November 23, 2021

Four days of worship, fellowship and business Photo gallery.

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November 23, 2021

Messengers united on task force, elections, budget By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R lwilkey@tnbaptist.org BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention messengers overwhelmingly approved a recommendation from directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board to establish a sexual abuse task force, elected new officers and approved changes to the convention’s Constitution and Bylaws. Four recommendations were approved regarding […]

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November 23, 2021

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org JACKSON — When Richard Bragg was called as pastor of Poplar Heights Baptist Church in Jackson in October of 2019, he was joining a congregation that had experienced some struggles in recent years. In 2002, Poplar Heights reported an average worship attendance of 640. Seventeen years later, […]

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November 19, 2021

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org BIRCHWOOD — While some bivocational pastors experienced reduced hours or off days because of COVID-19, it was just the opposite for Bob Schafer, pastor of Birchwood Baptist Church, Birchwood, northwest of Chattanooga. Schafer, better known as Pastor Bob, serves as a chaplain for Signature Health Care which […]

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November 18, 2021

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, often says, “Any way you slice it, Tennessee is a mission field.” Truer words could not be said about the growth of ethnic ministry in Tennessee over the past decade. The world […]

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November 17, 2021

Tennessee pastors Travis Henderson and Scott Brown elected as vice presidents Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention elected Lexington pastor Clay Hallmark as president of the convention Nov. 16 at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood. Hallmark was elected without opposition for the office. David Green, pastor of […]

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November 16, 2021

By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention messengers overwhelmingly approved a recommendation from directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board to establish a sexual abuse task force. The action occurred during the opening session of the TBC annual meeting Nov. 16 at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood. When the session convened, there were 938 […]

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November 16, 2021

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Officers for the 2022 Tennessee Pastors Conference were elected during the afternoon session of the 2021 conference on Nov. 15 at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood. Derek Smith, pastor of Living Hope Baptist Church, Clarksville, and president-elect this past year, will become president, succeeding Corey Cain, pastor of First Baptist Church, […]

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November 16, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Wayne Causey, associate pastor of music and worship at Forest Hills Baptist Church, Nashville, has been chosen as the recipient of the annual Paul B. Clark Church Music Ministry Award. The award is presented by the Tennessee Baptist Church Music Conference to recognize individuals who exemplify outstanding, courageous leadership through […]

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November 16, 2021

By Tom Strode Baptist Press MARYVILLE — Pregnancy Resource Center in Maryville held the first dedication ceremony Oct. 21 for an ultrasound machine placed as the result of a partnership between the Psalm 139 Project and the state of Tennessee. The Psalm 139 Project, a ministry of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission […]

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November 15, 2021

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, held during the Summit at Brentwood Baptist Church, Nov. 14-17, will consider a recommendation to establish a sexual abuse task force. Tennessee Baptist Mission Board directors approved the request of outgoing TBC President Bruce Chesser that a recommendation come through […]

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November 15, 2021

By David Dawson ddawson@tnbaptist.org BRENTWOOD — This year’s Summit, the annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists, opened on Sunday night with three Baptist bedrocks: Praise, preaching and prayer.  Two simultaneous worship events — one at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, and the other at Tusculum Hills Baptist Church, Nashville — served as the official “tip-off” for the 2021 Summit. At […]

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