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January 16, 2025
By Zoë WatkinsCommunications SpecialistLocal faith and healthcare leaders gathered Tuesday for a momentous occasion at CrossRoads Pregnancy Clinic in Fayetteville, celebrating the dedication of a state-of-the-art ultrasound machine. The ceremony marked the first of three such dedications planned this week, all made possible through the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s Compassion Ministry and Golden Offering for […]
January 14, 2025
Baptist and Reflector Staff ReportIn the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2025, New Orleans became the scene of a terrorist attack when an offender drove his truck through the crowded sidewalks of the historic French Quarter. At least 14 people were killed and 30 injured, including two officers, before the suspect was killed […]
January 10, 2025
Baptist and ReflectorWAVERLY — Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Franklin Graham’s Samaritans Purse, recently honored the leadership and contributions of Tennessee Baptist Jean Aldridge. Aldridge, who passed away in early October, was a charter member of Three Rivers Fellowship in Waverly. For 13 years, she led members to fill shoeboxes for children in need […]
January 8, 2025
By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN, Tenn. — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (TBMB) announced today a series of staff changes as part of a restructuring plan aimed at better addressing ministry needs affirmed through the Acts 2:17 Initiative. The restructuring involves phasing out some legacy positions, leading to layoffs allowing the reallocation of resources toward roles […]
January 8, 2025
By David DawsonManaging editor, Baptist and ReflectorBy David Dawson ddawson@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — The Baptist and Reflector’s website had a record-breaking year in 2024, setting new high-water marks in “reader engagement” and other categories. Listed below is a recap of some of the website’s most popular stories over the past 12 months: Title: Confessions of a Concerned […]
January 7, 2025
By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist experienced a most historic 2024 marked by unique milestones and events that ranged from the celebratory to the tragic. Hurricane Helene: Hurricane Helene devastated East Tennessee in September, triggering the largest disaster relief response in state Baptist history. The storm, which made landfall in Florida as […]
January 3, 2025
By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, announced on Friday, Jan. 3, that teams are needed as soon as possible to complete remodeling jobs in East Tennessee. Jones noted that the homes need remodeling after being gutted in the flood recovery process. Jones said that team […]
December 27, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorCORRYTON — Over the past 22 years, Corryton Church has given away nearly $1 million dollars of gifts and goods to families in East Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky. And the church apparently has no plans of stopping. This year, the church focused much of its attention on flood victims in Chuckey, including […]
December 26, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches got the 2024-25 budget year off to a strong start with gifts of $2,913,890 through the Cooperative Program in November. The gifts are $148,386 or 5.4 percent more than what was given during the first month of the last fiscal year. Gifts are just $2,777 or […]
December 25, 2024
By Baptist and ReflectorMERRY CHRISTMAS! — From the staff of the Baptist and Reflector and the entire TBMB team.
December 23, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorERWIN — For the past four years, Central Baptist Church in Erwin has participated in the Christmas Backpacks Ministry of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. This year was to be no different, according to Kerri Kite, who spearheads the ministry at Central Baptist. The church held a Christmas in August event […]
December 20, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorJOHNSON CITY — As the end of the fall semester draws to a close many campus organizations cut down on activities so students can finish projects and report and begin studying for final exams. At East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, the first full week in December is known […]