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Friday photo: Texas Rangers visit Buckner ministries in Longview
This week, the Texas Rangers winter caravan visited the Buckner Family Hope Center in Longview. Rangers players Chris Martin and Jeffery Springs along with broadcast announcer Matt Hicks were...
Baptist Retirement Community dedicates Elsie Gayer Chapel
Members of the Baptist Retirement Community came together with Buckner Retirement Services staff to dedicate the Elsie Gayer Chapel. On hand were members of the Gayer family,...
Two Buckner Villas residents attend All Women Honor Flight
What comes to mind when you think of Veterans Day? For some, it may be the image of a father or grandfather courageously fighting for freedom. Maybe...
A Miracle in Disguise
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Jerry Jefferson, member of Baptist Retirement Community in San Angelo, TX, shared a little bit of her story with us. ...
Baptist Retirement Community Launching $8.4 Million Renovation Project
Leaders at Buckner Retirement Services announced today a series of major campus renovations at Baptist Retirement Community. The planned updates represent $8.4 million in changes to key...
Chaplain Spotlight: Kevin McSpadden
In honor of National Minister Appreciation Day on October 14th, we spotlighted Kevin McSpadden, chaplain of Baptist Retirement Community in San Angelo, Texas. “Growing old isn’t for...
Parkway Place in Houston members bond through fitness
Donna Stadler moved to Parkway Place with her husband in 2010 and would see Jean Hartzell in the dining room and at Sunday vespers. Donna, 88, said...
Buckner Westminster Place member and author reads to children on National Read a Book Day
Thursday, Sept. 6 was National Read a Book Day – the perfect day for children’s book author and Buckner Westminster Place member Ida Luttrell to share some of...
Three World War II veterans embark on Honor Flight Austin
Three World War II veterans who call Buckner Villas home will take a trip of a lifetime today. David Moore, 92; George Walker, 91; and Herb Witzel,...
Hurricane Harvey survivor declares ‘I am blessed’ after Parkway Place rallies around his family
In late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall across southeast Texas, leaving a trail of damage, loss and destruction in its wake. For several days following the...