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CHURCH LEARNS OF IMPACT 77 YEARS LATER

By Linda Lawson Still Contributing Writer, Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — After an intense, two-week pilgrimage to Nashville, Woo Jaeo returned to South Korea Oct. 19 with greater insights about the grandfather he never knew. He arrived knowing that Woo Tai-ho, a Presbyterian minister, had studied theology at Vanderbilt  University divinity school in 1939, became a Baptist and a member of Belmont Heights Baptist Church in the city, and went

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SYATP RALLY DRAWS 600, 100 COMMITMENTS

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — For years Millington First Baptist Church has been holding a rally on the evening following See You At the Pole. See You At the Pole draws students in schools across the United States to their school’s flag poles to pray before school starts. The church holds the See You At the Pole Rally — which is called The Rally

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CHURCH CAN ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DONELSON — “The United States of America needs to use its moral leadership to end modern slavery around the world,” said U.S. Sen. Bob Corker at First Baptist Church here. His statement elicited applause from the about 300 in attendance. Twenty-seven million people around the world are living in slavery because of human trafficking, “more than at any time in our

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BAG LADIES DRAW GLOBAL ATTENTION

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector UNION CITY — On a recent Tuesday Peggy Robinson was interviewed by someone from NBC Nightly News in New York City. Robinson, a long-time member of Second Baptist Church here, is becoming used to the media attention which has extended to media in other countries. It probably started around Sept. 9 when a video of her and her fellow “Bag Ladies”

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A DAY AT THE ZOO AFFIRMS CREATION

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — On a recent Saturday some folks viewing the giraffes at the Nashville Zoo could hold their smart phone up to the area sign and view via video Brent Porter, associate pastor of students, Springfield Baptist Church, Springfield, say, “God created the giraffe on day six and created it as the tallest animal in all of the world. … “The

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BCM STUDENTS USE FALL BREAK TO MINISTER

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BATON ROUGE, La. — Nearly 70 Baptist Collegiate Ministries students from three Tennessee campuses (University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Belmont University, Nashville; and Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville) used their fall break to help flood victims in Louisiana. In addition, a team from Walters State Community College in Morristown did disaster relief work in West Virginia. The Tennessee college students did mudout in homes in the

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2016 ELECTION: IS NOT VOTING AN OPTION?

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Former Tennessee Baptist pastor Kenyn Cureton has heard numerous concerns expressed about not having a viable option to vote for in the upcoming presidential election on Nov. 8. In his current role as vice president for church ministries with the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., Cureton has been asked his opinion of the upcoming presidential election multiple times. Often, he

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DENVER’S BEAUTY, SPIRITUAL NEED SEEN BY NAMB TRUSTEES

Mike Ebert Executive Dir. of Public Relations, NAMB DENVER (BP) — Set against a backdrop of freshly snow-capped mountains on the front range of Colorado’s Rockies, North American Mission Board trustees saw firsthand how Southern Baptist church planters are countering spiritual darkness in the midst of a recreational paradise. On the Monday before their Oct. 4-5 meeting, trustees loaded onto buses to visit church planters at their places of ministry.

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EC MEDIA POLICY INCLUDES SOCIAL MEDIA

Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The Executive Committee has voted to update its media policy, prompted by the proliferation and ease of use of social media. In addition to news media, the policy now encompasses any individuals in attendance at EC meetings, including Executive Committee members themselves. The new policy received a unanimous vote Sept. 20 during the EC’s two-day meeting in Nashville.

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DR TEAM SENT TO FLORIDA; OTHERS WILL BE NEEDED IN HURRICANE’S AFTERMATH

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptists have been asked to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti on Oct. 4, causing massive destruction before hitting Cuba later that night. The damage in Cuba was not as extensive as first expected but some areas were hard hit. In Haiti, at least 478 deaths have been attributed to the massive storm and the number is expected to

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