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FRANKLIN — Ben Cowell, pastor of Brownsville Baptist Church in Brownsville, will be nominated as the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s West Tennessee regional vice president at the annual meeting on Nov. 10-11 at West Jackson Baptist Church.
Chris Garner, lead pastor of Holly Grove Baptist Church in Bells, Tennessee, will nominate Cowell.
“Ben is already representing West Tennessee well,” Garner said. “As senior pastor of the historic Brownsville Baptist Church, he is strategically positioned to serve our Grand Region and lead as a voice from the BlueOval splash zone. He is committed to the work of our TBC network of churches and actively participates in various cohorts for the Acts 2:17 Initiative.
“Ben has a heart for pastors. It’s common to see him praying with or listening to a struggling pastor during gatherings.”
Ben Cowell, senior pastor, Brownsville Baptist Church, and Brennan Kress, left, pastor of Harmony Baptist Church, Stanton, pray together in the moments before construction workers arrive for lunch inside a pavilion on the BlueOval City campus in 2023. – B&R file photo
This year marks the first time Tennessee Baptist messengers will elect regional vice presidents to represent each of Tennessee’s Grand Regions.
This change reflects the desire of Tennessee Baptists to foster leadership development and increase involvement in the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s work.
Cowell became pastor of Brownsville Baptist Church on Aug. 14, 2022, after serving as youth minister at Germantown Baptist Church under former pastor and current Carson-Newman University president Charles Fowler. Cowell holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, a Master of Arts in Exegesis and Theology from Bethlehem College and Seminary, and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Under Cowell’s leadership, Brownsville Baptist Church has consistently allocated 10% of undesignated receipts to the Cooperative Program. In 2024, the church contributed $177,212 to missions through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, and Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. Total missions giving during Cowell’s tenure approaches $725,000.
Cowell and his wife, Heather, married in 2007 and have four children. In his free time, Ben enjoys reading, playing guitar, grilling or smoking meat, and riding roller coasters with his family. B&R
