By Laura Hurd Member, Ridgeview Baptist Church, Church Hill I have a friend who has been a constant voice in my life, never being deterred by my unique circumstance as I care for a child with autism. My son and I recently had the honor finally to attend a local women’s Bible study group to which she had invited us. No matter how many times I have had to cancel
From Union University JACKSON — Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board, was the recipient of Union University’s M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award this year. Union president Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver presented the award to Chitwood, a Tennessean who was reared in Jellico, earlier this month at Union’s alumni and friends dinner during the SBC annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala.
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Sunday, Aug. 25, has been set aside on the Tennessee Baptist Convention calendar as Baptist and Reflector Day. The Baptist and Reflector is the official news journal of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and Tennessee Baptists. First published in 1835, the B&R has been telling the story of Tennessee Baptists for 184 years.
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,487,569 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have contributed $22,996,645 through the Cooperative Program missions giving channel.
Pastor bikes across state in support of Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] LAWRENCEBURG — David Simmerman encountered numerous hardships during his five-day, 500-mile bicycle ride. Searing heat, loose gravel, relentless hills, unexpected potholes, heartless headwinds — all were working against Simmerman as he made the journey from Mountain City to Memphis in an effort to raise awareness, and money, for the Tennessee Baptist Children’s
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] HERMITAGE — In the perfect world, every story has a happy ending. Unfortunately, due to sin introduced in the Garden of Eden, there is no such thing as a perfect world. As a result, some stories end tragically. A case in point is the story of Clayton Gangji. Clayton would have been 16 years old on June 6. Yet, two years ago, Clayton was killed by
By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — The Cumberland Baptist Disaster Relief Team is normally busy. They have been deployed five times in the past six months to areas outside Middle Tennessee, according to Carolyn Watson, the team’s director. However, this past week, they have been assisting much closer to home. The team has been removing trees that fell down in the June 21-22 storms in Clarksville. Watson said
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — When Charles Fowler was notified last fall that he had been nominated to serve as president of Carson-Newman University, he admitted it was “quite a surprise.” Months of prayers, discussions, and meetings culminated June 7 when trustees of Carson-Newman unanimously elected Fowler as the university’s 23rd president, succeeding Randall O’Brien who retired Dec. 31, 2018. See original story, “Carson-Newman
By Chris Turner [email protected] DUSSELDORF — Statistics will tell you Germany is a Christian nation. Heinrich Derksen will tell you it is not. “The (spiritual) soil in Germany is very hard,” he says. “It is a post-Christian country and in many ways a pre-Christian country. It has drifted far from being the birthplace of the Reformation and Protestantism. Martin Luther brought the Bible to the people. We now must bring
Baptist and Reflector staff NASHVILLE — Nashville police are searching for a man who is suspected of breaking into three churches late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. The suspect stole several items and set small fires during the break-ins, which occurred at Priest Lake Community Baptist, Crievewood Baptist and St. Ignatius Catholic churches, according to multiple news outlets. Both Priest Lake Community and Crievewood are Tennessee Baptist churches. WKRN reported
By Laura Hurd Member, Ridgeview Baptist Church, Church Hill I have a friend who has been a constant voice in my life, never being deterred
From Union University JACKSON — Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board, was the recipient of Union University’s M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award this
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Sunday, Aug. 25, has been set aside on the Tennessee Baptist Convention calendar as Baptist and Reflector Day. The Baptist
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,487,569 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have contributed $22,996,645
Pastor bikes across state in support of Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] LAWRENCEBURG — David Simmerman encountered numerous hardships
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] HERMITAGE — In the perfect world, every story has a happy ending. Unfortunately, due to sin introduced in the Garden of
By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — The Cumberland Baptist Disaster Relief Team is normally busy. They have been deployed five times in the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — When Charles Fowler was notified last fall that he had been nominated to serve
By Chris Turner [email protected] DUSSELDORF — Statistics will tell you Germany is a Christian nation. Heinrich Derksen will tell you it is not. “The (spiritual)
Baptist and Reflector staff NASHVILLE — Nashville police are searching for a man who is suspected of breaking into three churches late Tuesday night and