FRANKLIN — In an effort to allow more time for Sunday School leaders to utilize the commentaries printed in the Baptist and Reflector, we are adjusting the schedule. In the past, we heard from readers who said the B&R would occasionally arrive too late for the first lesson to be used. The new schedule will prevent this. The adjustment starts with today’s issue of the B&R, which includes Sunday School
GALLATIN — Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor Larry L. Gilmore died March 1. He was 77. Gilmore was heavily invested in the work of Tennessee Baptists beyond serving as pastor. He was elected president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and later worked on staff at the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (now Tennessee Baptist Mission Board). Gilmore remained active in ministry following retirement, serving as an interim pastor for
KNOXVILLE — North Knoxville Baptist Church is a revitalization story in the works. Like many other Tennessee Baptist churches, they’ve transformed resources and everyday circumstances into golden opportunities for ministry. Pastor Jim McNeal has led the church to open their facilities for two other churches to meet there. One is a new Presbyterian church, Christ Community Church, set to begin in April with around 100 members; the other is nondenominational,
Tidwell HUMBOLDT — Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor Jerry Tidwell died Feb. 17 at his home in Humboldt, Tenn. He was 62. Tidwell, a former president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, most recently served as pastor of Atwood Cornerstone Church. He was a previous pastor at West Jackson Baptist Church, Ellendale Baptist Church in Bartlett and Grace Baptist Church in Tullahoma.
FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, has issued a call for teams to respond to flooding in West Tennessee. Jones said teams will be needed in Rives, located just below Union City. “We are going to need flood recovery teams, starting next week, and probably for three-to-four weeks after that to get homes cleaned up,” Jones said in an email released Thursday. Jones
JACKSON — Jimmy Bledsoe emphasized the critical role of theological education in missions during his keynote address at Union University’s fifth annual W.D. Powell Missions Lecture on Jan. 30. “The glory of God and the mission of God has to be our highest priority and our greatest occupation,” Bledsoe said. “Even if we are the senders and not necessarily the ones who are sent, we must still have a very
MORRISTOWN — In the wake of the floods that struck Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, God’s Warehouse Ministries has mobilized a rapid response effort to deliver critical supplies to affected communities. The multi-state flood hit on the weekend of Feb. 15, leaving at least 14 dead. This disaster not only comes after the region’s recent recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene but also amid severe winter weather conditions including snow and
EVENTS Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, will host a Wild Game Dinner on March 8 at 5 p.m. Michael Rivers, regional director of Truth in Nature, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at pointchurch.org. The New Salem Baptist Association will be hosting a Men’s Conference on March 21 at the Smith County Agricultural Center. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the service
NASHVILLE (BP) — In a landmark address to SBC Executive Committee members, SBC EC President Jeff Iorg outlined plans for continued sexual abuse prevention and response, presented findings from the SBC’s sexual abuse hotline that clarify the incidence of abuse in Southern Baptist churches and shared steps for responding to calls for greater financial clarity from SBC entities. His comments came Monday evening in the Executive Committee’s first plenary session of its
FRANKLIN — Fifty homes in 50 weeks. It sounds like an ambitious goal, but it’s one that the Appalachia Service Project and Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief (TBDR) volunteers are working hard to accomplish. According to Chris Schroeder, ASP vice president of new build and disaster recovery, the amount of need that still exists in East Tennessee in the almost six-month aftermath of Hurricane Helene will last for years. “We don’t
FRANKLIN — In an effort to allow more time for Sunday School leaders to utilize the commentaries printed in the Baptist and Reflector, we are
GALLATIN — Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor Larry L. Gilmore died March 1. He was 77. Gilmore was heavily invested in the work of Tennessee Baptists
KNOXVILLE — North Knoxville Baptist Church is a revitalization story in the works. Like many other Tennessee Baptist churches, they’ve transformed resources and everyday circumstances
Tidwell HUMBOLDT — Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor Jerry Tidwell died Feb. 17 at his home in Humboldt, Tenn. He was 62. Tidwell, a former president
FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, has issued a call for teams to respond to flooding in West
JACKSON — Jimmy Bledsoe emphasized the critical role of theological education in missions during his keynote address at Union University’s fifth annual W.D. Powell Missions
MORRISTOWN — In the wake of the floods that struck Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, God’s Warehouse Ministries has mobilized a rapid response effort to
EVENTS Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, will host a Wild Game Dinner on March 8 at 5 p.m. Michael Rivers, regional director of Truth in
NASHVILLE (BP) — In a landmark address to SBC Executive Committee members, SBC EC President Jeff Iorg outlined plans for continued sexual abuse prevention and
FRANKLIN — Fifty homes in 50 weeks. It sounds like an ambitious goal, but it’s one that the Appalachia Service Project and Tennessee Baptist Disaster
