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TENNESCENE: JULY 30

July 30, 2025

EDUCATION Union University named Fred Johnson as dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. Johnson comes to Union from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, where he had served as an English professor since 2008. He previously served as an instructor and graduate assistant at Ball State University and as an instructor at Ivy Tech […]

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TENNESCENE: JULY 16

July 16, 2025

EDUCATION Union reduces tuition for adult degree programs Union University news office JACKSON — Union University has lowered tuition for its adult undergraduate programs in the School of Adult and Professional Studies and the Memphis College of Urban and Theological Studies, beginning in the fall 2025 semester. Tuition for Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership […]

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TENNESCENE: JUNE 25

June 25, 2025

EVENTS The Shadow Valley Gospel Music Festival will take place on July 10–12 at Shadow Valley, 54 Warden Rd. in Fayetteville. The three-day concert series starts at 6 p.m. on July 10 and will last until 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $25 day of the event; youth 18 and under are free. Please bring lawn […]

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TENNESCENE: JUNE 11

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 […]

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TENNESCENE: MAY 28

May 28, 2025

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TENNESCENE: MAY 14

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 […]

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TENNESCENE: APRIL 30

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, […]

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TENNESCENE: APRIL 16

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 […]

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TENNESCENE: APR. 2

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.  […]

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TENNESCENE: MAR. 19

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 […]

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TENNESCENE: MAR. 5

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. […]

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TENNESCENE: FEB. 19

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 […]

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