Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
June 4, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,554,264 through the Cooperative Program in May. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of $19,631,103. The amount is $535,536 or 2.7 percent below what was given during the same time frame last year. After seven months of the 2014-15 fiscal year, […]
June 2, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector CLEVELAND — Roc Collins, pastor of Indian Springs Baptist Church, Kingsport, will be nominated as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during The Summit, scheduled for Nov. 10-11 at First Baptist Church, Millington. Allan Lovelace, pastor of Waterville Baptist Church, Cleveland, informed the Baptist and Reflector May 22 of his intention […]
June 2, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — For the eighth consecutive year Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville has led the Tennessee Baptist Convention in baptisms. View Chart 1 | View Chart 2 Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova led the state in total gifts through the Cooperative Program with $814,580. Long Hollow baptized 880 new believers […]
May 20, 2015
Compiled by B&R Staff EULESS, Texas — John Meador, pastor of First Baptist Church, Euless, Texas will be nominated by Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines to serve as president of the 2016 Southern Baptist Pastors Conference. Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, announced May 5 that he would nominate Meador. “John Meador is a […]
May 19, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Though the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s official partnership with the Guatemala Baptist Convention does not take place until next year, it is off to a good start. A team of 22 Tennessee Baptist volunteers traveled to Guatemala in early May to participate in the Guatemala convention’s Sixth […]
May 19, 2015
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — The majority of leaders from Tennessee Baptist churches say they are “very satisfied” with the Cooperative Program and an even higher percentage indicated they find the Cooperative Program “valuable,” according to a recent study conducted by the Executive Board Ministries of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. The […]
May 19, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is looking for volunteers to serve with Baptist Global Response in Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the country in late April, killing thousands of people. Millions of people were affected and hundreds of thousands of homes were either demolished or rendered uninhabitable. Baptist Global […]
May 8, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector STRAWBERRY PLAINS — Matt Giles, pastor of Lyons Creek Baptist Church here, can affirm what a good transitional pastor can do for a transitioning church. Seven years ago, Giles came to Lyons Creek, his first pastorate, after serving as youth pastor at Broadway Baptist Church in Maryville for […]
May 8, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — Interest in the topic of church revitalization is gaining momentum across Tennessee — and with good reason. Statistics reveal that 90 percent of the churches in the Southern Baptist Convention are plateaued or declining. John Mark Clifton, church revitalization team leader for the North American Mission […]
May 7, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — C. Kenny Cooper, president/treasurer of Tennessee Baptist Adult Homes, will retire Dec. 31. Cooper announced his plans April 15 in a letter mailed to trustees of Tennessee Baptist Adult Homes based in Brentwood. Cooper, who will be 65 in December, said his retirement comes at an “opportune” time for […]
May 7, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Giving from Tennessee Baptist Convention churches through the Cooperative Program saw a large increase in April. Churches gave $3,466,390 through the Cooperative Program giving channel. The amount was more than $900,000 over each of the previous two months. After six months of the current fiscal year, Tennessee Baptists have […]
April 29, 2015
Compiled by Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD – Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is gearing up to respond to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25. Nepal is a small country located between India and China and is the home of Mount Everest. Most of Nepal’s nearly 30 million people are Hindu.