By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] FRANKLIN — Churches across Tennessee are ramping up efforts to communicate with their members in a myriad of ways they never have before, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Churches are employing e-mails, phone calls, Facebook and other social media platforms, and church websites to communicate on a mass scale in order to offer encouragement and provide information. Chuck Workman, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Nashville, has

Baptist and Reflector staff,  Baptist Press NASHVILLE — In an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many churches across Tennessee encouraged members to stay home Sunday and watch online worship services.  The Fellowship at Two Rivers, Nashville, was among the churches in Tennessee who elected to use that option.  An email from the Fellowship’s elders was sent during the week, informing members: “We have made the hard

Dear Tennessee Baptists, We have had several pastors contact us regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Questions have arisen about canceling services and other events, so I wanted to offer our perspective here at the TBMB and just a word of encouragement. Since all TBC churches are autonomous, the TBC has no comprehensive policy that dictates actions related to the COVID-19 virus. We encourage every church to consider how and if they