LEADERS
First Baptist Church, Gordonsville, has called Brandon Patton as pastor. He and his wife, Gina, have two daughters.
Doe River Baptist Church, Elizabethton, called Wayne Lyons as pastor on May 5.
CHURCHES
Barton’s Creek Baptist Church, Lebanon, celebrated its 175th anniversary on June 2.
Lawrence County Baptist Association recently hosted a spring fellowship luncheon for the church secretaries in the association to thank them for their hard work and dedication in serving the Lord and their church. Pictured, front row, are Pamila Roebuck, Kim Bivens, Debbie Griffin, Melissa Gordy, Evy Kristensen (office helper); back row, Becky Urban, Cindy Perry (association treasurer), Korie Faulkner, Dana Slater, Ashley Massey, Sherry Dunn, Amber McGimsey, Sheila Diers and Jessie Rodgers.
Roc Collins, left, strategic objectives director for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, joined other ministers across the state May 20-23 for a Motorcycle Tour at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center. The event was part of the Off the Grid ministry of the Tennessee Baptist Conference Centers, designed primarily to help ministers get away from the daily stress of their roles. For more information about Off the Grid, contact Kevin Perrigan at [email protected].