Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
March 31, 2020
LEADERS Zion Baptist Church, Brownsville, recently called Mike Young as pastor. He is a graduate of Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va., and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, Cordova. He has served on staffs of different West Tennessee Baptist churches for 16 years. He is the Tennessee coordinator for Evangelism Explosion International. He and his wife, Kathy, have […]
March 19, 2020
LEADERS Gary Snuffin recently became the senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson. He has served at the church since 2012 as families and discipleship pastor. He holds degrees from Union University, Jackson, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, N.C. He and his wife, Natalie, have three children. First Baptist Church, Halls, has […]
March 3, 2020
LEADERS Shop Springs Baptist Church, Lebanon, has called Cissy Turner as children’s ministry director, effective March 1. A longtime member of Shop Springs, Turner has been serving as church treasurer and as a leader in the children’s ministry. Todd Brady, vice president of university ministries at Union University, Jackson, has been called as interim pastor […]
February 18, 2020
LEADERS Rodger Eakin recently retired after serving as pastor of Glenwood Baptist Church, Nashville, for six years. Over the past 50 years he has served as pastor of churches in Davidson, Wilson and Cannon Counties in Tennessee as well as churches in Texas and Kentucky. He also has served as a hospital chaplain. He is […]
February 4, 2020
LEADERS Mike Young recently retired as director of missions for Tennessee Valley Baptist Association, based in Dayton, after 19 years of service. Prior to becoming director of missions he was pastor of Salem Baptist Church in the association. He and his wife, Sandra, have three children and seven grandchildren. Daniel Calvert began serving Jan. 1 […]
January 21, 2020
LEADERS Randy Pressnell retired as pastor of First Baptist Church, Oneida, effective Jan. 5. He has served churches in Tennessee and Kentucky since 1978. Other Tennessee pastorates include First Baptist Church, New Tazewell, and Oak Grove Baptist Church, Mount Carmel. He also is a former administrator and professor at Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in […]
January 9, 2020
LEADERS Joe Shannon, director of missions for JST Baptist Association resigned recently to accept the pastorate of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in the association, effective Dec. 1. He served with the association for 14 years as an administrative assistant and assistant director of missions before becoming the DOM. William Taylor recently celebrated his 25th anniversary […]
December 26, 2019
LEADERS Jason Bullington has been called as senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Clarksville. He previously served as youth pastor of Warren Community Church, Somerville. Matthew Watkins has been called as associate pastor and youth leader at Warren Community Church, Somerville. He previously served on the staff of First Baptist Church, Somerville. Juliana Wilson, communications/childhood […]
November 26, 2019
November 12, 2019
LEADERS Leroy Davis recently retired as director of missions for Jefferson County Baptist Association, based in Jefferson City. He served from 2010-19. Davis also has served a number of Tennessee Baptist churches as pastor, including Montvue Baptist, Morristown; First Baptist, Whitesburg; Looney’s Chapel Baptist, Surgoinsville; and others. He was called into the ministry in 1982. […]
October 29, 2019
LEADERS First Baptist Church, Gleason, recently called Paul Conquest as pastor and Graham Brown as student director. Richard Hipps will retire as pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Cordova, on Nov. 10 after 17 years of ministry at the church. He and his wife, Patricia, who also is retiring from her work as a professional counselor, […]
October 22, 2019
CHURCHES Grace Baptist Church, Braden, will have revival services Nov. 10-13 with guest evangelist Phil Glisson of Memphis. Sinking Creek Baptist Church, Johnson City, will have a Restoration Benefit Concert featuring Muster Grounds Musik Fife & Drum and the Singing Duggers Nov. 2 from 6-8 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door. All proceeds […]