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Help during the crisis: Tips for relieving stress
The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtly created some stress for a lot of famlies that may have lost their jobs or learning how to cope with new social...
Changing the method, keeping the service
On April 3, the national unemployment rate reached 12.5% as a result of business closures due to COVID-19, according to the New York Times. Most school districts...
Longview church volunteers shine hope from a safe distance
During this unprecedented event of social distancing and sheltering in place, many families are facing unemployment and wondering where their next meal will come from. New Beginnings Baptist...
Hope is here!
Things may look a little bleak right about now. As most of us are practicing social distancing and sheltering in place, we may all be experiencing a...
Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid distributes aid to families in need during the coronavirus crisis
Supporting families impacted by the coronavirus isn’t slowing down at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid. This week, volunteers began distributing food and hygiene supplies – complete...
Seeking God in the quiet
How has your life changed in the last week? For many of us, we are embracing a new culture of working from home, homeschooling our children, practicing...
Small church makes big contributions to help Buckner Missions
Memorial Baptist Church in Taylor, Texas, doesn’t have a slogan on its outside sign, but if it did, it might read something like this: A small church...
It started with a whisper: How one West Texas church impacts their local community with service
A single lyric from a song, “Oh, somebody needs the light you have,” adds further fuel to an already passionate ACTNow missions team from Lubbock’s Southcrest Baptist...
NFL player Weston Richburg speaks to packed house at Heart of Buckner Amarillo fundraiser
More than 200 people attended the 6th annual Heart of Buckner Amarillo fundraiser at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens to hear a moderated conversation between San Francisco 49ers center...
M&F Western Products Donates 30,000 Children’s Boots to Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®
When Mickey Eddins received a shipment of nearly 30,000 pairs of children’s boots he couldn’t use, the founder and owner of M&F Western Products, Inc. in Sulphur...