Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
July 24, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org As most people probably are aware, the 11-story Sullivan Tower, which sat on the property formerly owned by LifeWay Christian Resources, was imploded on Saturday, July 21. The former LifeWay property was sold a few years ago and is being developed into a hotel, office buildings, restaurants and retail and entertainment […]
July 24, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org WAVERLY — In the 40 years Tennessee Baptists have responded to disasters in the state and around the globe, countless volunteers have trekked to be the hands and feet of Jesus when people needed a friend and a helping hand. But the state convention’s first “official” disaster […]
July 24, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org MOUNT JULIET — Nearly 300 volunteers from every area of the state flocked to the Missions Mobilization Center in Mount Juliet July 14 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief. “We’re here today because for 40 years Tennessee Baptists have been responding in a […]
July 23, 2018
C-N news office JEFFERSON CITY — Former Carson-Newman University President J. Cordell Maddox died July 22 at the age of 86.
July 16, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JEFFERSON CITY — Randall O’Brien, president of Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City since 2008, has announced his plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2018. O’Brien celebrated his 10th anniversary as Carson-Newman’s 22nd president on July 8. O’Brien was elected by the university’s trustees in July of 2008 and began transitioning […]
July 16, 2018
By Bill Sorrell Contributing writer, B&R MEMPHIS — When pro scouts began showing up at University of Memphis baseball games this spring, Jonathan Bowlan’s teammates started calling him “draft guy.” He would answer, “We’ll see.”
July 13, 2018
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — The concept of “giving the shirt off your back” played out in an almost literal sense for a group of roughly 40 students and leaders who recently traveled to Guatemala for a week-long mission trip sponsored by the Youth Evangelism Conference and the Tennessee Baptist Mission […]
July 12, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org OLIVER SPRINGS — Tennessee Baptist pastor and evangelist Bill Edmonds preached his first sermon at the age of 24 at Meadowview Baptist Church in Wartburg. Sixty-one years later, on the same day and time (June 27 at 6 p.m.), Edmonds preached again, this time at First Baptist […]
July 12, 2018
HCBA News Release SEYMOUR — The board of trustees of Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy/The King’s Academy unanimously elected Matthew Mercer as president/headmaster in a specially called board meeting on the academy campus Thursday, June 28. Mercer currently serves as headmaster of First Baptist Academy in Powell. He assumed his new duties July 1. Mercer becomes the […]
July 11, 2018
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief, a ministry of the Tennessee Baptist Mission board, is hosting a 40th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the at the Missions Mobilization Center in Mount Juliet. (Address: 6434 John Hagar Road, Mt Juliet, TN 37122)
July 10, 2018
Baptist and Reflector Baptist and Reflector Day will be observed on Sunday, Aug. 26, across Tennessee. Churches are encouraged to order free copies of the Aug. 22 issue to distribute to their members. “We want Tennessee Baptists all across the state to be aware of their state paper,” said Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the B&R. […]
July 10, 2018
Students in Hardeman County serve the community through Youth Evangelism Project By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org BOLIVAR — Sitting in her car with the window rolled down on a steamy morning in West Tennessee, Ella Hayes had a peaceful smile on her face. She was feeling a refreshing mist of water on her […]