Texarkana News Continuum of service | Rev. Craig Jenkins reflects on his time at Beech Street Baptist in Texarkana
There have been 20 pastors at Beech Street Baptist Church in its 117-year history. As the 20th pastor of Beech Street, looking back on his 13 years at the church, Pastor Craig Jenkins describes his time as a continuum of service.
by Junius Stone
Jul. 3 2021 @ 11:04pm
Barbara Minor and Barbara McWilliams, from left, greet Craig and Melanie Jenkins in the receiving line at the Rev. Craig Jenkins farewell reception at Beech Street Baptist Church in Texarkana. (Submitted photo)
TEXARKANA, Ark. There have been 20 pastors at Beech Street Baptist Church in its 117-year history. As the 20th pastor of Beech Street, looking back on his 13 years at the church, Pastor Craig Jenkins describes his time as a continuum of service.
An Arlington pastor received a racist letter. The author is unapologetic
Pastor Dwight McKissic received the letter after deciding to leave the Southern Baptist Convention of Texas over the organization s stance on critical race theory. Author: Rebecca Lopez Updated: 6:27 PM CST February 4, 2021
ARLINGTON, Texas Pastor Dwight McKissic of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington says he gets letters all the time, but the one he read on Sunday was different. It was Sunday after church, that I stopped to really read it critically and I said, Oh my God, ” said McKissic.
The letter came from former Southern Baptist and author John Rutledge.