In a 5/26/11 concert review in the George, South Africa, "George Herald", Garrett Martin "won the hearts of the audience" with his improvisational artistry and mastery of the organ. www.georgeherald.com/news.aspx?id=6611

Dr. Marcus McFaul led the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's Minister's Retreat at Big Bend in April 2011 as Host Pastor. The retreat featured Sue Joiner of The Call Back to the Well, a ministerial excellence program based in Albuquerque, NM.

Organist Garrett Martin has completed two concert tours in South Africa this year. He was featured at the annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Convocation in Tampa, FL in late June.

Dr. Marcus McFaul joins the Texas Freedom Netowrk to advocate separation of church and state before the Texas State Board of Education's vote on curriculum standards.

Houston Chronicle
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6813044.html
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6831287.html

Baptist Standard
www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10600&Itemid=53

Dr. Marcus McFaul was quoted in the Austin Stateman newspaper and dallasvoice.com praising the critical thought taught by Dr. Guy Howard Miller from the University of Texas.

www.statesman.com/news/local/after-40-years-popular-ut-religion-professor-retires-1116070.html?printArticle=y

Walt Shelton (adult Sunday School teacher) has written articles published in the Austin Statesman newspaper.

"God uses loved ones to guide us through our fears"
"The way my father lived every day offered lessons after his death";
"Questions bring more spiritual enrichment than pat answers"
"A new friend comes from an unlikely direction - a women's prison"