WACO, Texas — Meeting under a huge white tent he compared to the Israelites’ tabernacle in the wilderness, George W. Truett Theological Seminary Dean Brad Creed led 350 spectators in groundbreaking ceremonies for a permanent “temple” for the young Baptist seminary Feb. 2.
“I tell our students and even prospective students that at this stage of our existence Truett Seminary is a tabernacle religion,” Creed said. “We are moving toward a Promised Land with all of the faith and confidence that God is with us, and someday there will be a temple. When the ark of the covenant finally makes it to Jerusalem, it will be a glorious day of praise and celebration.”
The seminary at Baylor University has been holding classes at First Baptist Church of Waco since its opening in 1994. Construction should begin in the next few months on the seminary’s first building of its own, a three-story 64,000-sq.-ft. brick structure wrapped around a central courtyard. The permanent building is urgently needed to house Truett’s growing student body, which now numbers about 200, Creed said.
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