ROAN MOUNTAIN — The raging flood waters trapped one of Geren Street’s neighbors as he tried to escape in his truck. First responders were able to quickly answer the neighbor’s distress call and freed him from the vehicle as the force of the water pinned the truck door closed. In the days following that storm, Street housed the man at First Baptist Church of Roan Mountain along with several other
FRANKLIN — Union City pastor Justin Hiens will be nominated as vice president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during The Summit, set for Nov. 11-13 in Murfreesboro. Ben Cowell, pastor of Brownsville Baptist Church, Brownsville, informed the Baptist and Reflector Oct. 21 that he will nominate Hiens. “He is a pastor whose leadership is unmatched when it comes to creating discipleship opportunities. Having developed a pipeline for identifying and raising
MOUNTAIN CITY — Long before disaster relief volunteers could even get into Mountain City, pastor David Hankal and members of Roan Creek Baptist Church were out in the community checking on neighbors and fellow church members. “We took meals provided by the Salvation Army to people who could not get out and did welfare checks, among a variety of things” said Roan Creek pastor David Hankal. “Our church people are
FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief incident command post, currently set up at First Baptist Church, Dandridge, will relocate to Grace Baptist Church, Elizabethton on Oct. 20, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. The Dandridge site has been open for three weeks and the jobs are coming to an end, Jones said. Texans on Mission have operated the incident command post in Johnson
GREENEVILLE — Approximately 50 pastors, directors of missions and other church leaders gathered with community and business leaders Oct. 18 for the initial meeting of Operation Arise and Build, based on Nehemiah 2:18. The meeting was sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and hosted by First Baptist Church, Greeneville. Attendees also included Monty Burks and Suzanna Hendricks of the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Division and Carol
MOUNTAIN CITY — As Roan Creek began to flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, 15 Mexican men who were living alongside the creek had to vacate their homes and find higher ground. They gathered underneath a tree in front of the house of a member of a nearby Roan Creek Baptist Church who saw them and wanted to help. The member called her pastor, David Hankal, and asked if
NEWPORT — Tennessee Baptist Convention president Jay Hardwick witnessed the devastation Hurricane Helene caused throughout East Tennessee, first through news and social media channels, and then up close and personal. “The videos and pictures don’t do it justice,” he said. “Helene ripped through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and here in East Tennessee, leaving a path of destruction we have never seen in our lifetimes, but Tennessee Baptists are on the
NEWPORT — Johnny and Sharon Hill heard neighbors shouting and looked outside to see what the commotion was about. It was water rising — and quickly — from the Pigeon River overflowing its banks more than 200 yards away and charging toward the Hills’ neighborhood. “We’ve lived here 29 years and I’ve never seen it like that,” Johnny said. “Nowhere close. By the time we grabbed a few things, the
JEFFERSON CITY — Phil Young’s morning routine in preparing for class looks a bit different than most college professors. He arrives on site around 7:45 in the morning. “We go through all the normal screening that all the staff goes through to make sure we’re not bringing anything in we shouldn’t,” says Young. “We get to the classroom between 7:45 and 8 a.m. Prepare the room for the day. Students
MURFREESBORO — Tennessee Baptists will have an opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ in the city where the Tennessee Baptist Convention was established in 1874. Two outreach events, sponsored by Concord Baptist Association and Tennessee Baptist Mission Board will be held in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Nov. 9, the day before The Summit: The Gathering of Tennessee Baptists begins at New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro and
ROAN MOUNTAIN — The raging flood waters trapped one of Geren Street’s neighbors as he tried to escape in his truck. First responders were able
FRANKLIN — Union City pastor Justin Hiens will be nominated as vice president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during The Summit, set for Nov. 11-13
MOUNTAIN CITY — Long before disaster relief volunteers could even get into Mountain City, pastor David Hankal and members of Roan Creek Baptist Church were
FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief incident command post, currently set up at First Baptist Church, Dandridge, will relocate to Grace Baptist Church, Elizabethton
GREENEVILLE — Approximately 50 pastors, directors of missions and other church leaders gathered with community and business leaders Oct. 18 for the initial meeting of
MOUNTAIN CITY — As Roan Creek began to flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, 15 Mexican men who were living alongside the creek had
NEWPORT — Tennessee Baptist Convention president Jay Hardwick witnessed the devastation Hurricane Helene caused throughout East Tennessee, first through news and social media channels, and
NEWPORT — Johnny and Sharon Hill heard neighbors shouting and looked outside to see what the commotion was about. It was water rising — and
JEFFERSON CITY — Phil Young’s morning routine in preparing for class looks a bit different than most college professors. He arrives on site around 7:45
MURFREESBORO — Tennessee Baptists will have an opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ in the city where the Tennessee Baptist Convention was
