SPRINGVILLE — Any way you slice it, Brian Parsons is a bivocational pastor. The bivocational pastor of Springville Baptist Church also is the bivocational pastor of McDavid Grove Baptist Church, both located in Henry County. Parsons is believed to be the only bivocational pastor of two Tennessee Baptist churches at the same time, said Roger Britton, bivocational ministry specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. The unique arrangement has gone

FRANKLIN — Even if the travel distance was short, the spiritual sustenance will surely go a long way for the students who took part in the 2023 Youth Evangelism Conference.  Hosted at three regional sites across the state — thereby cutting down on the mileage for many youth groups — the annual event drew a total of nearly 3,000 attendees and celebrated 80 professions of faith. There were also 15

COVINGTON —  Multiple teams from Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief have converged in Covington to help aid the recovery process after a tornado ripped through the area on Friday night. The violent storm, which classified as a EF-3 tornado, was responsible for one death and 28 injuries, according the news reports, and left a trail of destruction and devastation in the Covington communities.  Many DR volunteers arrived in Covington over the

MOUNT JULIET — Brock and Kathy Henry of Talbott Baptist Church, Talbott, recently were named recipients of the Distinguished Service Award by the North American Mission Board through disaster relief.  The Henrys serve on the Nolachucky Baptist Association DR team.  NAMB presents up to six Distinguished Services Awards each year to individuals who have provided distinguished service to the kingdom of God through Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, demonstrated “Christ in

ADAMSVILLE — McNairy County received extensive damage and lives were lost in the storms that swept across Tennessee on March 31 and the early morning hours of April 1, said Russ Wilkins, director of missions for Shiloh Baptist Church, based in Adamsville Tennessee Emergency Management Association confirmed April 2 that nine people died in weather-related deaths in McNairy County. Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief’s  incident command post, manned by John and

MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has boots on the ground across Tennessee this week as volunteers provide the “hands and feet” of Jesus to those affected by a deadly string of storms that swept across the central and southern portions of the United States March 31 and the early morning hours of April 1. CNN News reported April 2 that 32 deaths have been confirmed by the storms,

HENDERSONVILLE — It’s not a matter of choice for leaders at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, when it comes to church planting or church revitalization. They do both.  “We fully believe in planting churches,” said Bruce Raley, executive pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville. “We have a church we’re planting right now in the Hell’s Kitchen community of New York City, but we also just have a burden for churches that are

MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is gearing up to assist Tennessee residents in the aftermath of a string of tornadoes and severe storms that struck the state on March 31 and the early morning hours of April 1. Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, said the full extent of damage across Tennessee probably won’t be known until later in the day (April 1).

SODDY-DAISY — When pastor Jeff Myers was in the hospital four years ago with sepsis, he wasn’t only concerned about his own health.  He was also focused on the financial health of his church.  For more than 20 years, Union Fork Baptist Church in Soddy-Daisy had been dealing with the burden of paying off a large bank loan. And Myers believed it was time for that to change.  “When I