Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Three Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have received two of the highest awards for service from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. The awards were voted on and approved by SBDR’s steering committee and announced during the National Roundtable in Albuquerque, N.M. Tommy and Karen Wilson of First Baptist Church, Dresden, received the Joel Phillips Award for Outstanding Achievement. The couple has been serving together in disaster

Pastors, churches still dealing with COVID-19 stress By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist & Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — As the second anniversary of the introduction of COVID-19 to the world approaches, Tennessee Baptist pastors and churches are still dealing with the stresses caused by the pandemic. According to recent findings from Lifeway Research, while more folks are once again attending church, pre-pandemic attendance levels have stalled. More than eight in 10

By Timothy Cockes Baptist Press CHATTANOOGA — After learning his home town of Chattanooga is one of the most polluted cities in the world, 12-year-old Cash Daniels knew he had to do something. Daniels began mobilizing and organizing various cleanup efforts in and around the Tennessee River. To date, Daniel’s efforts have helped remove more than 12,000 pounds of garbage from the river. His efforts have received nationwide attention, including