begun. “God began using our team to spread the eternity-shaping message of the gospel; both Trenton and Shilo had separate and highly engaged gospel conversations with individuals sitting beside them,” Dean of Spiritual Life David Griffin said.

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May 23, 2025

ETBU Teague School of Nursing Students Serve in Guatemala

Eleven students and faculty from East Texas Baptist University’s Teague School of Nursing have returned from a Global Study and Serve trip to Guatemala, where they provided medical care to underserved communities in and around Antigua. The trip, in partnership with International Medical Relief (IMR), offered nursing students the opportunity to fulfill course service hours for Nursing as a Ministry while embracing the call to serve others through the love of Christ.

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May 23, 2025

ETBU Students Embark on Global Study and Serve Trip to London

East Texas Baptist University students experienced British history, global cultures, and Christian service firsthand during a Global Study and Serve trip to London, England. Led by Associate Professor of History Dr. Jenny Hoover and, Dean of the School of Christian Studies and Humanities, and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science, Dr. Sandy Hoover, the weeklong journey combined educational exploration with ministry engagement, giving students opportunities to reflect academically, culturally, and spiritually.

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May 23, 2025

B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary at ETBU Hosts 2025 Frank W. Pauline Patterson Lecture Series

East Texas Baptist University recently welcomed distinguished New Testament scholar, speaker, historian of early Christianity, theologian, and author Dr. Scot McKnight to campus as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Frank W. and Pauline Patterson Lecture Series. The event was hosted by B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary at ETBU as part of this year’s annual Carroll Colloquy, held May 19–20 in the Great Commission Center.