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LEWIS DONATES MOST OF PASTORAL LIBRARY TO UNION

By Grace White Union University JACKSON — Pastor Frank Lewis of First Baptist Church, Nashville, has donated approximately 2,000 books from his personal library to Union University to be used by students and faculty.  Lewis’ collection is expansive, including various Bible commentaries and devotionals as well as books that he inherited from the two pastors who served before him at FBC Nashville.  As part of Union’s library, Lewis’ collection will

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FOOD PANTRY HELPS CHURCH REACH COMMUNITY, SHARE GOSPEL

By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — Mike Parker had never pastored before coming to Riverview Baptist Church, Knoxville, in January 2020 to help with church revitalization. “You hired a missionary, and so we’re going to do missions,” he told the congregation of around 20. “That’s how we’re going to get this thing going.” Six weeks later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Parker knew the church needed to start doing

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21 REASONS FOR $2.1 MILLION IN ’21

Editor’s note: The suggested dates for the Week of Prayer for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions are Sept. 12-19. The 2021-22 GOTM goal is $2.1 million. By Matt Tullos Special Assistant to the Executive Director, TBMB As we begin the journey to 2.1 million dollars raised through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions, here are 21 reasons why we are asking all our churches to give generously.  1. We

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CHURCHES PARTNER TO PROVIDE VBS/SPORTS CAMP

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FAIRFIELD GLADE — In what could only be described as a divine appointment, two ministers were brought together by God and a partnership was formed that was a blessing to both churches. Bruce Raley, senior associate pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, and Doug Elders, pastor of First Baptist Church, Fairfield Glade, were the arrangements committee for the annual meeting of the

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TBMB JOINS AMICUS BRIEF IN RELIGIOUS LIBERTY CASE

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board announced plans Sept. 2 to join an amicus (a strong interest in the case but not a party to the case, commonly referred to as “friend of the court”) brief in a certiorari (request to review a lower court decision) filed before the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of “New Life

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BAPTIST CENTER SERVES AS ‘CORNERSTONE’ FOR COMMUNITY

Editor’s note: The suggested dates for the Week of Prayer for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions is Sept. 12-19. The 2021-22 GOTM goal is $2.1 million. By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — There’s never a typical day at the Montgomery Village Baptist Center in South Knoxville. From a clothing room to food giveaways to help with housing applica tions, the building has a plethora of ways to

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RESTORING HOPE

Tennessee Baptists answer the call after flooding leaves trail of destruction throughout Humphreys County By David Dawson [email protected] WAVERLY — Walking through certain parts of the flood-ravaged city of Waverly feels almost like navigating through a war zone. Houses, cars, fences and furniture are mangled and mashed. Random pieces of brick and wood are strewn along the streets and sidewalks.         But in the heart of the

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DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS PREPARE FOR RESPONSE TO HURRICANE IDA

By Carrie Brown McWhorter The Baptist Paper PORT FOURCHON, La — Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams in several states are on alert for likely deployment in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall Aug. 29 as a Category 4 storm. Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, La., around noon Sunday as a high-end Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. The strong winds downed trees and

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ARDMORE CHURCH JOURNEYS FROM COVID-19 TO CHAOS TO SALVATIONS

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] ARDMORE — A small country church “in the middle of nowhere” is doing quite well as it continues to rebound from an off year due to COVID-19, says pastor Michael Cothren of Kelly’s Creek Baptist Church. This summer, Kelly’s Creek held camps for youth and children and the result was 11 decisions for Christ at camp and three more who made decisions

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PREGNANCY CRISIS CENTER DIRECTOR HAS PASSION FOR MINISTRY

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MORRISTOWN — Lanette Breeden was a stay-at-home mom with a small child and a baby on the way when she became a volunteer at the Pregnancy Crisis Center in Morristown. Two years later, she became interim director and within a few months, she was the director. Twenty years later, Breeden is as passionate about the ministry to help mothers with unplanned pregnancies

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