Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
March 22, 2016
CHURCHES Southwestern Baptist Church, Johnson City, is holding a Grief Share study group every Tuesday. The group will meet through May 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. For more information, call 423-928-5521. During its two Easter worship services many members of Crosswind Church, Union City, will be wearing “Forget the Frock” T-shirts instead of new clothes to […]
March 9, 2016
LEADERS Billy Hoffman, director of development, Southern Baptist International Mission Board, based in Richmond, for 13 years, has been named stewardship development specialist, Tennessee Baptist Convention, effective March 1. Prior to that he was director of annual giving and planned giving, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. Hoffman also served in the U.S. Army, […]
February 24, 2016
LEADERS Fred Ward, pastor, First Baptist Church, Huntingdon, for almost 30 years, will be honored on his upcoming retirement on Feb. 28. The celebration will be held at 10:15 a.m., and from 2-4 p.m. For more information, contact the church at fbcht@fbchuntingdon.org or 731-986-5000. Charles Nored, Baptist Collegiate Ministries director, Motlow State Community College, Lynchburg, […]
February 10, 2016
LEADERS Floyd Douglas has retired after serving 48 years as Discipleship Training director of Piedmont Baptist Church, Dandridge, and six years as DT director for Jefferson County Baptist Association, based in Jefferson City. Drake Denning, minister of music, Poplar Grove Baptist Church, Trenton, was ordained to the ministry by Chapel Hill Baptist Church, Milan. His […]
January 27, 2016
DEATHS Bob Campbell, 86, retired minister and director of missions, died Jan. 9 in Collierville. He was DOM of Fayette Baptist Association, based in Somerville, for 10 years. He also was pastor, First Baptist Church, Gleason; Macedonia Baptist Church, Kenton; First Baptist Church, Rockwood; and others and helped found First Baptist Church, Macon. Campbell formerly […]
January 13, 2016
LEADERS Jerry Woods resigned as pastor of First Baptist Church, Crump, effective Dec. 5. He is available as a supply preacher, revival preacher, and as interim pastor. Contact him at jerrydwoods@gmail.com. Wayne Wester, senior pastor, Highland Baptist Church, Tullahoma, for six years, has been named a church planter of the Southern Baptist North American Mission […]
December 30, 2015
LEADERS Tom Hodges was honored at the recent annual meeting of Knox County Association of Baptists, based in Knoxville, for serving 10 years as director of Montgomery Village Baptist Center, Knoxville, a ministry directed by the association. William Robertson, pastor, Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church, Smithville, retired Nov. 8. For the past 29 years he has […]
December 16, 2015
LEADERS Troy Brachey has been called as pastor, University Heights Baptist Church, Cookeville. He was ordained to the ministry by the church on Dec. 6. Steve Farris preached the ordination sermon. Emmanuel Baptist Church, Humboldt, has called Patrick Adams as children/youth director. Josh Swinson has resigned as associate pastor and minister to students, Meridian Baptist […]
December 1, 2015
LEADERS Ron Stewart, pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Knoxville, for 28 years, will retire effective June 1, 2016. He is a former president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Stewart also was a member of the TBC Executive Board from 1998-2004 and 2006-07 and of the board of Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, from 2010-15. Kelly Harden has […]