Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 22, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorMOUNTAIN CITY — Long before disaster relief volunteers could even get into Mountain City, pastor David Hankal and members of Roan Creek Baptist Church were out in the community checking on neighbors and fellow church members. “We took meals provided by the Salvation Army to people who could not get out and […]
October 21, 2024
By Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief incident command post, currently set up at First Baptist Church, Dandridge, will relocate to Grace Baptist Church, Elizabethton on Oct. 20, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. The Dandridge site has been open for three weeks and the […]
October 21, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorGREENEVILLE — Approximately 50 pastors, directors of missions and other church leaders gathered with community and business leaders Oct. 18 for the initial meeting of Operation Arise and Build, based on Nehemiah 2:18. The meeting was sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and hosted by First Baptist Church, Greeneville. […]
October 16, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorMOUNTAIN CITY — As Roan Creek began to flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, 15 Mexican men who were living alongside the creek had to vacate their homes and find higher ground. They gathered underneath a tree in front of the house of a member of a nearby Roan […]
October 15, 2024
By Chris TurnerCommunications Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardNEWPORT — Tennessee Baptist Convention president Jay Hardwick witnessed the devastation Hurricane Helene caused throughout East Tennessee, first through news and social media channels, and then up close and personal. “The videos and pictures don’t do it justice,” he said. “Helene ripped through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and […]
October 14, 2024
By Chris TurnerCommunications Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardNEWPORT — Johnny and Sharon Hill heard neighbors shouting and looked outside to see what the commotion was about. It was water rising — and quickly — from the Pigeon River overflowing its banks more than 200 yards away and charging toward the Hills’ neighborhood. “We’ve lived here […]
October 14, 2024
By Charles KeyCarson-Newman news officeJEFFERSON CITY — Phil Young’s morning routine in preparing for class looks a bit different than most college professors. He arrives on site around 7:45 in the morning. “We go through all the normal screening that all the staff goes through to make sure we’re not bringing anything in we shouldn’t,” […]
October 11, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorMURFREESBORO — Tennessee Baptists will have an opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ in the city where the Tennessee Baptist Convention was established in 1874. Two outreach events, sponsored by Concord Baptist Association and Tennessee Baptist Mission Board will be held in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Nov. […]
October 10, 2024
By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBJONESBOROUGH — Enon Baptist Church weathered the storm, even though their building did not. Less than one week after Hurricane Helene ravaged Enon’s facilities, the church members gathered for their Wednesday night activities as normal, albeit in a different location. They met at a nearby Methodist church, where the pastor had […]
October 9, 2024
By David Dawson Communications specialist, TBMBFRANKLIN — The response by Tennessee Baptists disaster relief volunteers in recent days can best be summed up in one word: Extensive. That word applies to almost every aspect of the ongoing relief efforts — including the amount of time that the projects are going to take, the range of […]
October 8, 2024
By Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,521,831 through the Cooperative Program in September. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $31,664,140 through the CP giving channel. The amount is $85,206 or 0.3 percent below what was given at the same time last year. After 10 months of the 2023-24 budget […]
October 8, 2024
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist & ReflectorFRANKLIN — The 2024 Summit: The Gathering of Tennessee Baptists is just around the corner and it promises to be one of the most unique annual meetings in recent years. Summit will take place Nov. 10-12 at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, the city in which the Tennessee Baptist Convention […]
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