Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
June 7, 2022
LEADERS Roger Stacy will retire June 30 after 15 years as director of missions for Gibson Baptist Association. Prior to Gibson Association, he served as director of missions for Central Baptist Association, based in McMinnville, for 10 years. He and his wife, Penny, also were the first International Mission Board missionaries to serve in western […]
May 25, 2022
LEADERS Jason Hartley has been called as pastor of Biltmore Baptist Church, Elizabethton. He had been serving as interim pastor. Steve Evans has been called as pastor of Pilgrim New Covenant Baptist Church in Maryville. Five retirees of Carson-Newman University are inaugural members of the Robert Reedy Bryan Society. The recognition took place during C-N’s […]
May 11, 2022
CHURCHES Willie McLaurin, interim CEO of the Southern Baptist Executive Committee, will be at First Baptist Church, Somerville, on May 22 from 2-4 p.m. to meet with pastors, staff and directors of mission in West Tennessee to answer questions about the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif. It is an open meeting […]
April 27, 2022
CHURCHES Fall Creek Baptist Church, Norene, will celebrate 200 years of proclaiming the gospel on Sunday, May 1, at 10 a.m. with Dave Shelley, director of missions for the Wilson County Baptist Association, delivering the anniversary sermon. The church was organized at the Copelands Meeting House in southeastern Wilson County on the first Saturday in […]
April 12, 2022
LEADERS After 49 years in ministry, Jerry Winfield has retired as pastor of Oak Valley Baptist Church in Franklin. Previously he was pastor of Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville and First Baptist Church in Bolivar as well as churches in Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas. He also served as vice president of development and communications […]
March 31, 2022
Enon Baptist Church, Halls, called Phillip Senn as pastor on March 13. The church also named retired pastor William P. “Bill” Oakley as pastor emeritus. Susan Mason recently was recognized by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board for 25 years of service. She has been the administrative assistant at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center in Newport […]
March 16, 2022
CHURCHES Trinity Baptist Church, Knoxville, will have revival services April 3-6 with evangelist Phil Glisson of Memphis. Holt’s Corner Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, will hold revival services March 27-31. Phil Waldrop of Phil Waldrop Ministries will preach at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 27. Week night services begin at 7 p.m. with […]
March 2, 2022
LEADERS Chuck Williams, interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Milan, will write the Bible Studies for Life lessons for March-May. He formerly served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington. Matt Dixon has been called as pastor of Beech Grove Baptist Church in Louisville. He formerly served as youth minister of Dotson Memorial Baptist Church, […]
February 16, 2022
LEADERS Terry L. Kirby was called as lead pastor of First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge, effective Jan. 1. He has previously served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Dover; Rocky Hill Baptist Church, Knoxville; and Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown. Chapel Hill Baptist Church, Milam, has called Jeremy Allen as student pastor. First Baptist Church, Dyer, […]
February 2, 2022
EDUCATION Carson-Newman University will host Ternae Jordan Sr., pastor of Chattanooga’s Mount Canaan Baptist Church, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, to kickoff C-N’s Black History Month initiatives. The event is from 6:30-8 p.m. and open to the public. “We are excited about welcoming Dr. Jordan to Mossy Creek for Black […]
January 26, 2022
LEADERS Roc Colllins, director of strategic objectives for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, celebrated his fifth anniversary with the TBMB in January. He is a past president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and formerly served as pastor of Indian Springs Baptist Church in Kingsport. Robert Nichols retired Dec. 31 after more than 13 years as […]
January 13, 2022
LEADERS Stoney Creek Baptist Church, Elizabethton, recently called Steve Davis as pastor. Dungan Chapel Baptist Church, Elizabethton, recently ordained Teddy Lewis. He is serving as interim pastor. Corey Staton recently resigned as associate pastor to students and families at First Baptist Church, Alcoa. He is moving to North Carolina.