Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
September 26, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorCROSSVILLE — Search across the Southern Baptist Convention and you will find churches with pastors who have long tenures and even other ministers who have been at the same church for a number of years. In a society, however, where the average stay of a minister at a church is […]
September 25, 2024
By David DawsonBaptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist disaster relief volunteers are accustomed to hard work and sweat. This week, there’s been plenty of both for a team from Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville. Traveling to Morgan City, La., to assist victims who are recovering from Hurricane Francine, the DR team is dealing with […]
September 24, 2024
By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBFRANKLIN — Lonnie Wilkey’s tenure as editor of the Baptist and Reflector is coming to an end, but his columns will continue to be read for years to come. Wilkey, who has been with the B&R since 1988 and has served as editor since 1998, has put together a collection of […]
September 22, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorCORDOVA — Steve Gaines, senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova and a former SBC president, announced to the congregation on Sunday that he will be transitioning out of his role of senior pastor and into the role of “itinerate preacher.” Gaines, who has been at Bellevue for 19 years, was […]
September 17, 2024
By Carson-Newman news officeJEFFERSON CITY — In a tradition that reflects the mission of Carson-Newman University, 31 members of the University’s Eagles football team were baptized in the waters of Mossy Creek on campus. They were joined by other team members, coaches, University leadership and campus community who lined the banks of the creek to […]
September 16, 2024
By Kristen SosebeeIMBOn the morning of July 27 at 11:17, a message appeared on Mary’s screen: “It’s hard.” Mary, a volunteer digital responder in Indiana, read the words and paused. She knew only that the message was in response to the International Mission Board’s digital engagement Olympic ad, “How can we pray for you in […]
September 16, 2024
By Julia BellBaptist Collegiate NetworkDAVIS, Okla. — Days before the start of a new school year, more than 1,730 college students and leaders gathered at Falls Creek Conference Center in Davis, Okla., to learn how to live on mission and become passionate followers of Jesus. Groups from across North America — including Alaska, Hawaii, and […]
September 13, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorMOUNT JULIET — A disaster relief team from Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville, led by Steve Brock, will leave Sunday, Sept. 15, for Morgan City, La., and work next week to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine. The hurricane hit the Louisiana coast in Terrebonne Parish, with Morgan City facing […]
September 13, 2024
By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBSHELBYVILLE — As pastor of a cowboy church, Byron Ash has a strict rule: No poaching allowed. That’s not in reference to cattle or horses, but to church members. “If someone in our church has a friend who is already a member of another church, I tell them NOT to invite […]
September 12, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorFRANKLIN — More than 250 individuals accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior during summer camps held at Tennessee Baptists’ two conference centers at Carson Springs Baptist in Newport and Linden Valley in Linden. The summer of 2024 has been the largest in attendance in Carson Springs history, affirmed Kevin […]
September 11, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,866,545 through the Cooperative Program in August. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $29,142,309, $23,680 or 0.1 percent over what was given at the same time last year. With two months remaining in the current fiscal year, gifts are $24,358 or 0.08 percent below […]
September 11, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorNASHVILLE — Tennessee Baptist Mission Board directors will recommend a Cooperative Program Allocation budget goal of $35 million for the sixth consecutive year. During their meeting Sept. 10 at Forest Hills Baptist Church, Nashville, TBMB directors also approved a change in how CP gifts will be distributed between the Tennessee […]
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