ASSOCIATIONS
Big Hatchie Baptist Association will be hosting evangelism conference “Called to an Awakening” with evangelist David Burton. The training will be on March 29 from 9:30 to 3 p.m. and worship will be March 30 from 11 a.m. to noon at Calvary Baptist in Covington. The rally will be March 30 at 6 p.m. at Brighton Baptist.
CHURCHES
Red Bank and The Point Church is participating in the “3:16 on 3/16.” Senior pastor Sam Greer will preach on John 3:16 on March 16. In addition to providing a 16-day prayer guide, they will also hold a 3:16 pickleball tournament on March 1 – 2.
Seymour First Baptist Church will be hosting an “Autism Expo in the Smokies” on March 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is intended to welcome and support families impacted by special needs, not just autism. There is no cost for this event and no reservation needed.
EDUCATION
Union University will host a Scripture reading marathon March 11-13 and March 18-20 in which more than 400 volunteers will read for 10 minutes each under Miller Tower on the university’s Great Lawn. The reading will begin each day at 8 a.m. and conclude at 8 p.m. By the end of the sixth day, the entire Bible will have been read.Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to sign up for reading slots.
Five Cardinal & Cream staff members from Union University’s student publication won awards at the Southeast Journalism Conference’s Best of the South competition. First-place winners were Josiah Mancha for arts and entertainment writing and Olivia Bell for opinion/editorial writing. Abby Kraus earned second place in magazine design, Amy DeGroot took third in sports writing, and Faith Orr tied for fifth in art/illustration. The publication’s website placed fourth overall. The awards were presented Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at Mississippi State University. The conference includes 42 southeastern colleges and universities.
Two ministers in the Camden and Buena Vista areas were ordained earlier in February. Left is Bro. James Selph, pastor of Mount Nemo Baptist Church in Buena Vista, who was ordained on Feb. 9; right, is Seth House, the youth minister at Missionary Grove, who was also ordained Feb. 9. In the middle is Bro. Matthew Greer, pastor of Missionary Grove Baptist Church in Camden, who was ordained in 2011.
