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UNION WOMEN FALL SHORT IN D-II SEMIFINALS

March 22, 2018

From B&R staff, Union University reports

Union’s Chelsey Shumpert drives to the basket during the NCAA Division II tournament. (Photo from Union University)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Union University women’s basketball team saw its dramatic postseason run come to an end on Wednesday night — just one game shy of playing for a national championship.

Making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II semifinals, the Lady Bulldogs suffered a 70-57 loss to the University of Central Missouri at Sanford Pentagon.

The loss ended a historic season for the No. 7 seeded Lady Bulldogs (32-4), who captured their first South Region title and posted the most single-season wins since joining the ranks of NCAA D-II in 2012. [Read more…]

UNION WOMEN ADVANCE TO DIVISION-II FINAL FOUR

March 20, 2018

From B&R staff reports

Union’s Chelsey Shumpert (No. 25) guards Carson-Newman’s Haris Price during the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II tournament. Union’s Kyvin Goodin-Rogers (No. 22) also defends on the play.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Union University women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the first time in the program’s history. [Read more…]

MORE THAN 800 ATTEND WEST TENNESSEE EVANGELISM RALLY

March 8, 2018

Union University News Office

James Merritt addresses participants at the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally held March 4 at Union University.
– Photo by Kristi Woody

JACKSON — Christians must ask everyone to follow Jesus and willingly associate with those who don’t follow Jesus, Georgia pastor James Merritt said at Union University March 4 during the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally.

“The business of the church, and the business of every follower of Jesus Christ, is to find missing people and invite them to follow Jesus,” said Merritt, pastor of Crosspointe Church in Duluth, Georgia. “If we are not in that business, we are out of business.”

Merritt was the keynote speaker at the third annual evangelism rally that drew more than 800 people to the Union campus for a worship service, dinner and breakout sessions. The event included for the first time a women’s track and a student track. [Read more…]

MERRITT TO HEADLINE EVANGELISM RALLY

February 22, 2018

By Nathan Handley
Union University

James Merritt.
Photo credit: Cross Pointe Church

JACKSON — James Merritt, lead pastor at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Ga., will be the keynote speaker at the third annual West Tennessee Evangelism Rally on March 4 at Union University. [Read more…]

ISRAEL TRIP STRENGTHENS BONDS WITH STATE DOMs

February 12, 2018

By Nathan Handley

Tennessee Baptist directors of missions gather at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem during a recent trip to Israel sponsored by Union University and the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

JACKSON — Union University and the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board partnered to send 25 directors of missions to Israel for the first time in January.

Union University President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver led the trip alongside Nathan Finn, dean of Union’s School of Theology and Missions, and Ernest Easley, professor of evangelism at Union. Easley said he decided he wanted to send these directors of missions to Israel after realizing at their annual meeting in April that almost none of them had visited the country before. He said he was blessed to be able to work with Union to provide that opportunity. Willie McLaurin represented the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board on the trip. [Read more…]

AFTER ’08 TORNADO, UNION WAS ‘UNITED AS NEVER BEFORE’

February 6, 2018

Nathan Handley & Tim Ellsworth
Baptist Press

Union students join in worship during a Feb. 2 chapel service — part of a day-long celebration of the university’s recovery from a 2008 tornado. Photo by Kristi Woody/Union University

JACKSON, Tenn. — At the 10-year point since a tornado devastated the campus, Union University marked the anniversary with a day of activities Feb. 2 featuring former administrators, students and others closely involved with the event.

Former Union President David S. Dockery, in a Founders’ Day chapel address, spoke on providence, hope and unity the university experienced from the Feb. 5, 2008, tornado. [Read more…]

UNION TO OBSERVE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TORNADO

January 25, 2018

By Tim Ellsworth
Union News Office

An EF-4 tornado ripped through the campus of Union University in Jackson 10 years ago, leaving in its wake more than $40 million in damages.

JACKSON — Ten years ago, an EF-4 tornado ripped the Union University campus apart.

The campus sustained about $40 million worth of damages. The whirlwind destroyed buildings and dozens of students were injured in the storm. [Read more…]

ANDERSON TO DIRECT UNION UNIVERSITY’S CENTER FOR RACIAL RECONCILIATION

November 30, 2017

From Union University

JACKSON, Tenn. – Frank Anderson, who occupies the Stephen Olford Chair of Expository Preaching at Union University, has been appointed as the director of Union’s Center for Racial Reconciliation.

In this position, Anderson will plan and host events related to a Christ-centered understanding of racial reconciliation and will work with university schools, departments, offices and centers to promote racial reconciliation. He will also teach courses related to urban ministry and African-American religious history. [Read more…]

STUDENTS AT SUMMIT BODE WELL FOR FUTURE

November 28, 2017

By Todd Brady
Vice President for University Ministries, Union University

Union University faculty and students attending Summit were, from left, Todd Brady, vice president for university ministries; Alex Williams; J.P Barden; Joe Ball, director of discipleship and ministry; Josh Leamon; Joel Holland; Grant Allen; Andy Mayfield; and Michael Horton.

JACKSON — Driving back to Jackson from this year’s Summit, the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention which took place in Hendersonville, I found myself more encouraged than ever about the future of the state denomination. Although it was a good meeting with good people who were about good work, I was most encouraged by the group of students from Union that accompanied us to the Convention.

This was their first time to attend such an event. While I had spent time with them on our campus in classrooms, hallways and the cafeteria, it was good to share about 24 hours together at the annual meeting of Tennessee Baptists. [Read more…]

UNION SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER HHS ABORTION MANDATE

November 21, 2017

By Tim Ellsworth
Union University News Office

Union University

JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University has settled its lawsuit against the U.S. government concerning the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ mandate that Union provide abortion-causing drugs as part of its employee health plans.

Under the terms of the settlement, the U.S. government agreed that the mandate was a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and that that under the Supreme Court’s decision in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case, it imposed a “substantial burden” on Union’s free exercise of religion. [Read more…]

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