NSU’s Baptist Collegiate minister retires after 37 years

  • The Rev. Bill Collins is retiring after 37 years as director of Northwestern State University’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Collins says, “Phyllis doesn’t get enough credit.”
    The Rev. Bill Collins is retiring after 37 years as director of Northwestern State University’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Collins says, “Phyllis doesn’t get enough credit.”

    Brother Bill Collins is retiring after 37 years as director of Northwestern State University’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Collins and his wife Phyllis, his partner in ministry, will continue their work as he pastors Cypress Baptist Church south of Natchitoches and serves as president of the Paisano Baptist Encampment in the Pecos region of Texas near Alpine.

    Collins will hand the reins over to Au…