Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
May 4, 2017
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CHATTANOOGA — God has worked through what most people would call a failure, says Dwight Millsaps, former pastor of a small church, God’s Gathering Place, in Chattanooga. Though the church disbanded several months ago, recently God’s Gathering Place gave its facilities worth about $1 million to […]
May 3, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE – Faith Promise Church here baptized 105 new believers on Sunday, April 23. The baptisms came following 331 professions of faith between April 12 and Easter Sunday, April 16. During that time frame the church held 42 services in eight locations, said Pastor Chris Stephens. He noted […]
May 2, 2017
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has received an anonymous gift of $1,575,000 to endow the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. The gift was announced during the April 25 meeting of the TBMB. Board members were informed the endowment will generate an estimated $50,000-$75,000 for the GOTM each year.
May 2, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board met April 25 for their first official meeting since a name change last November. Messengers to the Summit in Sevierville last November overwhelmingly voted to change the name of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention to the […]
May 2, 2017
Baptist and Reflector COUNCE – Former Tennessee Baptist Convention president Ray Newcomb died April 27 at the age of 77. Newcomb served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington, for 33 years before his retirement in May of 2009. Known for his passion for leading people to Christ, First Baptist baptized 4,500 people during Newcomb’s […]
April 26, 2017
Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University trustees approved an academic reorganization for the university that will create the School of Social Work and the School of Adult and Professional Studies, in addition to changing the names of three other schools at their April 21 meeting. The McAfee School of Business Administration will become […]
April 25, 2017
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services has found a valuable partner to help improve the state’s foster care system: faith-based organizations like the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes. Since December, TBCH has participated in a collaboration of government and the private sector to encourage foster parenting. Known as TN Fosters, […]
April 24, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — Black Oak Heights Baptist Church here has been looking for creative ways “to get out of the box” in order to reach their community with the gospel, said pastor Todd Stinnett. Stinnett heard about a church that offered free prom dresses to high school girls and […]
April 24, 2017
Baptist and Reflector DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Over the last 80 years Daytona Beach has been the favorite destination for Bike Week as 500,000 people gather from across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Tennessee Faith Riders, a motorcycle ministry passionate about sharing the gospel with the world, joined Faith Riders from other states in […]
April 21, 2017
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — He’s known as the “Tennessee Squirrel” or the tree climber among Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers. Children seeing him swinging around in a tree with ropes have called him Spiderman. He is James Brown, a Tennessee Baptist disaster relief volunteer. Brown not only climbs […]
April 21, 2017
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector POWELL — At least two models of Baptist church revitalization exist — a sponsoring church can absorb the congregation, developing a campus of the sponsoring church, or the sponsoring church can bring in another congregation to use the facility of the declining congregation. It is rare […]
April 20, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Roc Collins joined the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board as director of evangelism in January with one purpose in mind — to see more Tennesseans come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Collins, director of evangelism for the TBMB, also had a strong […]