DEATHS
Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor and director of missions Charles D. Earl Sr., 89, died June 7. He served as pastor of six Southern Baptist churches and was director of missions for Holston Valley Baptist Association, based in Rogersville. After his retirement, he served as an associate pastor at Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Knoxville. He formerly served on the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (now Tennessee Baptist Mission Board) and served as moderator of five different Baptist associations — Knox County, Loudon, Cumberland Gap, Holston and Grainger. Earl served a total of 62 years in ministry. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Christine, in 2009, and his second wife, Joan, in 2019. He is survived by two children, two grandchildren, one great grandchild, and four stepchildren. [Read more…]