Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
June 12, 2025
DEATHS Carroll C. Owen, 102, died June 3 in Brentwood. Owen dedicated nearly three decades to pastoral ministry, serving Baptist churches in Tennessee and Illinois from 1952 to 1979. He pastored First Baptist Church in Paris, Tenn., for 17 years from 1962 until his retirement from pastoral ministry in 1979. Following his pastoral career, Owen […]
May 28, 2025
May 14, 2025
DEATHS Carl Hendrix Young died on March 28, 2025, at the age of 85. With his ministry, he led many souls to the Jesus Christ. To those who knew him, he was a wonderful husband, man, friend, pastor, counselor, and mentor. Young was born on April 6, 1939, in Kentucky and was the youngest of […]
April 30, 2025
DEATHS Morris Lynn Anderson, 73, died on April 18, 2025, in Maryville. He was born on May 13, 1951, in Metropolis, Ill. Anderson was a full-time evangelist and Founder and President of M.A.N.N.A. Ministries. Prior to becoming an evangelist, he was pastor of Dotson Memorial Baptist Church of Maryville, First Baptist Church of Pigeon Forge, […]
April 16, 2025
EVENTS Trinity Baptist, Knoxville, will have revival services May 4–7. The evangelist will be Phil Glisson of Memphis. RESOURCES Rebecca George, author, speaker and the host of the podcast “Radical Radiance,” has written You’re Not Too Late: Trusting God’s Timing in a Hurry-Up World. She is the wife of Dustin George, lead pastor of Vonore […]
April 2, 2025
CHURCHES The members of Central Bearden Church, in West Knoxville, voted in a Special Called Business Meeting, March 9, to elect Rev. J. C. (James Calvin) Neely as their new Senior Pastor. Neely is a graduate of Carson-Newman University and earned the Master of Divinity Degree at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. […]
March 19, 2025
EVENTS Big Hatchie Baptist Association will be hosting a Senior Adult Banquet on April 14 at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Ripley. Kenny Evans will be the special guest. The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team developed a one-day seminar called Sharing Hope in Crisis to prepare people to share the love and hope […]
March 5, 2025
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. […]
February 19, 2025
EVENTS Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, will host a Wild Game Dinner on March 8 at 5 p.m. Michael Rivers, regional director of Truth in Nature, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at pointchurch.org. The New Salem Baptist Association will be hosting a Men’s Conference on March 21 at […]
February 5, 2025
EVENTS The Week of Prayer for North American missions is observed annually by SBC churches to pray for missionaries, their ministries and their families. This will officially start Sunday, March 2 and last through Sunday, March 9. Churches can choose this date or another time during the Easter season to participate. Online Resources can be […]
January 22, 2025
EDUCATION Union University’s McAfee School of Business will host Jason Myhre, executive director of the Eventide Center for Faith and Investing, for its annual Faith in the Marketplace luncheon Feb. 11. Eventide Center for Faith and Investing is designed to help Christians understand and practice biblically faithful investing. Myhre is also a founding member of […]
January 8, 2025
PEOPLE Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Maryville, held a special lunch for retiring pastor Gary McCammon and his wife Penny on Jan. 5. The McCammons are moving to Georgia to be near their family. Levi Sanders will be the new lead pastor of Cedar Grove. CHURCHES First Baptist Church, Winchester, will hold revival services Jan. 26-31 […]