Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
March 8, 2018
Union University News Office JACKSON — Christians must ask everyone to follow Jesus and willingly associate with those who don’t follow Jesus, Georgia pastor James Merritt said at Union University March 4 during the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally. “The business of the church, and the business of every follower of Jesus Christ, is to find […]
March 6, 2018
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Applications are now being received for grants from the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee Medical Missions Fund. The Baptist Healthcare System of East Tennessee was begun by Tennessee Baptists soon after the end of World War II. More than $2 million was contributed by 800 churches in 32 counties of […]
March 6, 2018
Baptist and Reflector SEYMOUR — Walter Grubb, president of The King’s Academy (Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy), will retire July 31. Grubb joined the academy as principal in 1987 before being named president and headmaster in 1994. Grubb announced his plans to the academy’s board of directors on Feb. 27 and shared his intentions with faculty, staff, […]
March 6, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R FRANKLIN — The Gathering at 840 would not be considered the typical new church start in Tennessee today.
February 28, 2018
C-N news office JEFFERSON CITY — More than 115 Carson-Newman University students and members of the C-N family will spend their spring break volunteering as part of the university’s annual spring SPOTS mission trips.
February 27, 2018
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press CLARKSVILLE — Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers are on the ground and others are on standby after weekend tornadoes and flooding killed five people and damaged homes in five states.
February 26, 2018
Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor Doug Sager died Feb. 24. He was 78. Sager, who was president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 1998, served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Concord, in Knoxville, from 1992-2013 when he retired. Retirement did not last long as he began serving soon after as […]
February 26, 2018
Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — South Gate Baptist Church in Nashville has given its building and 11 acres, valued at $750,000, to Iglesia Bautista Renacer. The signing of paperwork on Jan. 7 marked the celebration and culmination of months of study and prayer by members of South Gate, according to Rusty Sumrall, director of missions […]
February 23, 2018
Davis encouraging Tennessee Baptists to put high priority on health and fitness By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — When Tennessee Baptist Mission Board president and executive director Randy C. Davis first launched a fitness initiative — called “The Chubby Challenge” — in January of 2015, he encouraged the participants to lose 10 percent […]
February 22, 2018
By Nathan Handley Union University JACKSON — James Merritt, lead pastor at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Ga., will be the keynote speaker at the third annual West Tennessee Evangelism Rally on March 4 at Union University.
February 22, 2018
Baptist & Reflector “Dr. Billy Graham was indeed America’s pastor and a great global ambassador for Christ. His gospel-centered message was always clear as he made one simple appeal, ‘Come to Jesus.’ As a Southern Baptist, he epitomized everything good about our Great Commission focus.” Randy C. Davis, TBMB president and executive director
February 22, 2018
Tennessee Baptists Remember Graham’s Last Crusade in Nashville Editor’s Note: A post with quotes from Tennessee Baptists about the impact of Billy Graham and his ministry is also available. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R FRANKLIN — Southern Baptists’ (and the world’s) most widely recognized evangelist died Feb. 21 in Montreat, N.C., at the age of […]