Health issues, Chubby Challenge encourage pastor Ryan Culpepper to lose weight By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector RIPLEY — As 2015 winds to a close, pastor Ryan Culpepper is not nearly the man he was when the year began. And, for that he is grateful to the God he worships and serves. At the start of 2015, the 6-foot, 7-inch former college football player, weighed 460 pounds. “I was
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — The recently concluded Summit at First Baptist Church, Millington, was a homecoming for Ray Newcomb who served as pastor of the Memphis area congregation from 1976 until his retirement in 2009. He preached the annual convention sermon and a humorous episode during his message has gone viral. During a key point in the sermon, Newcomb grabbed the pulpit and it came
By Amanda Vernon Union University JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) — Baptist preacher Adrian Rogers’ legacy lives on in a collection of audio tapes given to his grandson, a current Union University student, during a presentation in Union’s Ryan Center for Biblical Studies. A giant in Southern Baptist life, Rogers was the longtime pastor of the Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church who played an instrumental role in turning the Southern Baptist Convention away
BRENTWOOD – The staff of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention has been realigned in order to assist churches in accomplishing the Five Objectives. The Five Objectives were adopted by messengers at the Summit in 2014 at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood as long-range goals for the convention.
Tennessee native Gary Granstaff Produces Faith-Based ‘The Masked Saint’ FRANKLIN – After decades of living in Seattle, Wash., and Los Angeles, Tennessee native and movie producer Gary Granstaff returned to his roots. Granstaff was reared in the small community of Defeated in Smith County near Carthage. He attended and became a member of First Baptist Church, Carthage, where his mother (Hazel Granstaff) was an icon in the church and in
By Tim Ellsworth Union University News Office JACKSON – Union University trustees on Friday approved a long-range strategic plan for the university, got a clean audit report and passed the second smallest tuition increase in the last 20 years. “United in Spirit. Grounded in Truth.” is the title of the plan that emphasizes seven strategic themes that will guide the work of the university over the next five years: bearing
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MARTIN — Weslee Hill has counseled people through stressful times in their lives for the past 10 years as the counselor for Weakley County Baptist Association, based in Dresden. She is now putting into practice advice she has been giving to others for the past decade. Hill has especially walked with despondent clients through holidays including Christmas. The despondency quite often is dealing
Baptist Association sees 10 people make commitments to Christ, 44 in three years By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector WINFIELD — Just like a time traveler, one enters the stone-walled streets filled with residents of another time. Cloaked women carry baskets of wares as robed men go about their business. Many are working at stalls and discussing their products. Roman soldiers stride among them, unsmiling. Soldiers also
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,278,724 in November, the first month of the 2015-16 budget year. The amount is $14,693 or 0.6 percent more than was given in the first month of the last fiscal year. The total, however, is $575,443 or 20.16 percent below budget needs.
Tennessee universities among those that have asserted right to Title IX exemption By Lonnie Wilkey and Chris Turner Baptist & Reflector BRENTWOOD — In a world and culture where sexual orientation and long-held traditions such as marriage are constantly being redefined, Christian colleges are taking steps to protect their institutions. Approximately 30 religiously affiliated colleges and universities nationwide (including Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City and Union University in Jackson) have
Health issues, Chubby Challenge encourage pastor Ryan Culpepper to lose weight By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector RIPLEY — As 2015 winds to a
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — The recently concluded Summit at First Baptist Church, Millington, was a homecoming for Ray Newcomb who
By Amanda Vernon Union University JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) — Baptist preacher Adrian Rogers’ legacy lives on in a collection of audio tapes given to his
BRENTWOOD – The staff of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention has been realigned in order to assist churches in accomplishing the Five
Tennessee native Gary Granstaff Produces Faith-Based ‘The Masked Saint’ FRANKLIN – After decades of living in Seattle, Wash., and Los Angeles, Tennessee native and movie
By Tim Ellsworth Union University News Office JACKSON – Union University trustees on Friday approved a long-range strategic plan for the university, got a clean
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MARTIN — Weslee Hill has counseled people through stressful times in their lives for the past 10 years
Baptist Association sees 10 people make commitments to Christ, 44 in three years By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector WINFIELD — Just
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,278,724 in November, the first month of the 2015-16 budget year. The amount is $14,693
Tennessee universities among those that have asserted right to Title IX exemption By Lonnie Wilkey and Chris Turner Baptist & Reflector BRENTWOOD — In a
