By Bill Sorrell Contributing Writer, B&R TRENTON — From wheelchair to state championship to Mr. Football, Cooper Baugus has rolled his way into the record books. A senior quarterback at Peabody High School, Baugus was named the 2A Tennessee Titans Mr. Football on Dec. 2 at Nissan Stadium. He is the first Mr. Football winner in school history. “It meant the world to me when they called my name,” said
By Ann Lovell IMB offices Missions is alive and well at First Baptist Church Park Street in Charlottesville, Virginia. This should come as no surprise, given that the church, founded in 1831, is home to one of Southern Baptists’ most famous international missionaries — Lottie Moon. Charlotte “Lottie” Diggs Moon was born Dec. 12, 1840, in Albemarle County, Virginia. Charlottesville is the county seat. In 1857, John Broadus, pastor of
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] FRANKLIN — Willie McLaurin, a staff member of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board for nearly 15 years, was named Dec. 17 as vice president for Great Commission relations and mobilization for the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention — a new position created to maximize resources and gospel impact at the EC. In his new role with the Executive Committee, McLaurin will have responsibilities for
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] HENDERSONVILLE — Bruce Chesser, who was elected as the new president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in November, is excited over the convention’s current direction. His motto for the upcoming year? “Don’t mess it up,” Chesser said with a smile. “Our state convention is in great shape under the leadership of Randy C. Davis,” observed Chesser, pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, for the past 10
By Ashley Perham Baptist & Reflector CLIFTON — Randall Runions, NAMB chaplain at the South Central Correctional Facility in Clifton, has run a wheelchair refurbishment program at the prison since 2007. This November, his facility celebrated their 10,000th refurbished wheelchair. The wheelchairs are distributed for free through Joni and Friends, Wheels For The World to people all over the world who need wheelchairs. Wheels For The World works with other
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CLARKSVILLE — The tornadoes that swept through Clarksville in late October were not even over before Carolyn Watson’s phone was ringing. Not only in Middle Tennessee, but throughout the state, Carolyn Watson and the disaster relief team from Cumberland Baptist Association are known for their quick response to disasters where chain saw and flood/fire recovery are needed. Her involvement in disaster relief
By Ken Carver Special to the Baptist and Reflector COLLIERVILLE — They are a “Circle of Friends.” They have no organization chart. No elected leaders. No budgeted funding. They keep no minutes. Yet they minister mightily to the widows of Collierville First Baptist Church. God has called these 20 women to serve the church’s widows in ways that the church’s deacons — who also have an active widows ministry —
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CROSSVILLE — Kim Margrave thought she was making a simple phone call regarding administrative numbers. Little did she know she was actually setting off a chain of events that would ultimately lead to eight professions of faith at Haley’s Grove Baptist Church in Crossville. The sequence began last February when Margrave, former volunteer missions specialist at the Tennessee Baptist Missions Board, was in
Belmont University News Office NASHVILLE — In the spirit of giving thanks, Belmont University today dedicated its chapel in honor of a man long deemed the “heart and soul” of the institution. Herbert C. Gabhart died in September 2009, but the former chancellor and president left behind a 50-year legacy of impact on this campus and the surrounding community. The Herbert C. Gabhart Chapel will now bear his name in
By Aaron Earls LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE — As retail stores hope the holiday shopping season gives their bottom line a lift, American Protestant pastors are less sure the economy is helping their congregations this year. Around two in five pastors of Protestant churches in the United States (41 percent) say the economy is having no impact on their church, according to a new survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. The
By Bill Sorrell Contributing Writer, B&R TRENTON — From wheelchair to state championship to Mr. Football, Cooper Baugus has rolled his way into the record
By Ann Lovell IMB offices Missions is alive and well at First Baptist Church Park Street in Charlottesville, Virginia. This should come as no surprise,
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] FRANKLIN — Willie McLaurin, a staff member of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board for nearly 15 years, was named Dec. 17
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] HENDERSONVILLE — Bruce Chesser, who was elected as the new president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in November, is excited over
By Ashley Perham Baptist & Reflector CLIFTON — Randall Runions, NAMB chaplain at the South Central Correctional Facility in Clifton, has run a wheelchair refurbishment
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CLARKSVILLE — The tornadoes that swept through Clarksville in late October were not even over before Carolyn
By Ken Carver Special to the Baptist and Reflector COLLIERVILLE — They are a “Circle of Friends.” They have no organization chart. No elected leaders.
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CROSSVILLE — Kim Margrave thought she was making a simple phone call regarding administrative numbers. Little did she
Belmont University News Office NASHVILLE — In the spirit of giving thanks, Belmont University today dedicated its chapel in honor of a man long deemed
By Aaron Earls LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE — As retail stores hope the holiday shopping season gives their bottom line a lift, American Protestant pastors