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TENNESCENE MAY 2-15

May 1, 2018

LEADERS Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Savannah, has called Jonathan Barnard as pastor to students and children. He had been living in Gulfport, Miss., while attending New Orleans (La.) Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Stefanie, have three children. Joe Wright, director of missions for Dyer Baptist Association, based in Dyersburg, for the past 18 years, has resigned to become executive director of the Bivocational Small Church Leadership Network. He

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TBMB STAFF, B&R EARN BCA AWARDS

May 1, 2018

Baptist and Reflector WASHINGTON — The Communications Team of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board captured 15 awards during the recent Baptist Communicators Association awards competition. Awards were presented during the organization’s 64th annual workshop held April 18-21 in Washington, D.C. In addition, the Baptist and Reflector was cited as the second best overall state newspaper in the Southern Baptist Convention in terms of design and content. “I’m extremely proud of

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ON A MISSION

May 1, 2018

Pursuing their third straight state championship, The King’s Academy softball players keep Christ first By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector SEYMOUR — Having been in existence for less than five years, The King’s Academy softball team has quickly established itself as a genuine Goliath — in a David-sized body. Proudly carrying the banner for a high school that has only about 160 students, the Lady Lions have captured back-to-back Division

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FUGE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF MINISTRY TO STUDENTS

April 30, 2018

LifeWay News Office NASHVILLE — Randy Parks remembers the music, the games, and the wacky events from the first summer he attended Centrifuge in 1979. But most of all, he remembers the clear message of the gospel and the strong conviction that a life following Christ was exciting and worth living.

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CITY REACH OFFERS ‘NUTS & BOLTS’ MINISTRY

April 24, 2018

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN —  Rusty Sumrall said the momentum continues to build for City Reach Nashville. In the weeks ahead, he is hopeful the excitement will transform into action. “We have 30 churches across Tennessee who have shared interest in coming to Nashville,” said Sumrall, executive director of the Nashville Baptist Association. “So, now we need these churches, and other churches, to make the commitment to

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WAFFLE HOUSE KILLER ARRESTED FOLLOWING ‘SCARY’ SUNDAY

April 23, 2018

NASHVILLE (BP) — With the lone suspect in a Nashville mass shooting still on the loose Sunday morning, area churches tightened security and heightened their focus on prayer. “It was a scary thing to a lot of our people,” said Cathey Williams, the ministry assistant at Hickory Hollow Baptist Church, which is less than two miles from a Waffle House where Travis Reinking is accused of killing four people and

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TENNESSEE WMU TEAM PRAYS FOR BOSTON AREA

April 23, 2018

By Juliana Wilson TENNESSEE WMU BOSTON, Mass. — A team of Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union ladies recently traveled to the Greater Boston area to prayerwalk. The group, consisting of Bobby Turner, Shelby Lord, Yolanda Heuser, and Colleen Richardson, worked with Sam Taylor, director of missions for the Greater Boston Baptist Association.  

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HENRY MATRIARCH GOING STRONG AT AGE 100

April 20, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Former Southern Baptist Convention President Jim Henry is 80 years old and his brother, Joe, is 77. But rest assured, when their 100-year-old mother, Katherine Henry, speaks, they still listen. And, they each call her at least once a day. “She won’t let us get off the phone,” Jim laughed. The Henrys held a birthday celebration dinner for their mother a

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LOTTIE MOON GIFTS UP 4.4 PERCENT

April 19, 2018

Baptist Press RICHMOND  — Southern Baptists’ contributions to support international missions through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering are 4.4 percent ahead of last year’s pace, according to a report by Rodney Freeman, IMB treasurer and vice president of support services.

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TENNESCENE MAY 2-15

May 1, 2018

LEADERS Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Savannah, has called Jonathan Barnard as pastor to students and children. He had been living in Gulfport, Miss., while attending

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TBMB STAFF, B&R EARN BCA AWARDS

May 1, 2018

Baptist and Reflector WASHINGTON — The Communications Team of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board captured 15 awards during the recent Baptist Communicators Association awards competition.

Read More »

ON A MISSION

May 1, 2018

Pursuing their third straight state championship, The King’s Academy softball players keep Christ first By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector SEYMOUR — Having been in

Read More »

LOTTIE MOON GIFTS UP 4.4 PERCENT

April 19, 2018

Baptist Press RICHMOND  — Southern Baptists’ contributions to support international missions through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering are 4.4 percent ahead of last year’s pace,

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