Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
July 31, 2024
BRENTWOOD — Creely Wilson, Tennessee WMU’s first state coordinator for Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC), died July 18. She was 92. CWJC began in Tennessee in 1997. Soon after National WMU launched CWJC, Wilson came to the office and told the staff that Tennessee WMU needed to start this ministry, recalled Vickie Anderson, now executive […]
July 30, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorBaptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Staff members of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board have recently developed and produced Tennessee Golden Hour (TGH), a new podcast designed to inform Tennessee Baptists on a variety of topics. “The Tennessee Golden Hour’s purpose is to provide a weekly treasure trove of stories, ideas and tools […]
July 25, 2024
By Karley HathcockUnion University news officeJACKSON — Since 1987, Union has hosted thousands of high school and middle school students for summer FUGE Camps. These camps, organized by Lifeway Christian Resources, provide students with a weeklong summer camp experience that is centered on Bible study, worship and recreational activities. “FUGE Camps offer a safe space […]
July 25, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorFRANKLIN — By any measure, the late Phil Jett, who served as pastor and later on the staff of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson for 40 years, had a highly successful ministry. Under his leadership Englewood saw continued growth over the decades while emphasizing missions and evangelism. While pastor of […]
July 24, 2024
By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBSPENCER, Iowa — For many people, summertime means operating at a somewhat slower pace. However, the opposite is true for Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers. In the wake of multiple disasters — including a recent hurricane in Texas and flooding in Iowa — the TBDR teams are experiencing a hectic stretch, […]
July 23, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches are encouraged to participate in Baptist and Reflector Day on Sunday, Aug. 18. Since 1835, Tennessee Baptists have had a newspaper, observed B&R editor Lonnie Wilkey. “We had a newspaper even before we had a convention. That’s how important some of the early Baptists in Tennessee […]
July 19, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorAs you walk among Union’s campus, you’ll see buildings with different names. These names are connected to many who greatly impacted Union’s growth and history. One such name often associated with Union is Savage which is on the current chapel and named in honor of G.M. Savage. George M. Savage was born […]
July 17, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorWes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, sent an email alert on Wednesday (July 17), asking for more teams and volunteers to look into their availability regarding on-going responses in Texas and Iowa. Jones said in the email that “trained chaw saw” teams are needed in Texas (where […]
July 12, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor Gene Nelson has been chosen as Harvest Field 6 team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, effective July 15. Nelson succeeds Randy Pressnell who retired from that role in May. A native of Knoxville, Nelson was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1996 at Wallace […]
July 12, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,745,864 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $23,264,817. With four months left in the 2023-24 budget year, CP gifts are $164,747 or 0.7 percent below what they were at the same time last year and $68,516 or 0.29 […]
July 11, 2024
Baptist and ReflectorMOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams have been asked to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in Texas and to extreme flooding which occurred in Iowa in late June. Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Matagorda around 4:30 a.m. July 8, about 95 miles southwest of […]
July 11, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Trustees of the Tennessee Baptist Foundation have elected Sam Warner as president-treasurer. He succeeds Bill Gruenewald who announced in February his intention to retire as TBF president on Oct. 31. Gruenewald joined the Foundation in 2011 as executive vice president and served for three years before his election as president […]
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