Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 10, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — In light of the church shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch a few weeks ago, churches need to take a look at their security plan or, sadly in many cases, lack of plan. “Hope is not a strategy anymore,” says Ken Alexandrow, founder […]
October 5, 2017
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Jordan Easley, the senior pastor at Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, has a simple philosophy when it comes to missions: Teamwork makes the dream work. Guided by that belief, Easley is leading his church into a new era in regard to its commitment to giving through the […]
October 4, 2017
Union University news office GERMANTOWN — Union University trustees celebrated the 20th anniversary of Union’s Germantown campus during their Sept. 7-8 meeting, with President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver sharing a number of success stories of Germantown graduates over the past two decades. Oliver also reported to trustees on the school’s fall enrollment, and the board […]
October 3, 2017
By Ralph Vaughn Contributing Writer, Baptist and Reflector MURFREESBORO — F. Murray Mathis of Murfreesboro, like most in ministry, has seen and experienced mountaintops and valleys in his nearly 60 years of preaching the gospel. His eyes well up with tears when describing how a country boy from Fayetteville has made friends throughout America and […]
October 2, 2017
By Chris Turner Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN –A small West Tennessee Baptist church felt the blow of Sunday night’s mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert when it learned one of the victims was a native son. Sonny Melton, 29, who grew up in Big Sandy and attended Ramble Creek Baptist Church (Western District Association), […]
October 2, 2017
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — With hopes of harvesting the mission field that exists in their own backyard, the congregations from First Baptist Church, Joelton, and New Season Church recently joined together to host a community-wide gathering in which the two churches provided a free meal for those who live in the […]
October 2, 2017
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector JOHNSON CITY — Cole Rogers needed a job and a place to stay. Jonathan Chapman had an open position and an empty room. It was a perfect fit. Symmetrical and symbiotic. “I had been praying about it and praying for the right person to come along,” said Chapman, the […]
September 29, 2017
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — With his arm raised high and his inquisitive mind racing, a 7-year-old boy was eager to ask a question to a real-life scientist. “How big is the Earth?” the boy asked when he was called on. The reply came from astronomer and author Danny Faulkner, who was […]
September 28, 2017
Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — “What a difference a few days can make. Life changes fast in the DR world,” observed Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. For the first time Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are working three major disasters at once — Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. […]
September 27, 2017
By Mark Brown Carson-Newman News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University trustees recently agreed to incorporate the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message as part of Carson-Newman University’s operating procedure. The agreement ensures the partnership of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board as the university fulfills its mission to help “students reach their full potential as educated […]
September 27, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The board of directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board have approved expanding the definition of a cooperating Baptist church to include those churches that give through the Tennessee Baptist Convention portion of the Cooperative Program budget without restriction or designation. The action was one of […]
September 25, 2017
Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Long-time Tennessee Baptist pastor Ronnie Joseph Wilburn Sr. died Sept 17 at his home after an extended illness. Wilburn served as pastor of churches in Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee. His last pastorate was Meridian Baptist Church in Jackson where he served for more than 20 years. He remained as pastor […]