March 13th, 2014
Faces: Former First Baptist pastor honored by city council

Mayor Daniel Guerrero proclaims March 4 as “Pastor Mark Newton Day” in San Marcos. Newton, a Baylor University graduate and long-time senior pastor at First Baptist Church of San Marcos, left San Marcos earlier this year to become the Baylor University’s church engagement director. Pictured left to right are (front row) the Rev. Mark Newton; Aurelia Newton; Truett Newton; Jake McGee; council member Lisa Prewitt; (back) Guerrero, council member Wayne Becak, Kristy Stark, council member Jude Prather, City Clerk Jamie Lee Pettijohn, Debbie Harvey, Ruth Welborn, Molly Ann Garcia and council members Shane Scott and John Thomaides.

PHOTO by DON ANDERS