The Texas Mission Council will host the 2015 Texas Mission Conference March 20-21, 2015, at the Oblate Renewal Center, 5700 Blanco Rd., in San Antonio. The conference is for those interested in learning more about missions at the international, national, and local levels. The theme of the 2015 conference is "Living the Mission Spirit Across the Street or Across the Sea," and will feature Janet Kragt Bakker, Ph.D., author of
Sister Parishes: American Congregations and Their Partners Abroad, as the keynote speaker. The Most Rev. Joseph Strickland, Bishop of Tyler, will deliver the opening address.
The Texas Mission Council exists to create mission awareness and support through the combined efforts of diocesan mission directors, representatives of Texas-based mission organizations, and individuals and groups interested in mission work.