Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
November 11, 2018
Carden honors memory of father who served as ‘doughboy’ in WWI Editor’s Note: Veterans Day will be observed on Nov. 11 as it has been since 1954. Prior to 1954, Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day and celebrated on Nov. 11 to commemorate the end of World War I. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist […]
November 9, 2018
Pleasant View Baptist in Clarksville revitalized by missions involvement, baptisms, ministries By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org CLARKSVILLE — Church revitalization is one of the Five Objectives adopted by Tennessee Baptist messengers at their annual meeting at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood in 2014.
November 8, 2018
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Two Tennessee Baptist pastors have announced plans to nominate candidates for vice president and second vice president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during next week’s annual meeting at Summit, set for Nov. 11-15 at West Jackson Baptist Church in Jackson. David Green, pastor of First Baptist Church, Greeneville, was announced […]
November 8, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org CLEVELAND — In 2016 the average tenure of a Southern Baptist pastor was about six years, according to an article written by Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources in March of 2017.
November 8, 2018
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing writer JACKSON — Sending birthday, get-well and sympathy cards is a common practice in many Baptist churches in order to let other members know they are remembered. For Sue Lile, however, sending cards is a personal ministry. “When my mother was in a nursing home in 2007, some people never received […]
November 7, 2018
By Grace Thornton WMU Foundation writer MEMPHIS — Martha Pitts says that when she was a young girl growing up in Whitehaven, her Girls in Action (GA) leader Mary Quick sneakily talked her into her first public speaking engagement. “She asked me to go with her to an associational GA meeting and say the prayer […]
November 6, 2018
Camp-O-Ree a reminder of the need for RAs By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org LINDEN — Though the number of boys in Royal Ambassadors, a Southern Baptist missions education program for boys in grades one-six, has declined in recent decades, it is still as relevant as ever, agree missions leaders in Tennessee. “Royal […]
November 5, 2018
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — For the second time in three years, Tennessee Baptist Convention churches have met their adopted Cooperative Program budget. In October, Tennessee Baptists gave $3,123,108 through the Cooperative Program, closing out the year on a positive note. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists gave $34,604,572, an increase of $745,213 or 2.2 percent […]
November 2, 2018
By Laura Erlanson Baptist Press NASHVILLE — In the fall of 2017, Ricky Skaggs found himself in Texas with nothing to do for a day, after a church canceled his scheduled Saturday night appearance. He remembered a friend of a friend who lived in the area — someone Skaggs wanted to meet after the man […]
October 31, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org BYRDSTOWN — Churches all across Tennessee are honoring their ministers during Pastor Appreciation Month in October and First Baptist Church, Byrdstown, is no exception.
October 29, 2018
By Tobin Perry Special to the Baptist and Reflector COLUMBIA — As Noel Garzón compares his visa photo from four years ago to the one this past year, he can see a change. No, it’s not extra weight, a different haircut nor simply a different shirt. It’s much more profound. “I’m smiling now,” Garzón said. […]
October 29, 2018
Baptist and Reflector SIGNAL MOUNTAIN — Members of Signal Mountain Baptist Church voted Sept. 16 to dissolve and strategically merge with Red Bank Baptist Church in Chattanooga.