June 2019 Stories and Features

Enrollment Now Open for Fall Music Lessons and Ensembles at OBU

June 28, 2019

The OBU Music Preparatory Department is accepting enrollment for the fall 2019 semester. The Music Preparatory Department offers music lessons, choirs and group classes for students of all ages. Private lessons are open to students age 6…

ERLC Panels Discuss Current Topics with OBU Faculty at SBC 19

June 26, 2019

OBU hosted two panels to discuss current topics with representatives from the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Tuesday, June 12, during the South Baptist Convention’s 2019 annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. The discussions…

OBU Hosts Baptist21 Panel, Tackles Current Issues at ‘SBC 19’ June 10

June 20, 2019

OBU hosted a Baptist21 discussion panel June 10 during the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2019 annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. This panel featured speakers from Baptist 21 including Dr. Ronnie Parrot, Dr. Jed Coppenger, and…

Dr. Lindsey Panxhi to Lead OBU Honors Program

June 12, 2019

Dr. Lindsey Panxhi, assistant professor of English, was recently named director of OBU’s honors program. Panxhi follows Dr. Tawa Anderson, associate professor of philosophy, who served as honors director the past five years. Anderson…

University Presents Hobbs Award to Williams at SBC Annual Meeting

June 11, 2019

OBU presented the Herschel H. Hobbs Award for Distinguished Denominational Service to Pastor K. Marshall Williams Sr., senior pastor of Nazarene Baptist Church of Philadelphia, June 10, during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in…