East Texas Baptist University — Attraction in Marshall

My son is a junior in high school and we are trying to get in as many college visits as possible over the next 12 months. ETBU was our 5th campus to visit, and we were all pleasantly surprised. On a Friday afternoon, we were welcomed with a personal parking sign, got a fabulous campus tour from Ashley, and met with several coaches. As a Momma, I was thrilled and ready to complete the application that day! I believe that he would be surrounded by wonderful Christian people with servant hearts. The campus is clean, beautiful and surrounded by pine trees. It is also only a short 2.5 hours from the DFW Metroplex. The growth at ETBU is evident with the new athletic facilities, football stadium, and brand new apartments still under construction for upper classmen. The most impressive and rare find was the newly built freshmen dorm. It allows “every” student to have a private room- that’s HUGE! The staff from every department, including the president were all class acts. Since our son is a sprinter, the only let down was that there is not a track on campus. The track team has to travel about a mile to the high school in order to practice. ETBU has moved to the top of our...

While driving on I-20wb, around mm633, I see a billboard on the south side saying “God bless ETBU”. Really? You’re TELLING your creator to bless your university? Isn’t that using the Lord’s name in vain?

Who is ANYONE to tell God what to do?

Or are you gonna say you’re “asking” God to bless your school? That sounds more like a PRAYER, in which case your Bible tells you to go into a closet and pray. Not scream it from a billboard, as the hypocrites do, for they will GET their reward in public.

THIS is what’s wrong with Christianity today. Not only Bible-thumping, but...

Very tiny University but its very beautiful and full of life, like any university should be. It's one of the a few schools in the area. The students here are very nice and welcoming. The buildings are very well built and stylish. I have a sister that attends here and loves every minute here. Ok, T-Mobile's service is terrible here, so just hope you can either get in a good area or find a nice WiFi signal to receive calls/messages/data or just switch carriers. Anyways you would want to come to a college like this for the experience and close...