Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
August 21, 2018
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org KNOXVILLE — John Green, pastor of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church in Knoxville, is proud of his church’s missions-giving legacy. But he has no intention of parking beside it. Green believes his church should always be moving forward, and should constantly be seeking ways to make an even bigger […]
August 21, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org LAFOLLETTE — At the age of 93, Dixie Hausser tells it like it is. “If the missionaries had not come, I’d probably not be a Christian today,” said Hausser, who later moved to Tennessee as an adult and is an active member of First Baptist Church, LaFollette. […]
August 19, 2018
By Erin Roach Baptist Press BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Conference of the Deaf celebrated its 70th annual meeting with nearly 200 people from 20 states at Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church in Tennessee. The theme was “Let go … Follow God” based on Jeremiah 29:11. Speakers for the meeting July 8-12 on the campus of Brentwood […]
August 14, 2018
Baptist and Reflector COOKEVILLE — A mission team from Cookeville First Baptist traveled to Franklin, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati, to serve alongside church partner Shawn Acrey and Journey Community Church for their VBS Sports Camp July 16-20. It was the first VBS for Journey Community Church which launched on Christmas Eve 2017. During the […]
August 14, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org MOUNT JULIET — When an unknown driver ran off the road earlier this year and crashed into the side of the mission house on the property of the Missions Mobilization Center (no one was hurt), Mark LeMay didn’t have to look far to find a repair team. […]
August 13, 2018
Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University has joined with three other Southern Baptist schools to launch the Call to Ministry Network. The network seeks to identify and encourage people in Baptist churches who have sensed a call to ministry service. The Call to Ministry Network is a partnership between Union; Anderson (S.C.) University; […]
August 13, 2018
By Kristen Early Carson-Newman News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Taking on a competitive and grueling environment, Carson-Newman University’s fishing team, the Eagle Anglers, secured a 17th-place finish in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship. Hunter Sales, of Blaine, and Tristan Stalsworth, of Jefferson City, launched onto Lake Tenkiller in Tahlequah, Okla., for a contest […]
August 9, 2018
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org CHATTANOOGA — Former University of Tennessee football legend Joshua Dobbs was not the only champion on center stage during the recent Night of Champions event sponsored by Red Bank Baptist Church. Joining Dobbs in the spotlight was Grayson Ledbetter, a 6-year-old with Alexander Disease, an extremely rare […]
August 9, 2018
UT football great tells high schoolers about ‘Team Jesus’ By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org CHATTANOOGA — Joshua Dobbs’ career at the University of Tennessee speaks for itself. Perhaps that’s why he’s more comfortable talking about Jesus than himself. Dobbs holds four school records for a quarterback and is high on the list […]
August 8, 2018
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,766,596 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $26,029,445. The amount is $504,905 or 2 percent over the amount given at the same time last year. After nine months of the current fiscal year, the gifts are $154,445 or […]
August 7, 2018
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — Bill Choate, the collegiate ministry specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, is a big-picture kind of guy, especially in regard to his view of the Baptist Collegiate Ministries. Choate believes BCM is about so much more than simply being a place for college-aged Christians to […]
August 7, 2018
BCM mobilizes believers, trains leaders, influences campuses By Bill Choate bchoate@tnbaptist.org I looked across Mark Whitt’s desk at MTSU Baptist Collegiate Ministry office and asked, “What are the blue cards?” Mark, BCM Campus Minister, said all 750 were contact information cards from new students coming to MTSU. They were gathered by Mark and student leaders […]