Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
November 19, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org JACKSON — In 1995, 13-year-old Thi Mitsamphanh was attending All Nations Camp at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center, sponsored by the Executive Board (now Tennessee Baptist Mission Board) of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. During the week, he heard a sermon from the camp pastor that literally changed his life, but all […]
November 17, 2018
SPIRIT OF UNITY ON DISPLAY AS TBC MESSENGERS FOCUS ON WinTN By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org JACKSON — Tennessee Baptists gathered at West Jackson Baptist Church for the annual Summit with a focus on winning their state for Jesus Christ. The meeting, held Nov. 11-14, drew 929 registered messengers from 409 churches, along with 160 guests. […]
November 16, 2018
By David Roach Baptist Press RICHMOND, Va. — About a decade ago, Paul Chitwood became convinced God was calling him to mobilize missions and missionaries, he told International Mission Board trustees. That call culminated today (Nov. 15), he said, with his election as IMB president. “Being a member of this board for eight years changed […]
November 13, 2018
Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Messengers to the Tennessee Baptist Convention elected its president and both vice presidents by acclamation during its opening business session Nov. 13 at West Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson. David Green, pastor of First Baptist Church, Greeneville, was nominated for president by Danny Sinquefield, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, Bartlett.
November 12, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey and David Dawson Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — In the coming days, business will be discussed and decisions will be made. But Sunday night was all about praise and worship. Two simultaneous services — one at West Jackson Baptist Church and the other at Union University — served as the “opening bell” […]
November 11, 2018
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org CHAPEL HILL — Walking into the living room inside Marcus Reed’s home is almost like walking into a museum. The room includes a fascinating collection of keepsakes, each representing a time period that shaped the life of a man who might best be described as a combination of […]
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 […]