Dale & Frances Matthews provide home, long-term care to 10 special needs children By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector RUTHERFORD — Dale Matthews admits that he was “drug kicking and screaming” into his current situation, which is being a father to 11 special needs children, including 10 who are still in their home. With a smile, he blames Frances, his wife, who sheepishly agrees that she was
Churches in Columbia more concerned about winning people for Christ than racial issues By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector COLUMBIA — Race relations often are tense across the United States, but in Columbia, especially in several Baptist churches, “we work together,” reported Dale Ledbetter, director of missions, Maury Baptist Association, based here. During his 15-year tenure as DOM, racial tensions here have always been minimal, but recently,
Tennessee Baptist DR volunteers continue to help South Carolina flood victims By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MANNING, S.C. — Driving past homes in the low country region of South Carolina between Columbia and the coast, one might not suspect that less than a month ago many roads were impassable. And, unless there was the obvious sign of water-logged furniture piled across the front yard awaiting trash pickup, one
By Lisa Cannon Green LifeWay News NASHVILLE – Before a divorce, churchgoers in troubled marriages look a lot like their happily married counterparts at church—participating, serving, and leading at similar rates. After a divorce, the differences can be stark. Twenty percent have dropped out of church entirely. In many cases, their children have stopped attending too. A third give less to the church than they did before. Their churches report leadership
By Carol Pipes LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE — When it comes to Halloween, most Americans don¹t have a problem celebrating the spooky holiday. Yet, one-third say they avoid Halloween or its pagan elements. Although three in five Americans told LifeWay Research Halloween is “all in good fun,” 21 percent avoid the holiday completely and another 14 percent avoid the pagan elements. Halloween has been known in North America since colonial
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — The Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention signed the closing documents on property in Franklin Oct. 26, preparing the way for construction to begin on a permanent location for the convention’s Church Support Center. “We are thankful to have this step behind us and can now turn our attention to the construction,” said Randy C. Davis, executive director of the
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector Pastor James Julian and his daughter, Natalie, 8, stand with children of the Crawford family by the new home which Spring Creek Road Baptist Church helped them obtain. From left are Taya, 2; Abby, 11; Brandon, 13; Destiny, 4; and first row, Natalie Julian, 8; and Kyla, 9. The parents and a new baby which is hospitalized were away from home.
Baptist and Reflector CHARLESTON — In the fall of 2014 the Lord began to compel Candies Creek Baptist Church here to give themselves to a renewed emphasis on disciple-making for 2015, said Pastor Jamie Work. He noted that ministry leaders and pastoral staff prayerfully planned the coming year around the theme of “Disciples Making Disciples: Reach, Teach, Equip, and Release.” A team of the church’s pastors from both of Candies
Approximately 40 Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers served in South Carolina last week. Teams provided mud-out or flood recovery to residents who experienced damage to their homes from the massive flooding caused recently by Hurricane Joaquin. DR teams are based out of First Baptist Church, Manning. Additional teams will arrive this week and more will be needed. People interested in helping the relief efforts can give to the South Carolina
By Baptist Press ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP) — Lou Warshaw prayed for 24 years that her husband George would accept Christ as his Lord and Savior. After years of refusing to give up on the hope that he would become a Christian, God answered her prayers when, at the age of 101, George made that decision and followed through with believer’s baptism. “The devil kept telling me it wouldn’t happen,” Lou
Dale & Frances Matthews provide home, long-term care to 10 special needs children By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector RUTHERFORD — Dale
Churches in Columbia more concerned about winning people for Christ than racial issues By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector COLUMBIA — Race
Tennessee Baptist DR volunteers continue to help South Carolina flood victims By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MANNING, S.C. — Driving past homes in
By Lisa Cannon Green LifeWay News NASHVILLE – Before a divorce, churchgoers in troubled marriages look a lot like their happily married counterparts at church—participating, serving,
By Carol Pipes LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE — When it comes to Halloween, most Americans don¹t have a problem celebrating the spooky holiday. Yet, one-third
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — The Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention signed the closing documents on property in Franklin
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector Pastor James Julian and his daughter, Natalie, 8, stand with children of the Crawford family by
Baptist and Reflector CHARLESTON — In the fall of 2014 the Lord began to compel Candies Creek Baptist Church here to give themselves to a
Approximately 40 Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers served in South Carolina last week. Teams provided mud-out or flood recovery to residents who experienced damage to
By Baptist Press ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP) — Lou Warshaw prayed for 24 years that her husband George would accept Christ as his Lord and Savior.
