By Julie Waters Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — Mindy Jamison, co-director of Friendship Baptist Center in Des Moines, Iowa, for the past 17 years along with her husband Jon, is this year’s recipient of the Dellanna West O’Brien Award for Women’s Leadership Development. “Mindy pours her life into people living in the inner city of Des Moines, and at the same time invites and encourages others to minister alongside her,”
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — Racial animus in Ferguson, Mo., was long forgotten as African Americans and Anglos enjoyed a block party prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in nearby St. Louis, and some Tennessee Baptists were a key part. Medical professionals mainly from First Baptist Church, Clarksville, manned the Send Relief medical/dental mobile clinics of the Southern Baptist North American Mission
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector PALMER, Alaska — John and Kaye Thomas can be found in their Sevierville home about 100 days a year — mostly for Kaye’s part-time job. The rest of the time they are away doing missions work. Even while they are at home they often are found plugging into missions opportunities. Currently they are based out of their RV in Palmer, Alaska,
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DAMASCAS, Va. — Tony Broyles was a little out of his comfort zone. A lot of the folks he was meeting at Damascas Trail Days for “through hikers” of the Appalachian Trail were different from most folks he knows. “Back in the 60s, when folks like these became popular, I was just a kid,” explained Broyles. And he didn’t live around
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector KINGSTON — Thomas “Thom” Tapp, 65, retired pastor and cartoonist, died June 11 in Kingston. His cartoons were published for many years in the Baptist and Reflector and are still featured on Baptist Press. He was retired pastor, Oral Baptist Church, Lenoir City. He also was pastor of Faith Baptist Church, Loretto; Orchard View Baptist Church, Oliver Springs; and Daysville Baptist
By Daniel Woodman Baptist Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history who professed her faith in Christ four years ago through baptism, died today (June 28) at age 64 after a five-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Summitt, coach of the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team from 1974-2012, was a member of Faith Promise Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in Knoxville, Tenn. Her
Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University presented Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, with its M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award during Union’s alumni reception June 14 at the SBC annual meeting. The Dodd Award is the highest denominational service award Union gives. It is named for the man who was a 1904 Union graduate, served as president of the SBC
Tennessee Baptists second in number of Southern Baptist Convention messengers with 824 By David Roach Baptist Press Editor’s Note: Due to the publication schedule of the Baptist and Reflector, this issue contains a condensed wrap-up of the SBC annual meeting held June 14-15 in St. Louis. Extensive stories were posted on the B&R web site last week. ST. LOUIS — The election of Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines as president on
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — Mike Kinle and Pastor David Taft visit shut-ins for First Baptist Church here every Monday afternoon. Kinle always reads the Scripture he has chosen for the people they are visiting. He also leads the prayer, including for prayer requests learned of during the visit. Kinle may not take the lead in the conversations, but he listens and prepares to
Baptist Press NEW YORK (BP) — The choir from newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines’ pastorate sang the Gospel alongside Elvis hits in New York’s Times Square on Fox TV today (June 20) in advance of their concert tonight at Carnegie Hall. An Elvis impersonator with the choir said the Memphis, Tenn., group loves to sing of “the King.” “We always want to sing about the King,” said
By Julie Waters Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — Mindy Jamison, co-director of Friendship Baptist Center in Des Moines, Iowa, for the past 17 years along
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — Racial animus in Ferguson, Mo., was long forgotten as African Americans and Anglos enjoyed
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector PALMER, Alaska — John and Kaye Thomas can be found in their Sevierville home about 100
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DAMASCAS, Va. — Tony Broyles was a little out of his comfort zone. A lot of
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector KINGSTON — Thomas “Thom” Tapp, 65, retired pastor and cartoonist, died June 11 in Kingston. His
By Daniel Woodman Baptist Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history who professed her faith in Christ four
Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University presented Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, with its
Tennessee Baptists second in number of Southern Baptist Convention messengers with 824 By David Roach Baptist Press Editor’s Note: Due to the publication schedule of
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — Mike Kinle and Pastor David Taft visit shut-ins for First Baptist Church here every
Baptist Press NEW YORK (BP) — The choir from newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines’ pastorate sang the Gospel alongside Elvis hits in