By David Dawson [email protected]  NASHVILLE — Despite some difficult circumstances, The Axis Church is still spinning.  Members of the church, located in downtown Nashville, gathered for an on-campus worship service on Sunday, Sept. 19 — just six days after an arsonist set fire to the building and caused extensive damage. The arsonist threw a Molotov cocktail through a church window on the night of Sept. 13. Pastor Jeremy Rose said the

By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector ENVILLE — From police officer to church trumpet player to volunteer fire department chaplain to mother of six children, Danielle Cook, a member of Enville Baptist Church, does it all. Cook, who is originally from Iowa, moved to Tennessee with her family in 2011. She worked in childcare until her youngest child began school.  Then, she began working at the prison in Clifton, but

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — The directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board approved a $35 million Cooperative Program budget for 2021-22 and a partnership with the Hawaii/Pacific Baptist Convention during its Sept. 15 meeting at Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville. The directors also voted to extend the City Reach partnership for another year so that volunteer mission work can be emphasized in the

By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — While numerous Tennessee Baptist disaster relief volunteers are continuing to assist the flood recovery efforts in their home state, other DR teams are being dispatched to Louisiana to serve those impacted by Hurricane Ida.  In both places, people are hurting. And in both places, Tennessee Baptist DR teams are meeting needs — physically, emotionally and spiritually.  Over the past few weeks, a large number

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — “Forward Together with One Heart” is the theme of the 2021 Summit to be held Nov. 14-17 at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood. “I believe our theme for Summit reminds us of the great unity to be found in the Lord’s Great Commission calling” said Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “Our theme