ANDERSONVILLE — First Baptist Church, Andersonville, has a simple goal for every Southern Baptist or Tennessee Baptist offering. “We ask our members to give as God gave,” said Steve Lakin, who has served as pastor of the Clinton Baptist Association-affiliated congregation for 18 years. “We remind people that God gave His best — His Son. Our people respond every time,” Lakin said. “Our people have a heart to give and
MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is continuing to collect donations to aid the relief efforts in war-torn Israel following last month’s attack by the terrorist group Hamas. Tennessee Baptist DR is working with Harvest of Israel, a ministry of First Baptist Church, Morristown, and God’s Warehouse, a ministry of Nolachucky Baptist Association, on this project.
ELIZABETHTON — Jason Holly, the youth minister at First Baptist Church in Elizabethton, remembers when Texas Rangers rookie outfielder Evan Carter was a boy playing in the local Grasscutter football league for 6-8-year-olds. Holly had a tiny Superman logo printed specifically for Carter. “I stuck it on the back of his helmet, and only his,” Holly said. “And I said, ‘You’re Superman.’ He was just that good.” Rangers fans are starting
GOODLETTSVILLE — Giving their members and guests a safer alternative to traditional trick-or-treating, many Tennessee Baptist churches host Fall Festivals in October. The events — which serve as vital outreach for churches all across the state — often include “Trunk or Treating,” along with many other family-friendly activities. First Baptist Church, Goodlettsville held their Fall Festival on the church grounds on Oct. 22. In the photo to the right, Anna
JACKSON — Madison Baptist Church, a rural Southern Baptist congregation near Jackson, saw a need in the community and decided to make a difference. The church opened a free health clinic in 2015 and serves a mixed community of Hispanics, African-American and Caucasians, said pastor Greg Gilbreath. After Gilbreath received a letter on how churches could start a free health clinic as a mission, he passed the information on to
DYER — For Doug Duncan, there was peace in the Middle East. It was the peace that surpasses all understanding — even in the face of powerfully frightening circumstances. Duncan, a retired pharmacist and a lay leader at First Baptist Church, Dyer, was in Israel when Hamas militants attacked the country on Oct. 7. Duncan was traveling with nine other members from the church. The group, which had arrived in
BP editor’s note: Student Baptist Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention is Oct. 29. NASHVILLE — It’s a familiar scene for Jay Barbier. He’s a youth minister, driving down the road to a speaking engagement where he will preach to a room full of students. His teenage son Caleb is with him, and Jay uses Caleb as a sounding board for his sermon. “I would practice my sermons on him
FRANKLIN — “Every” is the key word in the recommendation the Acts 2:17 Initiative Task Force will present to messengers during the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention at The Summit on Nov. 12-15 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. The task force was launched at last year’s Summit in Cordova and the TBC president appointed the task force, led by Nashville pastor Jay Hardwick, for the purpose “of engaging
JACKSON — More than 250 youth, parents and church youth leaders attended the EQUIP Youth Apologetics Conference at Union University’s Carl Grant Events Center last month. Hosted by Union University’s School of Theology and Missions in partnership with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, the conference sought to equip middle schoolers, high schoolers and recent high school graduates to properly wrestle with doubt. Four talks throughout the day sought to answer
KNOXVILLE — A 12-member team from First Baptist Church, Knoxville, that was in Tel Aviv when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7, is safely out of the country. WATE-TV in Knoxville reported the group was able to leave with an assist from the U.S. Embassy. Brent McDougal, senior pastor of First Baptist, told the television station, “there’s a sense of great relief.”
ANDERSONVILLE — First Baptist Church, Andersonville, has a simple goal for every Southern Baptist or Tennessee Baptist offering. “We ask our members to give as
MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is continuing to collect donations to aid the relief efforts in war-torn Israel following last month’s attack by
ELIZABETHTON — Jason Holly, the youth minister at First Baptist Church in Elizabethton, remembers when Texas Rangers rookie outfielder Evan Carter was a boy playing in
GOODLETTSVILLE — Giving their members and guests a safer alternative to traditional trick-or-treating, many Tennessee Baptist churches host Fall Festivals in October. The events —
JACKSON — Madison Baptist Church, a rural Southern Baptist congregation near Jackson, saw a need in the community and decided to make a difference. The
DYER — For Doug Duncan, there was peace in the Middle East. It was the peace that surpasses all understanding — even in the face
BP editor’s note: Student Baptist Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention is Oct. 29. NASHVILLE — It’s a familiar scene for Jay Barbier. He’s a
FRANKLIN — “Every” is the key word in the recommendation the Acts 2:17 Initiative Task Force will present to messengers during the annual meeting of
JACKSON — More than 250 youth, parents and church youth leaders attended the EQUIP Youth Apologetics Conference at Union University’s Carl Grant Events Center last
KNOXVILLE — A 12-member team from First Baptist Church, Knoxville, that was in Tel Aviv when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7, is safely