Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
April 26, 2023
By Timothy CockesBaptist PressNASHVILLE — Many first responders sprang into action in the aftermath of the tragic shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville on March 27. Among them was Sgt. Andrew Ivey, chaplain coordinator for the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) and a North American Mission Board (NAMB)-endorsed chaplain. “I would describe it as […]
April 24, 2023
By David Dawson and Lonnie WilkeyBaptist and ReflectorMOUNT JULIET —Disaster relief efforts concluded in McNairy County on April 22, but are expected to continue for at least three more weeks in Covington. Tornadoes and severe storms swept across the central and southern portions of the United States, including Tennessee, on March 31 and the early […]
April 24, 2023
By Baptist and ReflectorJACKSON — Stephen Rummage, pastor of Quail Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Okla., will be nominated for presidency of the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference. Adam Dooley, pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, will nominate Rummage. “I cannot imagine a better choice to lead next year’s SBC Pastors’ Conference […]
April 20, 2023
By Baptist Press & B&R staffNASHVILLE — The president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Commission has been joined by 11 Tennessee pastors and the president of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board in urging state legislators to enact safety measures to protect the public from gun violence. TBMB president Randy C. Davis and Ethics […]
April 18, 2023
By Danny SinquefieldHarvest Field 1 team leader, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardThe Apostle Paul shared this word of gratitude related to his ministry in Ephesus – “For a great and effective door has opened to me …” (I Corinthians 16:9a). This is exactly how the Lord is blessing the work of our Tennessee Baptist churches in […]
April 15, 2023
By Baptist and ReflectorBaptist and Reflector STANTON — Wearing green hats and warm smiles, a large group of Tennessee Baptist volunteers served lunch to more than 1,000 construction workers on Friday afternoon at BlueOval City (the under-construction Ford plant) in Stanton. The luncheon — hosted by more than a dozen Baptist churches and supported by […]
April 14, 2023
By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBFRANKLIN — Although Mark Whitt has participated in Beach Reach more than a dozen times, he doesn’t show any signs of burnout. Quite the opposite. Whitt, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) director at Middle Tennessee State University, said his passion for Beach Reach — a ministry in which BCM students travel […]
April 12, 2023
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — On any given Sunday there may be as many as 350 churches in Tennessee without a pastor, according to Roger “Sing” Oldham, pastor engagement specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “The number changes weekly as churches are constantly working to fill those vacant pulpits,” Oldham said. “Many […]
April 12, 2023
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorSPRINGVILLE — Any way you slice it, Brian Parsons is a bivocational pastor. The bivocational pastor of Springville Baptist Church also is the bivocational pastor of McDavid Grove Baptist Church, both located in Henry County. Parsons is believed to be the only bivocational pastor of two Tennessee Baptist churches at […]
April 11, 2023
By Baptist and ReflectorBaptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,848,614 through the Cooperative Program in March. For the first five months of the 2022-23 budget year, Tennessee Baptists have given $15,051,061. The amount is $59,331 or 0.4 percent below what was given at the same time last year, but is $467,728 […]
April 10, 2023
By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBFRANKLIN — Even if the travel distance was short, the spiritual sustenance will surely go a long way for the students who took part in the 2023 Youth Evangelism Conference. Hosted at three regional sites across the state — thereby cutting down on the mileage for many youth groups — the […]
April 4, 2023
By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBCOVINGTON — Multiple teams from Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief have converged in Covington to help aid the recovery process after a tornado ripped through the area on Friday night. The violent storm, which classified as a EF-3 tornado, was responsible for one death and 28 injuries, according the news reports, and […]