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Buckner Family Pathways: An opportunity to go from where are to where you want to be
When Krystal Smith first came to Buckner Family Pathways, she was hopeless. Being a single parent is difficult. It means being mom, dad, counselor, doctor and many...
Firefighters who saved baby are there for her again on adoption day
In Oct. 2016, Longview firefighters responded to call from a woman who was experiencing abdominal pains. They jumped to action upon hearing the lady was 28...
Faith Focus: The secret to time travel
The young girl is 5, maybe 6, years old. Her entire life is ahead of her. The church elder is, generously speaking, at least 50. The years...
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...
MLK’s dream lives on through Houston youth
Fifty-six years after Martin Luther King, Jr’s delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the dream still lives...
Full home, full hearts
Join us in congratulating the Houghton family, which recently doubled in size when Jay and Karla adopted 3-year-old Michael and 4-year-old Gil. As their shirts say, it...
How to encourage your children to read for National Reading Day
January 23 is National Reading Day, one of numerous awareness days designated to highlight the importance of education – and since education is an integral part of...
Faith Focus: Martin Luther King’s last sermon and you
On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his last sermon. Looking back, many have noted the prophetic nature of his words, wrapping up the night...
Buckner Names Angelina Rodriguez Director of Lubbock’s First Buckner Family Hope Center
Angelina Rodriguez has been appointed the director of Lubbock’s first Buckner Family Hope Center, which will officially open its doors to the community in March. In her...
Construction on new Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake begins
Amid a lot of excitement and anticipation, construction began Monday on the new Buckner Family Hope Center in the Dallas community of Bachman Lake. Though the Family Hope...