UNION WOMEN ADVANCE TO DIVISION-II FINAL FOUR
March 20, 2018
From B&R staff reports SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Union University women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the first time in the program’s history.
March 20, 2018
From B&R staff reports SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Union University women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the first time in the program’s history.
March 12, 2018
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — In an era of shrinking newspaper readership, Baptist state papers retain a viable path forward as “niche publications” with strong online and print presence, state paper editor Lonnie Wilkey told the Tennessee Baptist Historical Society (TBHS).
March 12, 2018
By Bill Sorrell Contributing writer, B&R ARLINGTON — Tate Kolwyck is a multi-sport star at Arlington High School and has signed to play baseball with perennial national power Vanderbilt University in Nashville. But there is more to Kolwyck than just his impressive on-the-field accomplishments.
March 12, 2018
First Baptist Dresden music minister retires after 46 years By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector DRESDEN — Marshall Anderson likes to joke that one week he was creating “havoc” in the youth choir at First Baptist Church, Dresden, and the next week, he was leading the entire choir. While that is probably a mild […]
March 9, 2018
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector CROSSVILLE — When “Celebration Sunday” rolled around at Central Baptist Church in Crossville, there were indeed many reasons to celebrate. In just over a month’s time, the church experienced praise-worthy results from the “Connect>1” campaign — an initiative designed by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board to engage church members […]
March 9, 2018
Baptist and Reflector SOMERVILLE — A team of seven missions volunteers recently returned from two weeks in the Republic of the Philippines, where they served with about 40 churches in two different Baptist associations. The team participated in more than 100 evangelistic crusades with the Filipino Baptists on Luzon Island and saw 5,954 professions of […]
March 8, 2018
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Though gifts from Tennessee Baptist Convention churches through the Cooperative Program dipped in February, Cooperative Program giving is still both ahead of last year and current budget needs. Tennessee Baptists gave $2,635,659 in February.
March 8, 2018
NAMB NEWS OFFICE Editor’s Note: Heiden and Neena Ratner are church planting missionaries featured in the Week of Prayer for North American Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering.® This year’s theme is “On Mission Here and Now.” The national AAEO goal is $70 million. LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Established in 1905 near the Union […]
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.
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