Hardin-Simmons University is excited to announce that the Rev. Dr. Michael Evans, Sr., Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield, Texas will be the speaker for Convocation on Sept. 6, 2018.
Dr. Evans is a special addition to the agenda, because he was recently elected President of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT). The BGCT is an organization that HSU has been associated with since 1941.

Pastor Evans has served as an administrator with the Tarrant County College District, with coordination and oversight responsibilities for the district’s ESL and Adult Basic Education Centers. He has also served as the City of Arlington’s Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. speaker on three occasions; as a consultant on race relations for the church, Dr. Evans has also worked with county and state officials; as Reserve Chaplain in the United States Navy as a commissioned officer; and as a passionate Mansfield community advocate. He was inducted to the City of Mansfield’s Wall of Honor in 2007, an award reserved for outstanding service for the city, her people, and the surrounding communities. He has served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Mansfield Independent School District and as Adjunct Professor at Dallas Baptist University’s College of Christian Faith. He has also served on the Advisory Council of Tarrant County Habitat for Humanity and the Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Advisory Board.

President Eric Bruntmyer says, “Dr. Evans is a great example of serving the church and the local community. He exemplifies one of my favorite verses, Jeremiah 29:7, where we are called to pray for the peace and prosperity of our community. He should be a hero for all of us, and I want our students to know about his heart for service in the community and the church.”

Convocation will take place on September 6, 2018 at 9:00am in Behrens Chapel.