By Ken Carver Special to the Baptist and Reflector  COLLIERVILLE — They are a “Circle of Friends.” They have no organization chart. No elected leaders. No budgeted funding. They keep no minutes. Yet they minister mightily to the widows of Collierville First Baptist Church. God has called these 20 women to serve the church’s widows in ways that the church’s deacons — who also have an active widows ministry —

Belmont University News Office  NASHVILLE — In the spirit of giving thanks, Belmont University today dedicated its chapel in honor of a man long deemed the “heart and soul” of the institution. Herbert C. Gabhart died in September 2009, but the former chancellor and president left behind a 50-year legacy of impact on this campus and the surrounding community. The Herbert C. Gabhart Chapel will now bear his name in

By Tom Strode Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Bill Lee’s decision to run for governor of Tennessee and his work in that office cannot be explained without understanding the impact of his faith, the state’s highest office-holder told Christian leaders Dec. 3 at a Southern Baptist-sponsored event in Nashville. “[T]he way that faith plays out most in my life is that I believe that we are called to serve people,” said

By Lonnie Wilkey Baptist and Reflector HARRIMAN — When Taylor Phelps came to the pastorate of Caney Ford Baptist Church in the Midtown community of Roane County in 2014, the church had about 22 members, he recalled. Phelps said it did not take long for him to discover that Caney Ford was known in the Midtown community as the “family chapel or family church.”  And, for some people in the