Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
November 8, 2022
CHURCHES Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, will host its third annual Brentwood Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 5-7:30 p.m. The family-friendly experience will be comprised of three walkable elements: Christmas Towne, Journey Through Bethlehem and The Christmas Food Project. The event is open for all to attend. For information, visit www.brentwood.church/christmas. Brush Creek Baptist Church, […]
October 26, 2022
LEADERS Cody Pendergrass has been called as family pastor to Shiloh Baptist Church, effective Sept. 25. He has been married to Sarah Beth for 13 years and they have two daughters. Pendergrass has been in youth ministry for 17 years. He is a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Winston-Salem, N.C. Clayton Dunsmore has been […]
October 13, 2022
LEADERS Lloyd Stilley recently began serving as associational missions strategist for Bledsoe Baptist Association, based in Gallatin. Stilley has served as pastor of four churches in 35 years in Alabama and Louisiana. He holds a master’s of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theolgical Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, and a doctor of ministry degree from New […]
September 29, 2022
LEADERS Bethel Baptist Church, Greenfield, recently called Mark Warren as senior pastor. Tennessee native and former International Mission Board missionary Carol Ghattis has recently released a new book entitled, Not in Kansas Anymore: Finding Home in Cross-Cultural Service. Ghattis and her late husband, Raouf, founded the Arabic Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, after returning from the […]
September 16, 2022
LEADERS Oak Street Baptist Church, Elizabethton, has called Joe Ledford as interim pastor. Jeff Harless recently was called as pastor of Doe River Baptist Church, Elizabethton. Mike Kemper is serving as interim director of missions for Gibson Baptist Association. He previously served the association from 1999-2006 when he and his wife returned to the International […]
September 1, 2022
LEADERS Kevin Minchey, church revitalization team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, moved from that role to Harvest Field 3 team leader, effective Aug. 15. Minchey is former pastor, associational missions strategist (AMS) and church planter. Prior to joining the TBMB staff, he served as the AMS for Concord Baptist Association, based in Murfreesboro. […]
August 18, 2022
LEADERS Mike Burns has been called as pastor of First Baptist Church, Watertown, effective July 17. A native of Tennessee, Burns was reared in Nashville and served for four years as youth and children’s ministry director at Riverside Baptist Church. For the past 20 years an associate pastor/students at a church in Louisiana and as […]
August 3, 2022
LEADERS Joe Lovell joined the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board July 8 as chief financial officer. He formerly served at the International Mission Board where he has spent the last 23-plus years. Most recently he served as senior finance director where he was responsible for accounting, investments, payroll, tax and treasury functions. Lovell […]
July 21, 2022
CHURCHES Pleasant Heights Baptist Church, Columbia, will host a weekend to honor Maury County First Responders Sept. 9-11. Activities will include a barbeque luncheon for first responders and they will be recognized and prayed over during the Sunday morning (Sept. 11) worship service. For more information, call 931-388-6453 or contact Pastor R. Maurice Hollingsworth at […]
July 7, 2022
LEADERS Pastor Juan Natal joined the New Churches Team of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board June 13 as a part-time new church catalyst. Juan is church planter and pastor of Renovacion Church in Nashville and is married to Marybel Sotomayor. Cross Roads Baptist Church, Greenbrier, called Al Hodges as pastor on June 12. He had […]
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 […]