By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MEMPHIS — A Baptist Collegiate Ministries group in the state recently served “in partnership,” as one BCM director put it, with another BCM group in Tennessee. The BCM at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, served with the BCM at the University of Memphis on the UofM campus as part of the fall missions trip of UTK BCM. State BCM groups
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — In September the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention approved a two-year volunteer missions initiative with First Baptist Church, Morristown. Tennessee Baptist churches and associations are invited to join forces with First Baptist Church for the Harvest of Israel Missions Initiative. A partnership initiative involves the convention partnering with a TBC church to help them with a specific work, said
Dale & Frances Matthews provide home, long-term care to 10 special needs children By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector RUTHERFORD — Dale Matthews admits that he was “drug kicking and screaming” into his current situation, which is being a father to 11 special needs children, including 10 who are still in their home. With a smile, he blames Frances, his wife, who sheepishly agrees that she was
Churches in Columbia more concerned about winning people for Christ than racial issues By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector COLUMBIA — Race relations often are tense across the United States, but in Columbia, especially in several Baptist churches, “we work together,” reported Dale Ledbetter, director of missions, Maury Baptist Association, based here. During his 15-year tenure as DOM, racial tensions here have always been minimal, but recently,
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET – Jennie and Peter Stillman, 35-year career missionaries with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, were preparing to leave for Tennessee for stateside assignment in September when they received notice in late August that the IMB was going to have to reduce its missionary/staff personnel by 600-800 people. The first wave of cuts was slated to come from voluntary retirement incentives
Tennessee Baptist DR volunteers continue to help South Carolina flood victims By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MANNING, S.C. — Driving past homes in the low country region of South Carolina between Columbia and the coast, one might not suspect that less than a month ago many roads were impassable. And, unless there was the obvious sign of water-logged furniture piled across the front yard awaiting trash pickup, one
Gives large gifts to Southern Baptist missions/ministries while building new facility By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector GREENFIELD — Bethel Baptist Church here celebrated a momentus day on Oct. 18. The congregation began meeting in its new facility. Church members did this with a clear conscience — they had continued their tradition of strong support for Southern Baptist missions and ministries while building the facility. The new
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — It will be a convention of milestones when Tennessee Baptists gather for the annual Summit next week at First Baptist Church, Millington. This year is the 180th anniversary of the Baptist and Reflector, the convention’s newspaper and one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in the country; it is the 90th anniversary of the Cooperative Program, which was created in 1924
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — The Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention signed the closing documents on property in Franklin Oct. 26, preparing the way for construction to begin on a permanent location for the convention’s Church Support Center. “We are thankful to have this step behind us and can now turn our attention to the construction,” said Randy C. Davis, executive director of the
Baptist ministry at DSCC, Gibson County Campus, draws about 60 students biweekly By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector TRENTON — About 200 students attend Dyersburg State Community College, Gibson County Campus, here. Of those, about 60-70 gather during a Tuesday lunch break for Baptist Collegiate Ministries every other week. The students eat lunch together in the commons area of the college’s building and then hear Joey Hufstedler,
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MEMPHIS — A Baptist Collegiate Ministries group in the state recently served “in partnership,” as one
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — In September the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention approved a two-year volunteer missions initiative
Dale & Frances Matthews provide home, long-term care to 10 special needs children By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector RUTHERFORD — Dale
Churches in Columbia more concerned about winning people for Christ than racial issues By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector COLUMBIA — Race
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET – Jennie and Peter Stillman, 35-year career missionaries with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, were
Tennessee Baptist DR volunteers continue to help South Carolina flood victims By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MANNING, S.C. — Driving past homes in
Gives large gifts to Southern Baptist missions/ministries while building new facility By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector GREENFIELD — Bethel Baptist Church
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — It will be a convention of milestones when Tennessee Baptists gather for the annual Summit next
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — The Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention signed the closing documents on property in Franklin
Baptist ministry at DSCC, Gibson County Campus, draws about 60 students biweekly By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector TRENTON — About 200
