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COUPLE KEEPS RETURNING TO CARSON-NEWMAN

July 27, 2016

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JEFFERSON CITY — Last year George and Margaret Bradley spent their sixth summer at Carson-Newman University coordinating volunteer missions teams. At the end of the summer they thought they were through. Not so fast. The Bradleys, members of First Baptist Church, Greeneville, were contacted by C-N officials once again to see if they would serve yet another year, but on a much smaller

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ALAMO 18-YEAR-OLD APPEARS ON AGT

July 26, 2016

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector ALAMO — Daniel Joyner, 18, has moved past several rounds of competition on the popular TV show, “America’s Got Talent,” even receiving two yeses from the infamous judge Simon Cowell, and recently performed again in Los Angeles, Calif., this time on live TV. The active Christian and member of First Baptist Church, Alamo, where he also helps lead worship, has enjoyed

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KEEPING CHURCH KIDS IN CHURCH

July 26, 2016

 Editor’s Note: This issue of the B&R focuses on the start of a new collegiate year and the efforts of Baptist Collegiate Ministries on campuses across Tennessee. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector COOKEVILLE — Little Johnny, Billy, Susie, and Katie were all reared in church. From the time they were born they attended church on Sunday mornings and nights and were in all the missions education programs and

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SUNDAY SCHOOL NEEDED TOOL FOR MINISTRY

July 15, 2016

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — While enrollment and attendance numbers for Sunday School have declined across the Southern Baptist Convention in recent years according to Annual Church Profile (ACP) reports, Sunday School remains a much needed ministry tool in churches, says Mark Miller. Miller, Sunday School specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, cited research on “transformational groups” provided by LifeWay Christian Resources. “Worship attenders who also

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PURYEAR CHURCH VANDALIZED

July 14, 2016

Baptist and Reflector PURYEAR — Oak Grove Baptist Church here was vandalized on about June 28 but not discovered until June 30 so the damage was greater. The vandalism was not discovered sooner because 15 members of the small church were away on missions trips. A reward of $1,000 has been offered by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office for any information on the crime. The cost of repairing the damage

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CHILDREN RAISE $16,569 DURING VBS

July 14, 2016

By Hannah Muñoz Intern, The Alabama Baptist CLARKSVILLE — Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville, raised $16,569 for a local food ministry for students during its Vacation Bible School on June 6–10. The food subsidization program  or FUEL Ministry is designed to feed children whose only food source may be the food they are receiving at school, according to its website. Several area churches gather food and funds to provide food to

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TBC CP GIFTS REMAIN ABOVE YEARLY BUDGET

July 12, 2016

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptists are continuing to support missions and ministry causes in their state and around the world by their giving through the Cooperative Program. In June, Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed a total of $2,965,451 through the CP giving channel. The amount is $869,931 or 3.9 percent more than was given after the first eight months of last year.

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YEC TEAM SERVES IN GUATEMALA

July 12, 2016

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — “We went to Guatemala to change people there and show them Jesus, but we came back with changed hearts and opened eyes,” said Jania Howe, 17, who ministered recently in Guatemala. Howe and 77 other teens and adults served in Guatemala as a part of the Youth Evangelism Conference missions team. They went to support the Tennessee/Guatemala Baptist Partnership.

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CHURCH, PASTOR, MEMBERS IN BIG ROCK ARE FLOODED

July 8, 2016

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BIG ROCK — A Tennessee Baptist church facility, the home of a pastor, and the houses of several church members were flooded in the early hours of Thursday, July 7, here. The worship center and Fellowship Center of Big Rock Baptist Church, Big Rock, were flooded. The worship center which included most of the church’s classrooms had two feet of water

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AFTER W.VA. FLOODING, BAPTIST DR AIDING RECOVERY

July 7, 2016

Editor’s Note: Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been asked by the North American Mission Board to oversee operations in the Rainelle, West Va., area. Efforts will include on site command, feeding volunteer teams, chaplains, assessors, and mud out teams. The Tennessee volunteers will be hosted by Calvary Baptist Church in Meadow Bridge, West. Va. Mud out teams are urgently needed. If interested in serving, contact Elizabeth Holmes in Tennessee Baptist

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