From Carson-Newman communications JEFFERSON CITY — More than 70 Carson-Newman University student-volunteers recently came together to assemble Easter baskets for area children in need. The baskets were then donated to Morristown-based Food on Foot. They included toys, snacks and activity books for young children. Students lined up to assemble the gifts Tuesday during a festive, on-campus Easter event known simply as “The Hunt.” The University’s offices of Community Connections and

Roughly 300 BCM students travel to Fla. for Beach Reach   By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector contributing writer PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Around 300 college students, including some from seven Tennessee Baptist Collegiate Ministries, spent a week in Panama City Beach spreading the gospel to college students visiting the area on spring break. Through the Beach Reach program, college students and church groups share the good news of

9-year-old saved in VBS still involved 60 years later  By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] ROGERSVILLE — Margaret Sorah died in December of 2018, but her legacy and love for Vacation Bible School lives on through the people she taught over the years. Sorah, whose late husband Ron was a longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor, was involved in teaching Vacation Bible School even before he began serving as a pastor.

By Kendall Christian WMU news office BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — WorldCrafts, the fair trade division of national WMU, develops sustainable, fair-trade businesses among impoverished people around the world. Its vision is to offer an income with dignity and the hope of everlasting life to every person on earth.  Tennessee WMU desires to offer churches and small groups the opportunity to discover how they can get involved in missions through the ministry