By Diana Chandler Baptist Press PORTLAND — Parnell Suttle baked 196 cakes for friends and events in small-town Portland in 2021. But at 95 and retired, she’s ready to slow down a bit. “I’m not going to bake as many this year as I did last year,” she told Baptist Press, taking a few moments from the senior adult fellowship on Feb. 10 at First Baptist Church, Portland. Suttle, or
By Tena Lee The Hendersonville Standard HENDERSONVILLE —A 14-year ministry aimed at preventing Sumner County residents from going hungry won’t be ending after all. Sumner County Food Bank Executive Director James Gill first told the Hendersonville Standard in early January that the non-profit that distributes food to an estimated 1,000 Sumner County families each month would likely close in April if another church or non-profit didn’t take it over. Gill, 80,
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — In an effort to serve churches, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is seeking to understand future Cooperative Program giving and how the TBMB can most effectively and strategically apply the Cooperative Program resources given by Tennessee Baptists. The TBMB is asking Tennessee Baptists to complete a five-minute survey that can be accessed at www.surveymonkey.com/r/QHGLPMM. B&R
Baptist Press SARALAND, Ala. — Farmersville, Texas, pastor Bart Barber will serve as chair for the 2022 Committee on Resolutions at the annual meeting in Anaheim, Southern Baptist Convention president Ed Litton announced Feb. 14. Barber, who will celebrate 23 years at First Baptist Church in Farmersville in July, served on the committee last year alongside Dana McCain, a member of First Baptist Church in Dothan, Ala., who will be
By Jonathan Howe Baptist Press SARALAND, Ala. — Citing a growing desire to develop a strategy to “bridge our divides and bring about a Gospel-driven unity and reconciliation” and the need to lead as a “pastor rather than from the office of president,” SBC president Ed Litton announced on March 1 that he would not seek a second term as SBC president at the upcoming SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim,
LEADERS Chuck Williams, interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Milan, will write the Bible Studies for Life lessons for March-May. He formerly served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington. Matt Dixon has been called as pastor of Beech Grove Baptist Church in Louisville. He formerly served as youth minister of Dotson Memorial Baptist Church, Maryville. Liberty Grove Baptist Church, Loretto, has called Brock Kilburn as pastor.
Tennessee Baptists continue to give aid around the state — and well beyond By David Dawson [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — The numbers tell the story: 2021 was an extremely busy year for Tennessee Baptist disaster relief teams. With flooding, tornados and other emergency situations occurring in rapid succession — and sometimes even overlapping — Tennessee Baptist DR personnel logged more than 34,000 work hours during the past year. The DR
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has allocated $50,000 in relief funds for Ukrainian Response and $10,000 each for the Baptist seminaries in Ukraine and Romania. The funds will be sent through Send Relief International (SRI) to be used “to assist in meeting the immediate needs of the refugees coming across various borders,” said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the
By Caroline Anderson IMB writer Polish Baptists and International Mission Board missionaries quickly rallied to respond to the needs of Ukrainian refugees crossing the border to seek sanctuary from the attack on their homeland. Josh and Bailey Krause serve with the IMB in Warsaw, Poland, and are the liaisons between the IMB, Send Relief and the Polish Baptist Union. After meeting with Send Relief partners, Josh met with the president
Carson-Newman University news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University’s School of Biblical and Theological Studies expands its degree options in August of 2022 with the addition of a Master of Divinity degree (MDiv). This comes pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. “The MDiv has for several decades been the standard academic degree for training for ministry and prepares students for a wide range
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press PORTLAND — Parnell Suttle baked 196 cakes for friends and events in small-town Portland in 2021. But at 95 and
By Tena Lee The Hendersonville Standard HENDERSONVILLE —A 14-year ministry aimed at preventing Sumner County residents from going hungry won’t be ending after all. Sumner County
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — In an effort to serve churches, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is seeking to understand future Cooperative Program giving and
Baptist Press SARALAND, Ala. — Farmersville, Texas, pastor Bart Barber will serve as chair for the 2022 Committee on Resolutions at the annual meeting in
By Jonathan Howe Baptist Press SARALAND, Ala. — Citing a growing desire to develop a strategy to “bridge our divides and bring about a Gospel-driven
LEADERS Chuck Williams, interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Milan, will write the Bible Studies for Life lessons for March-May. He formerly served as pastor
Tennessee Baptists continue to give aid around the state — and well beyond By David Dawson [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — The numbers tell the story:
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has allocated $50,000 in relief funds for Ukrainian Response and
By Caroline Anderson IMB writer Polish Baptists and International Mission Board missionaries quickly rallied to respond to the needs of Ukrainian refugees crossing the border
Carson-Newman University news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University’s School of Biblical and Theological Studies expands its degree options in August of 2022 with the