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TBMB DIRECTORS RECOMMEND SAME CP BUDGET; CHANGE HOW FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED TO SBC

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Baptist Mission Board directors will recommend a Cooperative Program Allocation budget goal of $35 million for the sixth consecutive year. During their meeting Sept. 10 at Forest Hills Baptist Church, Nashville, TBMB directors also approved a change in how CP gifts will be distributed between the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. Board members will recommend to messengers at the annual meeting during The Summit

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TENNESCENE: SEP. 11

CHURCHES Parkburg Baptist Church, Pinson, will have revival services Oct. 27-30 with evangelist Phil Glisson of Memphis. Colonial Baptist Church in Memphis will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 27. Former pastor Gerald Hallmark will lead the joint Sunday School class at 9 a.m. Clay Hallmark, pastor of First Baptist Church, Lexington, and former president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, will bring the message in the 10:30 a.m. worship

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ACTS 2:17 INITIATIVE REPORT APPROVED BY BOARD

NASHVILLE — The Acts 2:17 Initiative is back where it started: In the hands of Tennessee Baptists. The overarching structure of the Initiative — including its order of priorities and early-stage implementation plan — was approved by directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board on Tuesday, Sept. 10, during the board of directors meeting at Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville. The Initiative, which has been anchored by “grassroots input”

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GOTM GIFTS TOP $3.1 MILLION; ANOTHER RECORD SET

FRANKLIN — For the sixth time in eight years, Tennessee Baptists have set a new record for giving through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions with total gifts of $3,128,219.03. The 2023-24 GOTM fiscal year ended Aug. 31. The total includes $2,451,737.21 in gifts from churches and $676,481.82 in Golden Opportunity Projects, a fund established this year to allow donors to give money or in-kind gifts (such as property) to

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TENNESSEE BAPTIST DR UNITS PLACED ON ALERT

FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, has announced that “all (DR) units are being placed on alert for possible deployment” to the Gulf Coast Region. In an email sent on on Monday, Sept. 9, Jones wrote, “With tropical storm Francine developing in the Gulf, we are asking volunteers to begin to plan for possible response as requested. As it looks now, the storm

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SUMMER INTERNSHIP SPARKS SPIRITUAL GROWTH FOR UNION JUNIOR

JACKSON — Union University junior Henry Piercey completed a summer internship with YoungLife and Dollywood Splash Country in Pigeon Forge that he says was life changing. “This summer really taught me to actually hand things over to the Lord,” Piercey said. “Truly, apart from Christ, I really can’t do anything, because I’ve tried it before. Anything I try on my own, it crumbles, ultimately.” Piercey is a Christian ministry and

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TENNESSEE PASTOR, WIFE DIE AFTER CAR CRASH

PIPERTON — Over the past few days, Kirk Baptist Church in Piperton, Tennessee, has had to post words they never wanted to post — that their pastor, Bobby Mullins, was killed in a car accident Sept. 4, and his wife, Wanda, died in the hospital the following day from her injuries. But over the past few days, the congregation along with the family have also expressed other words, words they’ve

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SHOCK, ANGER AS CHINA ENDS ADOPTIONS IMPACTING HUNDREDS OF U.S. FAMILIES

BEIJING — The Chinese government has officially ended its international adoption program, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced Sept. 5, ending hopes for hundreds of U.S. families who were matched with children before the COVID-19 pandemic but had adoptions put on hold in 2020. Karla Thrasher, senior director of international adoptions at Lifeline Children’s Services based in Birmingham, Ala., said the announcement was shocking to the adoption agency and to

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BROWNSVILLE BAPTIST COUNTS ON SENIOR ADULTS

BROWNSVILLE — When Brownsville Baptist needs something done, pastor emeritus Bob Connerley knows he can count on senior adults to see it accomplished.  “One of the reasons is they have a lifetime of being part of Brownsville Baptist — beginning in the Cradle Roll Department. They are always ready to serve in any capacity needed,” said Connerley who served as pastor of the congregation from 1989-2021. He continues to serve

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EMBRACE GRACE PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR SINGLE MOTHERS

FRANKLIN — Single women who decide against abortion and choose to have their babies often have nowhere to turn. That’s where Embrace Grace comes in. Embrace Grace is a national ministry designed to make sure that “every young woman who is experiencing an unplanned pregnancy has a church family to go to for spiritual, emotional and physical support,” said Leslie Strange, director of the Embrace Grace ministry at Judson Baptist

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TENNESCENE: SEP. 11

CHURCHES Parkburg Baptist Church, Pinson, will have revival services Oct. 27-30 with evangelist Phil Glisson of Memphis. Colonial Baptist Church in Memphis will celebrate its

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