Mission Arlington/Mission Metroplex In the News
2009
July/August. Panache. “Bike Shop: Volunteers repair old bikes to give to kids in need.” P. 72. By Rick Kelsey. Read the article here!
January 4th, 2008. Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. “Students’ Mission: Persevere while learning to spread the Word: Ft. Worth conference draws nearly 1,000 college students for training, ministry.” By Terry Goodrich.
2008
December 19th, 2008. CBS 11 TV. “Local Workers Optimistic About GMs Future.” By Selena Hernandez. Link here!
December 18th, 2008. Amusement Park Madness. “Six Flags Over Texas Helps Out With Christmas Charity.” Posted by Orian A. Link here!
December 3, 2008. The Shorthorn. “Program to collect items for charity at residence hall.” By Sarah Lutz. Link here!
November/December Edition. AFA Journal. “Living Parables.” By Rebecca Grace. Link here!
November 26, 2008. Baptist Standard. “Economy Putting Pressure on Thankgsiving Food Ministries.” By Bob Allen. Link here!
November 15, 2008. Kentucky.Com: Lexington Herald Leaders. “Lexington Family Develops Thanksgiving Game: Holiday Game Family Developed on Spur of the Moment is in Stores.” By Robin Roenker. Link here!
August 27, 2008. “Poverty Income Snapshots show that economy improved slightly in 2007.” By Diane Smith and Jeff Claassen. Link here!
August 18, 2008. “United Concordia, Davis Vision, Texas Rangers, and Mission Arlington/Mission Metroplex join forces to offer free dental, vision services this Sunday.” Texas Rangers Press Release. Link here!
August 8, 2008. “In the cities and counties: Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas celebrate newly adopted directions home to end homelessness. From the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Link here!
April 8, 2008. “Ministry gets people onto two wheels, then onto their feet.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram. By OK Carter.
January 2008. A Time To Love: The Magazine of Christian Relationship Insights. Following the Call to Missions Has Extraordinary Results. By Kathleen Goolsby.
January 12th, 2008. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Cultivating That heart of a Servant.” By Diane Gatzke.
2007
December 27th, 2007. El Paso Times. “Students Spend Spring Break Helping Others.”
December 21st, 2007. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Students find joy in other kind of giving.” By Shirley Jenkins.
November 16th, 2007. CBS 11 TV. “Tillie Burgin: Texan with Character.” By Teresa Frosini.
June 9th, 2007. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Not Having to Go Hungry.” By Traci Shurley.
May 2007. KLTY NOW. “Hometown Hero: Tillie Burgin, aka ‘The Church Lady,’” pp. 40-41. By Starlene Stringer.
May 25th, 2007. Dallas Morning News. “Gas Prices Soar, but we Keep on Guzzling.” By Elizabeth Souder.
May 12, 2007. “Mrs. Bush remarks at the Graduation Celebration at the University of Texas at Arlington.”
April 17th, 2007. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “A New Beat. 4 brothers, 3 with law-enforcement experience, now oversee apartments. By Traci Shurley.
April 1st, 2007. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Schools Drive to Collect Shoes for Mission Arlington Marches On Even After Reaching 200 Percent of Goal. By Paul Bourgeois.
January 19th, 2007. The Shorthorn. “Helping Hands.” By Krista Pugh.
2006
December 29th, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Charity rating services can help narrow donation choices.” By Traci Shurley.
December 3rd, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “20 years of service to the needy. What started as a Bible study group has 260 congregations.” By Tracy Shurley.
November 28, 2006. The Shorthorn. Vol. 88, #52. “Volunteers needed for Holiday Help: Local Organizations give students a change to serve the community.” By Justin Spike.
November 23, 2006. Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. “Thanksgiving: Reasons to Smile.” By Traci Shurley.
October 31st, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Students Who Serve.” By Traci Shurley.
September 20-26. Ft. Worth Weekly. Staff Choice for the best volunteer organization in 2006.
September 22nd, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Letter to the Editor,” by Ray Brown, Mission Arlington Volunteer.
September 13, 2006. UTA Shorthorn. “Group Works With Charity.” By Diana Claussen.
September 4, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Campus Drag would Benefit City.” By OK Carter.
August 30, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Poverty Rate Near Double.” By Neil Strassman and Maria Perotin.
August 3, 2006. Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. “Charities busy meeting needs of area students: Local nonprofit organizations are helping low-income families get supplies and back-to-school clothes. By Heather Ann White.
August 3, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Reasons to Feel Good about City.” By O.K. Carter.
April 28th, 2006. Baptist Standard. “DBU students minister in apartments.” No author listed.
February 4th, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Charity Head, church worker meet with Bush.” By John Kirsch and Kelly Melhart.
January 18th, 2006. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Charity’s Founder to be Honored.” By Neil Strassman.
January 4th, 2006. Associated Baptist Press. “Arson Suspected in Christmas Fires at Texas Community Ministry.” By Ken Camp.
2005
December 30th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Arson and altruism.” No author listed.
December 28th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Charity Fires Ruled Arson.” By Mark Agee.
December 27th, 2005. Dallas Morning News. “Fire is out, but need to help still burns.” By Jacquielynn Floyd.
December 27th, 2005. Baptist Standard. “Mission Arlington Carries On Despite Damage from Two Fires.” By Ken Camp.
December 27th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Fires at Mission were Arson, Investigator says.” By Mark Agee.
December 27th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Mission Begins Fire Cleanup.” By Shirley Jenkins.
December 26th, 2005. WFAA-TV. “Arlington Charity Recovers from Fire.” By Chris Heinbaugh.
December 26th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Two Fires Hit Charity in Two Days.” By Neil Strassman.
December 24th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Fire Destroys Coats at Mission Arlington.” By Neil Strassman.
December 2005, Texas Monthly. “The Lost City.” By Gary Cartwright.
October 28th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Old Bikes Get New Life as Holiday Gifts for Needy Kids.”
September 18th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Handitran Helps the Evacuees,” By Shirley Jenkins.
September 1st, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Opening Doors for Assistance: hundreds of Katrina’s victims turn to North Texas for help. By Anthony Spangler and Mark Agee.
July 21st, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Teens on a Mission.” No author listed. Registration Required.
July 8th, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Making a Pitch for Dental Health.” By Jessica Ramirez. Registration Required.
January 17, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Grant Helps Put Homeless in Home.” By Neil Straussman. Registration Required.
January 1, 2005. Ft. Worth Star Telegram. “Donations always welcome because need is year round.” By Amanda Rodgers. Registration Required.
Pre 2005
October 14, 2002. Baptist Standard. “In addition to ministering locally, Arlington church reaches globally.” By George Henson.
