Baptist and Reflector COOKEVILLE — In their first annual meeting outside of Gatlinburg since the early 1990s, members of Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union elected a new president, along with other officers  and promotional directors, and approved revisions to their bylaws. The meeting was held May 1 at First Baptist Church, Cookeville. Until about 1993, the annual meeting was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention

Baptist Press HENDERSONVILLE — Greg Davidson, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Vacaville, Calif., will be nominated for president of the 2022 SBC Pastors’ Conference. Bruce Chesser, pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, announced his intention to make the nomination in an email to Baptist Press. The nomination, made May 13, will take place Monday, June 14, as part of the pastors’ track during the Send Conference in Nashville that precedes

Baptist and Reflector Gibson County recreational lake  was the site of 48 baptisms, including a large number of inmates from the Gibson County correctional facility, on the night of April 19.     Roughly two weeks earlier, the correctional facility had hosted a “one-night revival” — organized by Sheriff Paul Thomas — that featured 11 separate services held simultaneously in the living pods on the campus. 

By Lonnie Wilkey and Chris Turner Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) in Tennessee will not be impacted by a possible Southern Baptist Convention vote to transfer the collegiate ministry assignment from LifeWay Christian Resources to the North American Mission Board. “It is important to remember that Tennessee Baptists have provided Baptist Collegiate Ministry on Tennessee campuses for approximately 100 years,” said Bill Choate, collegiate ministry director

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Roc Collins has preached thousands of sermons all over the world and is a sought after speaker for evangelistic events. Collins, director of strategic objectives for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, perhaps is best known in Tennessee for a phrase he said — “It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late” — during his President’s Address delivered to