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WEAKLEY COUNTY STAYS STRONG ON HOME FRONT

DRESDEN — A mission trip without much mileage. Perhaps that’s the best and most succinct way to sum up what a large group of volunteers from Weakley County experienced this summer.  In place of their annual long-haul mission trip, the Weakley County contingent stayed close to home, completing more than a dozen service projects inside the county lines.  Phil Mitchell, director of missions for the Weakley County Baptist Association, said

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ASSOCIATION SPONSORS MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE

MORRISTOWN — Nolachucky Baptist Association’s Woman’s Missionary Union will sponsor a “Mental Health Mission Field: Mobilizing the Church for Healing” conference on Oct. 12 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Morristown. The meeting also is supported by Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union. The keynote speaker will be Heather Evans, a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years’ experience, specializing in sexual trauma and sex trafficking. She is

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DR ISSUES CALL-OUT: FLOOD RECOVERY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, issued a callout on Wednesday, Aug. 14, for flood recovery trained volunteers for response in Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania and possibly South Carolina. The recovery efforts come in the aftermath of Hurricane Debby, a slow-moving and erratic Category 1 hurricane that caused widespread flooding across the southeastern United States in early August.

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TENNESCENE: AUG. 14

LEADERS Jon Foster recently was ordained as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Tellico Plains. CHURCHES Ralston Baptist Church, Martin, will celebrate its 150th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 6. The celebration will include a 9:45 a.m. worship service, a 10:45 a.m. music celebration with the group Living Truth, a 12 p.m. luncheon (food and beverages provided by the church) and a time of celebration and testimonies from special guests afterwards.

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GREER TO BE NOMINATED AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OF PASTORS CONFERENCE

FRANKLIN — Sam Greer, pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, will be nominated to serve as president-elect of the 2025 Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference. Chuck Herring, pastor of First Baptist Church, Collierville, announced July 24 that he would nominate Greer.  He noted that Greer was called to preach while attending First Baptist Church, Richland, Miss., while Herring was serving as pastor. “Over the ensuing years, I have served as

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of   $26,275,764. With three months remaining in the 2023-24, fiscal year, gifts are $246,707 or 0.9 percent above what was given after nine months last year. 

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of   $26,275,764. With three months remaining in the 2023-24, fiscal year, gifts are $246,707 or 0.9 percent above what was given after nine months last year. 

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of   $26,275,764. With three months remaining in the 2023-24, fiscal year, gifts are $246,707 or 0.9 percent above what was given after nine months last year. 

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JUDSON BAPTIST HOLDS VBS TRAINING IN CUBA

NASHVILLE — August will be a busy month for Cuban churches. Church leaders anticipate more than 500 churches will host Vacation Bible Schools in church buildings, backyards and homes across the island, thanks to a team from Judson Baptist Church in Nashville. Ariadna Torres was a member of the nine-person team from Judson who traveled to Havana June 21-29 to hold VBS training there.  The team included seven Hispanics and

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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF VBS

FRANKLIN — Southern Baptists are celebrating an important birthday this year, and a few Tennessee Baptist churches made the most of the occasion.  If fun music, crafts, snacks and lots of energetic kids and adults come to your mind, you are on the right track. Lifeway’s Vacation Bible School is 100 years old this year, and according to Liane Keaton, ministry assistant and VBS director with Sylvia Baptist Church in

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TENNESCENE: AUG. 14

LEADERS Jon Foster recently was ordained as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Tellico Plains. CHURCHES Ralston Baptist Church, Martin, will celebrate its 150th anniversary on

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of  

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of  

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of  

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