By Landon Dickerson B&R Intern MURFREESBORO — Eight students from Middle Tennessee State University recently traveled to Embera, Panama, to record Christian songs in order to spread the gospel to different areas around the country. Though the team worked with local people in Embera who already had heard the gospel, the MTSU students were there to target surrounding areas of the city that have not heard the gospel, said Glenn
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Midland Baptist distributes more than 3.5 million pounds of food annually BELL BUCKLE — The premise behind the Journey of Hope Ministry Center is simple. “There are as many hungry people in rural America as there are in urban America,” said Doug Mitchell, pastor of Midland Baptist Church in Bell Buckle which has operated the center since 2009. In addition, he said, people
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Kim Margrave, volunteer missions specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, recently sent me some information about the national Send North America Conference to be held in Nashville Aug. 3-4. The meeting, sponsored by the North American and International Mission Boards of the Southern Baptist Convention, will explore “what it looks like to live out the mission of God” in everyday life. About 10,000
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,554,264 through the Cooperative Program in May. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of $19,631,103. The amount is $535,536 or 2.7 percent below what was given during the same time frame last year. After seven months of the 2014-15 fiscal year, the total is $348,064 or 1.74 percent below budget needs. “The key component of our
By Baptist and Reflector CLEVELAND — Roc Collins, pastor of Indian Springs Baptist Church, Kingsport, will be nominated as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during The Summit, scheduled for Nov. 10-11 at First Baptist Church, Millington. Allan Lovelace, pastor of Waterville Baptist Church, Cleveland, informed the Baptist and Reflector May 22 of his intention to nominate Collins. Collins is currently serving as chair of the Executive Board of the
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — For the eighth consecutive year Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville has led the Tennessee Baptist Convention in baptisms. View Chart 1 | View Chart 2 Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova led the state in total gifts through the Cooperative Program with $814,580. Long Hollow baptized 880 new believers during the 2013-14 church year. The year before (2012-13) Long Hollow became the first church
Compiled by B&R Staff EULESS, Texas — John Meador, pastor of First Baptist Church, Euless, Texas will be nominated by Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines to serve as president of the 2016 Southern Baptist Pastors Conference. Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, announced May 5 that he would nominate Meador. “John Meador is a man of God and a very capable leader in his church, his state, and the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Though the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s official partnership with the Guatemala Baptist Convention does not take place until next year, it is off to a good start. A team of 22 Tennessee Baptist volunteers traveled to Guatemala in early May to participate in the Guatemala convention’s Sixth Annual Leadership Summit. Tennessee Baptists are no strangers to Guatemalan Baptists, said Garry Eudy, who
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — The majority of leaders from Tennessee Baptist churches say they are “very satisfied” with the Cooperative Program and an even higher percentage indicated they find the Cooperative Program “valuable,” according to a recent study conducted by the Executive Board Ministries of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. The survey’s questions were sent to approximately 2,000 churches and polled pastors, church administrators, treasurers, Woman’s
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is looking for volunteers to serve with Baptist Global Response in Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the country in late April, killing thousands of people. Millions of people were affected and hundreds of thousands of homes were either demolished or rendered uninhabitable. Baptist Global Response was on site within 48 hours and is now looking at a long-term response.
By Landon Dickerson B&R Intern MURFREESBORO — Eight students from Middle Tennessee State University recently traveled to Embera, Panama, to record Christian songs in order
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Midland Baptist distributes more than 3.5 million pounds of food annually BELL BUCKLE — The premise behind the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Kim Margrave, volunteer missions specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, recently sent me some information about the national
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,554,264 through the Cooperative Program in May. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given
By Baptist and Reflector CLEVELAND — Roc Collins, pastor of Indian Springs Baptist Church, Kingsport, will be nominated as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — For the eighth consecutive year Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville has led the Tennessee Baptist Convention in baptisms.
Compiled by B&R Staff EULESS, Texas — John Meador, pastor of First Baptist Church, Euless, Texas will be nominated by Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines to
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Though the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s official partnership with the Guatemala Baptist Convention does not take place
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — The majority of leaders from Tennessee Baptist churches say they are “very satisfied” with the Cooperative
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is looking for volunteers to serve with Baptist Global Response in Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude