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BELLEVUE MEMBERS CANVAS COMMUNITY FOR JESUS

August 28, 2018

Bellevue Communications Office CORDOVA — On Sunday, Aug. 12, more than 1,300 members of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, left the church building and went door-to-door in a five-mile radius around their church. Offering a simple gift bag and prayer, Bellevue members were able to invite the community to church, but more importantly they were […]

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HAMPTON RETURNS ‘HOME’ TO PLANT CHURCH

August 27, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org CLARKSVILLE — Cal Hampton has come full circle. He moved with his family to Clarksville at the age of 5 and was reared there. He stayed in the military town and attended Austin Peay State University. While at Austin Peay, he worked in a restaurant not far […]

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ONCE ON THE VERGE OF CLOSING, RIVER ROCK IS NOW ROLLING

August 24, 2018

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org MURFREESBORO — It’s been quite a journey for River Rock Baptist Church in Murfreesboro: In the past decade, the church has gone from survival to revival. Under the leadership of pastor Don Herron — along with the help of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s revitalization team and abundant […]

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TENURE ENDS, LOVE REMAINS

August 24, 2018

The King’s Academy’s Walter Grubb retires after 31 years with TBC entity By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org SEYMOUR — Walter Grubb’s nearly lifelong affiliation with The King’s Academy (Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy) has come to an end, but his love and passion for the school will last the rest of his life. Grubb […]

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CHURCH TAKES GOSPEL TO PRISON

August 23, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org MOUNTAIN CITY — When Gale Hartley moved to Mountain City nearly five years ago to become pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, he discovered the church had an active prison ministry thanks to the passion of deacon Mike Long. Long felt called by God to minister to prisoners […]

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CARSON-NEWMAN NAMES SEARCH COMMITTEE

August 23, 2018

Carson-Newman University News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Tennessee State Representative Harry Brooks of Knoxville, chair of the board of trustees of Carson-Newman University, has announced the formation of two separate search committees as the university seeks a new president following the retirement of President J. Randall O’Brien, who will conclude his 10-year service in December. […]

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MURFREESBORO CHURCH THINKS ‘OUTSIDE THE BOX’ WITH SOCCER PROGRAM

August 23, 2018

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org MURFREESBORO — Like most kids of his generation, Terry Wilkerson played baseball, basketball and football. Just recently he stepped “outside his box” in a major way. Wilkerson, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, became a soccer coach. “I never played soccer in my life,” he acknowledged. “It’s […]

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TRUSTEE, PHYSICIAN, UNION UNIVERSITY MOM

August 22, 2018

By Tim Ellsworth Union University News Office JACKSON — Lisa Rogers was walking in the woods, one of her favorite pastimes, when she got a phone call from outgoing Union University trustee chairman Norm Hill. Hill asked Rogers if she’d consider serving as the next chairman for the Union board of trustees. Rogers immediately knew […]

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TRUE TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER

August 22, 2018

Community hero featured on cereal boxes for tireless tutoring efforts By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org NASHVILLE — Somewhere between exercising, working tirelessly in his yard, rebuilding classic cars, cutting hair and serving multiple roles as a lay leader at his church, 82-year-old renaissance man Neal Buchanan still finds time to volunteer as a […]

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CHURCH HELPS STUDENTS HAVE ‘STRONG START’

August 21, 2018

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org GALLATIN — It’s not easy to turn a church building into a shopping mall. But for one day each year, the members of First Baptist Church, Gallatin, make it happen. Roughly five years ago, the church established the “Starting Strong” program — a ministry that provides brand-new school […]

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KNOXVILLE CHURCH CONTINUES MISSION LEGACY WITH GIVING THROUGH CP

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 […]

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FORMER BUDDHIST GRATEFUL FOR BAPTISTS, CP

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. […]

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