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TENNESCENE: NOV. 9

CHURCHES Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, will host its third annual Brentwood Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 5-7:30 p.m. The family-friendly experience will be comprised of three walkable elements: Christmas Towne, Journey Through Bethlehem and The Christmas Food Project. The event is open for all to attend. For information, visit www.brentwood.church/christmas. Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek, will hold its annual “Life of Christ Drive-Thru” Dec. 3-4 from 6-8 p.m.

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UNION UNIVERSITY SERVES JACKSON AREA ON ‘CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY DAY’

JACKSON — Over 800 Union students, faculty and staff volunteered at over 50 service projects throughout the Jackson and surrounding community as part of the university’s annual Campus and Community Day Nov. 1. Union University has dedicated an annual day of service in the local community for 20 years to remember the Lord’s faithfulness and the Jackson community’s service after devastating tornadoes that hit Union’s campus in 2002, 2003 and 2008.

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C-N TRUSTEES LOOK TO FUTURE AT MEETING

JEFFERSON CITY— If there is a primary take away from Carson-Newman University’s fall board of trustees meeting, it is that the university is committed to a proactive stance on planning for its future. “I am grateful for a board of trustees who wants to see Carson-Newman’s mission and vision advanced,” said President Charles A. Fowler.  “Their votes last week were significant. They demonstrated their confidence in our mission and communicated

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TENNESSEE BAPTISTS PROVIDE 6,440 CHRISTMAS BACKPACKS

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptists gave a record 6,440 backpacks to the Christmas Backpacks ministry, which provides backpacks filled with toys, clothing, hygiene items, food and other items to children in low-income families.  It also serves as a means of outreach and evangelism for participating churches, said Beth Moore, compassion ministry specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Tennessee Baptists joined Christmas Backpacks (a nationwide ministry) in 2018. That year, roughly

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RCBA MESSENGERS APPROVE NAME CHANGE AT MEETING

Compiled by B&R staff SPRINGFIELD — Messengers to the annual meeting of Robertson County Baptist Association voted Oct. 18 to change its name to Harvest Baptist Association. Director of missions Rob Burdette shared the rationale for the name change in the association’s September newsletter. Our associational office is proudly located in Springfield, right in the heart of Robertson County, but not all of our churches are,” Burdette wrote. “Even now,

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C-N STUDENTS ACT AS ‘SERVANT-LEADERS’

JEFFERSON CITY — Classrooms were empty on Carson-Newman University’s campus on Sept. 28, but it was not a holiday. More than 550 members of the Carson-Newman community took part in the university’s annual Operation Inasmuch (OI). Teams of students, faculty and staff banded together to help at 38 service project sites across Jefferson, Hamblen, Knox and Grainger counties.  The intentional decisions to not hold classes provided time for students to

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ASSOCIATION HONORS ITS RETIRING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nashville Baptist Association NASHVILLE — The Nashville Baptist Association recognized Rusty Sumrall’s 30 years of faithful service during its annual meeting on Sept. 25.  Sumrall stepped down as executive director, handing the reigns of the association to Michael Kelley. Sumrall took his first position with the NBA as Church Development Director in 1993. In that time, he grew the Ska-Mo-Bow Youth lock-in, expanded the Disaster Relief and Missions programs, led

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ROGERSVILLE SEES 160 SALVATIONS AT CRUSADE

ROGERSVILLE — More than 350 commitments, including 160 professions of faith, were recorded during the Upper East Tennessee Go Tell Crusade in late August at Cherokee High School football stadium in Rogersville. The event, which included 25 participating churches, reached nearly 5,000 students through Go Tell’s On Track school assemblies. Each night before the crusade, free meals were served to educators and their spouses (on Aug. 28), first responders and

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PASTORS AND ELECTIONS: WHAT CAN (AND CAN’T) YOU SAY?

The election is upon us and important decisions to be made. As a pastor leading a church that is IRS categorized as a non-profit, what can you legally say regarding candidates. Click the graphic to use this Alliance Defending Freedom Guide to help you speak wisely. The TBMB has a partnership with ADF which can help you navigate religious liberty issues just like this. As a TBC church, you can

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TGBC WOMEN ON MISSION HELPS SUPPORT TBAH

OLD HICKORY — Matt Ford normally sits in front of the fireplace as he reads a children’s Bible during nightly family worship. He started in Genesis 1:1 and has made it to Jesus feeding the 5,000. “Matt, can we see the pictures?” someone asks. The home is Brooks House, a Tennessee Baptist Adult Home in Hermitage. And the family is Ford, his wife Alli, their four sons and seven women

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TENNESCENE: NOV. 9

CHURCHES Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, will host its third annual Brentwood Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 5-7:30 p.m. The family-friendly experience will be comprised

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