CHURCHES
Bethel Baptist Church, Greenfield, will hold revival services Aug. 18-21 at 7 p.m. each night with guest evangelist Joe Shannon.
Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Maryville, will celebrate its 75th anniversary with five special events in September and October. The services and speakers are: Sept. 8 at 10:30 a.m.: Greg Howard; Sept. 15 at 10:30 a.m.: Josh Glandon; Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m.: Mark Grubb; Sept. 29, 10:30 a.m.: Glen Cummings and dinner on the grounds; Oct. 20, 10:30 a.m.: Randy Davis.
LEADERS
Victory Baptist Church, Sharon, has called Michael Rust as pastor.
Union University has appointed Dan Slater, who joined the Union University faculty in 2010, as dean of the university’s McAfee School of Business. Slater replaces Karen Miller, who has chosen to return to the classroom after her service as the business dean. Slater and his wife Denise have been married for 25 years and are members of Englewood Baptist Church, attending at the Medina campus.
Jay Barbier, youth specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board met recently with several Tennessee Baptist youth leaders at a Crossings camp held at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center in Newport. Barbier was the guest pastor for the camp. From left are Jackson White, First Baptist Church, Livingston; Barbier; Alisha Davidson, Parks Chastain, Sheila Smith and Mark Smith, Maple Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Dickson; and Tammy Hickle and Andrea Lazarus. Pump Springs Baptist Church, Dandridge.
