Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
April 1, 2016
By Tim Ellsworth Associate VP for Communications, Union University JACKSON, Tenn. — Holli Lancaster, a former IMB missionary in Southeast Asia and missionary in residence at Union University, died March 29 at age 51, following a battle with ovarian cancer. Holli’s husband, Dan Lancaster, serves as assistant vice president for university ministries at Union. “They […]
March 31, 2016
78-year-old Jerry Milam enjoying fruits of new church start in Lyles By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LYLES — Statistics indicate that the average church planter is somewhere in his late 20s to his mid-30s, according to Lewis McMullen, church planting specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention. If that’s the case, Jerry Milam acknowledges […]
March 30, 2016
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Leaders who recognize the need and are willing to be involved are critical to church revitalization, speakers agreed at a church revitalization conference held at Union University here last week. The conference, which was sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Convention and Union, addressed the issue of […]
March 29, 2016
By David Roach Baptist Press MEMPHIS (BP) — A “heavily armed” man was subdued and arrested at the Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church Easter Sunday, the congregation’s director of security services told Baptist Press. Texas-based church security expert Jimmy Meeks told BP the incident serves as an example of “heads-up” response to a potential threat. The […]
March 29, 2016
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Groundbreaking for the Tennessee Baptist Convention Executive Board’s Church Support Center will be held Saturday, April 23, on the new site in Berry Farms, south of Franklin. Executive Board offices have been housed in the LifePoint Building in Brentwood following the sale of the former Baptist […]
March 25, 2016
320 students make spiritual commitments By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — The Youth Evangelism Conference 2016 drew about 8,330 teens and their sponsors here March 11-12 to worship, laugh at The Skit Guys, and hear challenges. The YEC is the largest event held by the Tennessee Baptist Convention. The attendance […]
March 24, 2016
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CHURCH HILL — Six thousand dollars in reward money is being offered by First Baptist Church, Church Hill, ($5,000) and the Church Hill Police Department ($1,000) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for an early Wednesday burglary and fire that may […]
March 24, 2016
Editor’s Note: Last night The Tennessean reported, on Wednesday, March 23, the “Bathroom Bill” was given new life in the House and advanced in the Senate. Although the House Education Administration and Planning Committee voted against the bill on March 22, when the committee reconvened on Wednesday, Rep. Jim Coley, R-Bartlett, made a motion to […]
March 22, 2016
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector GOODLETTSVILLE — When Ken Castleberry, pastor, Parkway Baptist Church, started Upward Basketball here 12 years ago, it drew 75 children. Today, the church manages an Upward Basketball and Upward Cheerleading league involving three other churches which draws about 490 children or teens, 100 coaches, 35 referees, […]
March 22, 2016
Bellevue pastor shares goals and hopes if elected convention president By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BROWNSVILLE — Tennessee Baptist pastor Steve Gaines of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, will be nominated for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention during the SBC annual meeting June 14-15 in St. Louis. Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt announced […]
March 17, 2016
Baptist and Reflector SOMERVILLE — A team of nine missions volunteers serving on the Cross Partners Ministry team recently returned from two weeks in the Republic of the Philippines where they served with more than 30 churches in four different Baptist associations. The team participated in more than 100 evangelistic crusades with Filipino Baptists across […]
March 16, 2016
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Three teams of Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers will be traveling to Leesville, La., in a few days to help victims of flooding there. Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, reported that the Tennesseans responded to a request for […]