By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] SHELBYVILLE — Last year Logan Reed was in the backseat of his parents’ car when they stopped at a red light and saw a homeless person holding a sign. He asked his dad about it and Scott Reed, pastor of Midland Heights Baptist Church, Shelbyville, responded the man did not have a home and needed money. Reed recalled that his son told
From Carson-Newman University JEFFERSON CITY – Carson-Newman University’s Appalachian Outreach Ministry (AO) was the recent recipient of a grant from the East Tennessee Foundation. The grant comes from the Jefferson Health Care Foundation Fund. The funding will help in three specific areas of need, according to AO Director Jean-Ann Washam, a member of Knoxville’s Corryton Church. “Part of this grant will go toward building wheelchair ramps for families who
From Union University JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University is accepting applications for committees that will plan events for the university’s bicentennial during the 2022-2023 academic year. “Union’s bicentennial celebration will be a significant event in the life of the university,” said Catherine Kwasigroh, Union’s vice president for institutional advancement. “For 200 years, by God’s grace, Union has been a significant institution in the state of Tennessee with an impact that
Parsons church experiences revitalization one year after fire destroys sanctuary By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] PARSONS — As the first anniversary of the fire that destroyed the building of Bear Creek Baptist Church in Parsons approaches, the memory of Jan. 21 is still vivid in the mind of pastor Adam Wood, down to the exact minutes. Bear Creek had ended its evening worship service and, as was typical, Wood and his
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] DOVER — Three distinct Baptist associations voted during their annual meetings to become JST Baptist Association. For nearly 20 years, Judson Baptist Association, Stewart Baptist Association and Truett Baptist Association have been linked together by sharing one director of missions. William Gray served all three associations as DOM until two years ago when he stepped down to become pastor of Bear Spring Baptist Church in Dover.
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] LAFAYETTE — Though the front entrance door and windows were shot out of Calvary Baptist Church on Friday night, Jan. 4, and bullet holes remain inside the church, services went on as usual on Sunday, Jan. 6. Attendance was slightly below the normal average attendance of between 140-150 people each week, noted Johnny Beaver, pastor of the Bledsoe Baptist Association congregation in Macon County. It is
Analytics of the B&R website reveal these stories to have received the most clicks in the past 12 months 1-5. RESIGNATION, TERMINATION OF PROMINENT SBC LEADERS MAKE UP TOP-5 STORIES OF 2018 Frank Page’s resignation as president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee in late March and Paige Patterson’s termination from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in late May were among the biggest stories of the
It has been my privilege to serve the Lord in ministry for 69 years. During that time, I have mentored preachers, taught preachers, served with preachers, assisted preachers and loved preachers. It is my conviction that Todd Brady is absolutely “right on” in his estimation of the young preachers of today (see column in Dec. 5 issue). I have found them likewise to be lovers of the inerrant Word of
Five Objectives progress, anniversaries top news of 2018 By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Statistics indicating that the convention-adopted Five Objectives are having an impact in Tennessee, along with significant anniversaries of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board ministries, were among the top stories in the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 2018. In addition, two TBC entities underwent changes in leadership in 2018.- Baptisms in 2017 increased by slightly
By Jessica Tate Grainger Today BLAINE — Mouth of Richland Baptist Church in Blaine celebrated its 230th anniversary with a homecoming celebration on Oct. 28. The church opened in 1788, eight years before the establishment of the state of Tennessee and Grainger County in 1796. It was the first Baptist church in Grainger County and possibly the 18th oldest church in the state. It is now one of few churches
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] SHELBYVILLE — Last year Logan Reed was in the backseat of his parents’ car when they stopped
From Carson-Newman University JEFFERSON CITY – Carson-Newman University’s Appalachian Outreach Ministry (AO) was the recent recipient of a grant from the East Tennessee Foundation.
From Union University JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University is accepting applications for committees that will plan events for the university’s bicentennial during the 2022-2023 academic
Parsons church experiences revitalization one year after fire destroys sanctuary By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] PARSONS — As the first anniversary of the fire that destroyed
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] DOVER — Three distinct Baptist associations voted during their annual meetings to become JST Baptist Association. For nearly 20 years, Judson
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] LAFAYETTE — Though the front entrance door and windows were shot out of Calvary Baptist Church on Friday night, Jan. 4,
Analytics of the B&R website reveal these stories to have received the most clicks in the past 12 months 1-5. RESIGNATION, TERMINATION OF PROMINENT SBC
It has been my privilege to serve the Lord in ministry for 69 years. During that time, I have mentored preachers, taught preachers, served with
Five Objectives progress, anniversaries top news of 2018 By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Statistics indicating that the convention-adopted Five Objectives
By Jessica Tate Grainger Today BLAINE — Mouth of Richland Baptist Church in Blaine celebrated its 230th anniversary with a homecoming celebration on Oct. 28.