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FAITH SUSTAINS MAJOR LEAGUE DRAFT PICK

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.”

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YOUTH LEARN LIFE LESSONS ON TRIP TO GUATEMALA

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 […]

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BILL EDMONDS CELEBRATES 61 YEARS OF MINISTRY

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 […]

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MERCER ELECTED TO LEAD THE KING’S ACADEMY

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 […]

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TENNESSEE BAPTIST DISASTER RELIEF TO CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY

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)

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B&R DAY PLANNED

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. […]

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MISSION TRIP — WITHOUT THE MILEAGE

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 […]

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GREEN TO BE NOMINATED AS TBC PRESIDENT

July 5, 2018

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — David Green, pastor of First Baptist Church, Greeneville, will be nominated as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during its annual meeting at Summit: The Gathering of Tennessee Baptists, scheduled for Nov. 11-14 at West Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson. Danny Sinquefield, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, Bartlett, notified the Baptist […]

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FORMER TBC STUDENT LEADER DIES

July 5, 2018

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Former Tennessee Baptist Convention student leader Glenn Yarbrough died June 29 at the age of 94. The Illinois native served as the state director for Baptist Student Unions (now Baptist Campus Ministry) with the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (now Tennessee Baptist Mission Board) from 1969-87.

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STATE’S OLDEST CHURCH MOVES FORWARD

July 2, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org JOHNSON CITY — Sinking Creek or Buffalo Ridge? Which one is truly the first and oldest Baptist church in Tennessee? Historians are still unsure. Claims have been made for both Sinking Creek Baptist Church in Johnson City and Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church near Jonesborough. But, Sinking Creek […]

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THE KING’S ACADEMY APPOINTS MERCER PRESIDENT/HEADMASTER

June 29, 2018

From Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy/The King’s Academy 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 assumes his new duties July 1.

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PRISON MINISTER, CHAPLAIN EARNS NATIONAL AWARD

June 29, 2018

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org MURFREESBORO —  Although his name was the only one that appeared on the plaque, John Spurgeon quickly points out that his award-winning prison ministry is built on the combined efforts of a large army of individuals. Spurgeon, the prison ministry pastor at New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, […]

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