News - 2026

East Texas Baptist University will welcome Grammy Award-winning worship leader Chris Tomlin and New York Times bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson for Ignite: Lighting the Way with Song and Truth on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in ETBU’s Rogers Spiritual Life Center.

Designed as an evening of worship, biblical teaching, and encouragement, Ignite will bring together one of Christian music's most influential voices with one of today's leading Christian authors and communicators for a night centered on faith, hope, and the truth of God's Word.

East Texas Baptist University’s Department of Speech-Language Pathology program recently hosted “Camp Chit Chat,” a summer speech and language day camp designed to support communication and literacy development for children who have completed kindergarten through third grade.

Held May 26–29 at the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church Marshall, the camp offered morning and afternoon sessions in an engaging, language-rich environment focused on speech clarity, vocabulary, literacy, and communication confidence through interactive activities.

Students and faculty from the East Texas Baptist University Teague School of Nursing recently returned from a medical mission trip to Costa Rica, where they served local communities through healthcare clinics and patient education.

East Texas Baptist University biology pre-med students joined students from Spanish 2311 and 3309 on a recent medical mission trip to Guatemala focused on serving local communities through healthcare, education, and ministry. Led by Associate Dean and Professor of Biology Dr. Roy Darville, Assistant Professor of Spanish Blanca Jenkins, Assistant Professor of Biology Jennifer Hudnall, and Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr. Antay Waters, the team spent the week ministering to patients and families in San Raymundo through hands-on medical care and community outreach.

Students from East Texas Baptist University traveled to the nation’s capital as part of the University’s Global Study & Serve program. Led by Professor of Political Science Dr. Israel Nandamudi, Director of Community Engagement Mrs. Kendall Powell, and Dean of Spiritual Life Dr. David Griffin, the team traveled to Washington, D.C. as part of ETBU’s year-long recognition of America’s 250th Anniversary.