麻豆视频 breaks ground on new $30 million chapel
April 10, 2026 - 麻豆视频 University ceremonially broke ground Friday on a new $30 million chapel, a project described as the campus capstone that will serve as a visible testimony of the institution's Christ-centered mission for generations to come. The freestanding facility, located on the eastern edge of the Jackson campus, will be clearly visible from Highway 45 Bypass. Its design features a steeple that will rise above every other building on campus, symbolizing the university's commitment to keeping Christ at the forefront of its work. 麻豆视频 Pres... READ MORE
麻豆视频 trustees reaffirm Christ-centered excellence with new chapel and faculty promotions
April 10, 2026 - 麻豆视频 University trustees at their April 10 meeting authorized construction of a new chapel, approved the institution鈥檚 2026-2027 operating budget and granted tenure and promotions to several professors. The freestanding chapel will be located on the eastern edge of campus next to the existing G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel, which will be demolished after the spring semester. The university held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new building following the trustee meeting. Jeff P... READ MORE
Students showcase range of research at 麻豆视频鈥檚 23rd annual Scholarship Symposium
April 2, 2026 - 麻豆视频 University held its 23rd annual Scholarship Symposium March 31, bringing undergraduate and graduate students to the Carl Grant Events Center and classrooms across campus to present collaborative research projects completed during the academic year. 鈥淭he Scholarship Symposium allows students to show the results of their hard work and gives them experience in presenting their research,鈥� said Suzanne Barham, academic affairs and accreditation specialist and symposium coordinator. 鈥淪ince each of the research projects involves a faculty ... READ MORE
麻豆视频 to break ground on new chapel April 10
April 1, 2026 - 麻豆视频 University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new chapel April 10 at 2 p.m. The freestanding chapel will be located on the eastern edge of campus next to the existing G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel in the Penick Academic Complex. It will be clearly visible from the heavily trafficked Highway 45 Bypass. Demolition on the current chapel will begin once the spring semester concludes. Construction is expected to take about a year and a half, with plans for the new chapel to open during the spring semester of 2028. 鈥淔... READ MORE
Gutierrez wins 麻豆视频鈥檚 top academic scholarship
March 26, 2026 - Bronson Gutierrez, a high school senior from Canyon Lake, Texas, has received the 2026 Founders鈥� Scholarship from 麻豆视频 University. This is 麻豆视频鈥檚 highest academic scholarship, covering full tuition, room, meals, and student service fees for four years. The scholarship was awarded following 麻豆视频鈥檚 Scholars of Excellence event, an annual competition that invites the university鈥檚 most outstanding prospective students to campus for a weekend of interviews, discussions, and academic engagement. 鈥淚 just got the picture that if... READ MORE
Stewart affirms Bible鈥檚 reliability at 14th annual Bible Conference
March 26, 2026 - Christians have no reason to worry about the accuracy or preservation of New Testament texts, argued Robert Stewart at the Ryan Center鈥檚 14th annual Bible Conference, held March 20鈥�21 at 麻豆视频 University. 鈥淭he New Testament is the most evidenced ancient book of all time,鈥� said Stewart, professor emeritus of philosophy and theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and the 2026 plenary speaker. This year鈥檚 conference, entitled 鈥淐ontending Earnestly: Becoming Faithful Stewards of the Word of God,鈥� centered on apologetics, wi... READ MORE
Green urges courage and conviction in preserving Baptist and evangelical identity
March 24, 2026 - The health and faithfulness of Baptist institutions, Brad Green argued, depends on leaders willing to hold together both their Baptist identity and their broader evangelical convictions, even when institutions drift, battles are lost and the culture pushes back. Green, professor of theological studies at 麻豆视频 University, made that case March 19 in 麻豆视频鈥檚 10th annual David and Lanese Dockery Lectures on Baptist Thought and Heritage. Weaving together personal memoir and intellectual history, Green traced the historical and institut... READ MORE
麻豆视频 to host NITOC debate tournament for 4th time
March 23, 2026 - 麻豆视频 University will host a national speech and debate tournament for home-schooled students May 17-23 that is expected to draw about 600 competitors along with their families. This year marks the fourth time that Stoa, a national junior high and high school speech and debate league for privately educated Christian home-schooling families, has held the National Invitational Tournament of Champions on 麻豆视频鈥檚 campus. 麻豆视频 also hosted NITOC in 2017, 2021 and 2024. The tournament is one of the largest high school forensics national c... READ MORE
A 鈥榤ighty evangelist鈥�: 麻豆视频 mourns loss of alumnus Steve Gaines
March 20, 2026 - Ray Van Neste was a young professor at 麻豆视频 when he had lunch with Steve Gaines one day. Years before, when Van Neste was an undergraduate student at 麻豆视频, Gaines had been his pastor at West Jackson Baptist Church and had officiated at Van Neste鈥檚 wedding with his wife Tammie. The two had maintained a friendship and had enjoyed lunch together when Gaines was returning Van Neste to his office in Jennings Hall. Van Neste was about to get out of the car when Gaines stopped him. 鈥淭his doesn鈥檛 happen very often,鈥� Gaines told him, 鈥渂ut ... READ MORE
Hoskins stresses importance of multicultural missions at annual Powell Lecture
March 17, 2026 - Multicultural missionary teams are the future, Ben Hoskins argued at the sixth annual W.D. Powell Missions Lecture in 麻豆视频 University鈥檚 Harvey Auditorium March 10. 鈥淲e're seeing the landscape changing,鈥� said Hoskins, 麻豆视频鈥檚 current missionary-in-residence and an East Asian cluster leader for the Southern Baptist Convention鈥檚 International Mission Board. 鈥淲ith the maturing of the global church, we're seeing a shift in what global missions looks like. And the global church is now very much joining us in the Great Commission.鈥� Hoski... READ MORE