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SURVEY REVEALS MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF SBC MINISTERS DON’T HAVE A WILL

Tennessee Baptist Foundation will assist ministers, laity with estate plans By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — The results of a recent survey about estate planning, contracted by the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Foundation, are disappointing but not surprising, said Bill Gruenewald, president of the Tennessee Baptist Foundation. The survey, conducted by LifeWay Research, revealed that more than half of Southern Baptist pastors do not have a will,

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VOLUNTEERS TRANSFORM BCM AT UT-CHATTANOOGA

Baptist and Reflector CHATTANOOGA — A group of Tennessee Baptist volunteers worked hard over the summer months to help transform the Baptist Collegiate Ministry building at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Mark LeMay, properties management specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, and a five-member team from Red Bank Baptist Church in Chattanooga tore out a 25-ton fireplace that was hindering the work of the BCM due to poor space allocation,

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BLESSINGS IN BACKPACKS

Christmas backpack ministry brings gospel, toys to children By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — This Christmas, hundreds of underprivileged children in Tennessee will be receiving Barbie dolls and board games, matchbox cars and model planes. More importantly, they will be receiving hope through the good news of Jesus. All across the state, Tennessee Baptists are participating in “Christmas Backpacks for Children and Teens” — a ministry that

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TENNESSEE TEAMS PROVIDING MEALS, HELP

Baptist and Reflector KINSTON, N.C.  — The feeding unit of Sullivan Baptist Association, along with supporting units from Watauga, Holston and Knox County Associations, are set up and are providing 6,000 meals a day, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

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TENNESSEE BAPTIST DR TEAM HEADED TO N.C.

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The feeding unit of Sullivan Baptist Association, along with supporting units from Watauga, Holston and Knox County Associations, will be heading to Cary, N.C. on Sept. 16 to begin responding in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

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PLATT TO STEP DOWN FROM IMB; MEADOR NAMED INTERIM PRESIDENT

By Julie McGowan IMB office Editorial note: Statements from Platt and Dunbar follow this release.  RICHMOND, Virginia — After receiving the resignation of Dr. David Platt, IMB president, to be effective at the Sept. 27, 2018, trustee meeting, the Executive Committee of the board of trustees of the International Mission Board voted in a special meeting Sept. 13 to approve Dr. Clyde Meador as interim president starting Sept. 27, subject

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TBMB WEBSITE HITS ‘THE BIG 2-0’

Since its launch in 1998, site has seen upgrades, redesigns and expansion By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Although there was no cake or balloons to mark the occasion, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board recently celebrated a birthday for one its most important team members: The TBMB website. With little fanfare but plenty of significance, the site hit the 20-year mark in June.

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TBDR PREPARES FOR FLORENCE

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been placed on alert status as Hurricane Florence barrels toward the East Coast. The category 4 hurricane is expected to hit the Carolinas on Sept. 13, continuing into the next day, according to The Weather Channel. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in North and South Carolina and Virginia, according to other news reports.

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TBDR PREPARES FOR FLORENCE

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been placed on alert status as Hurricane Florence barrels toward the East Coast. The category

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