By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor at Cross Church in Springdale, Ark., recently attended a gathering of Walmart shareholders. He said he was amazed, even awed, at the energy in the building during the week-long event.
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Standing behind his “home” pulpit on the final day of this year’s Tennessee Baptist Convention, Bruce Chesser, the senior pastor at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, encouraged attendees to stand strong in their beliefs about the Bible’s infallibility.
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — On his final day as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, Steve Freemen joked that he was never able to completely define his role. “I don’t know what it means to be president, but I’ve had a great time trying to figure it out,” Freeman said on Nov. 14 while delivering the annual president’s message at Summit. “It has been an awesome
LEADERS Faith Baptist Church, Linden, which meets at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center, has called Jim Cain as pastor. He has been serving as interim pastor for the past six months. A native of Memphis, Cain has lived in Perry County for about a year. His wife Mary, a native of Perry County, is involved with children’s ministry. John Green IV is the new pastor of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church,
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — The damage caused by the tornadoes that moved through middle Tennessee on Saturday night has forced The Glade Church in Mount Juliet to move its worship services to a new location for the next several weeks.
By Tim Ellsworth Union University News Office JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University has settled its lawsuit against the U.S. government concerning the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ mandate that Union provide abortion-causing drugs as part of its employee health plans. Under the terms of the settlement, the U.S. government agreed that the mandate was a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and that that under the Supreme
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — In a move aimed at increasing the number of children and families served while reducing costs, Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes has announced plans to streamline its residential care by moving to regional campuses. The effort is an attempt to “be good stewards of the resources the Lord provides for our ministry,” said TBCH President Greg McCoy. In recent years TBCH reserve
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention overwhelmingly spoke against racism and elected David Leavell, pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington, as president. The annual meeting, held during The Summit Nov. 12-16 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, drew 993 messengers from 422 churches. Attendance was down from the 1,228 who attended last year’s sessions in Sevierville but was
From Carson-Newman JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The No. 2-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team earned a berth in the NCAA Division II national semifinals with a 2-0 victory over West Florida on Sunday afternoon. Carson Newman (20-0-1) will face UC Colorado Springs on Nov. 30 in Kansas City, Mo., in the semifinals.
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — David Leavell, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington, was elected president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention on Nov. 14 during the opening session of the convention’s annual meeting. Leavell, who served as vice president of the TBC in 2015, was unopposed for the presidency. The session was moderated by current TBC president Steve Freeman, who opened the floor for nominees and
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor at Cross Church in Springdale, Ark., recently attended a gathering of Walmart shareholders.
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Standing behind his “home” pulpit on the final day of this year’s Tennessee Baptist Convention, Bruce Chesser,
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — On his final day as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, Steve Freemen joked that he was
LEADERS Faith Baptist Church, Linden, which meets at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center, has called Jim Cain as pastor. He has been serving as interim
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — The damage caused by the tornadoes that moved through middle Tennessee on Saturday night has forced
By Tim Ellsworth Union University News Office JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University has settled its lawsuit against the U.S. government concerning the U.S. Department of
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — In a move aimed at increasing the number of children and families served while reducing costs,
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention overwhelmingly spoke against racism and elected
From Carson-Newman JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The No. 2-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team earned a berth in the NCAA Division II national semifinals with a
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — David Leavell, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington, was elected president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention
