Tennessee

ALL NATIONS CAMP: 40-PLUS PROFESSIONS … AND COUNTING!

Lives are being changed this week at All Nations Camp at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center. More than 40 children have made professions of faith thus far at camp, said William Burton, ethnic church planting specialist and new churches team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, shortly after the worship session on Thursday morning. Click the video below for an update from Burton.  

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ALL NATIONS CAMP: EXCITEMENT CONTINUES

Nearly 200 children are experiencing All Nations Camp this week at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center — and God is clearly moving among them. There have been more than 30 professions of faith so far, said William Burton, ethnic church planting specialist and new churches team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Click on the video below for a special message from Burton.  

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ALL NATIONS CAMP: LIVE FROM LINDEN VALLEY!

All Nations Camp is under way at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center — and the Lord is working in the hearts of the campers. Two children made professions of faith on the opening day of camp, and William Burton, ethnic church planting specialist and new churches team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board., is prayerfully expecting there to be many, many more to follow. Click on the video below

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TENNESSEANS TO SERVE ON SBC ENTITIES, COMMITTEES

NEW ORLEANS — Several Tennessee Baptists were elected to serve on Southern Baptist Convention committees and entities during the annual meeting of the convention last week in New Orleans. The Committee on Committees chose two Tennessee Baptists to serve on the 2023 Committee on Nominations — Mark Puckett, First Baptist Church, Tullahoma, and Joan Cook, First Baptist Church, Joelton. Erin D. “Dani” Bryson, First Baptist Church, Dickson, was elected to

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C-N STUDENTS PARTNER WITH TBC CHURCHES

JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University students and staff teamed up with members of True Life Church, Jefferson City, and Blue Springs Baptist Church, Rutledge, on a recent mission trip to Honduras.  The 14-member team helped spread the gospel and love of Christ May 6-13 through the areas of Rio Dulce, Tegucigalpa, Trujillo and Tocoa Colon.  Carson-Newman University’s Uliset Alexander said the experience is one that will leave a lasting impression.

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YOUTH-LED REVIVAL HAVING POWERFUL IMPACT

WEBER CITY, Va. — A Tennessee Baptist church on the Virginia side of the Tennessee state line discovered recently that good things happen when you “pray first and let God lead.” “Pray first” was the theme of a series of messages by pastor Justin Smith of First Baptist Church, Weber City, Va., near the end of February into early March. First Baptist, Weber City, is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist

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MISSION:DIGNITY SUNDAY SET FOR JUNE 25

DALLAS — In the Old Testament, these words are found in Psalm 92:14-15a (CSB): “They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, to declare, ‘The Lord is just.’ ” On June 25, Southern Baptists have the opportunity to honor righteous, unsung heroes of the faith — namely, retirement-aged Southern Baptist pastors, workers and their widows who served and abundantly blessed those in their care during their years

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BURTON: GOD IS AT WORK AT ALL NATIONS CAMP

More than 20 children have made professions of faith this week during the first three days of All Nations Camp at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center.  “The Lord has been at work,” said William Burton, ethnic church planting specialist and new churches team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “We’re praying that God will continue to move in the hearts and lives of the (300-plus) campers that are registered

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DOLLYWOOD CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF WORSHIP AT ROBERT F. THOMAS CHAPEL

PIGEON FORGE — The Robert F. Thomas Chapel, located in the heart of Dollywood theme park, holds about 225 guests.  The quaint building also holds a great deal of history. Fifty years worth, in fact.  Comprised of wooden pews and a small stage, the chapel has been one of the anchor points of the park since 1973 — long before it was called “Dollywood” — and was officially recognized on

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CHAPLAIN’S MISSION FIELD HAS MANY TWISTS

PIGEON FORGE — The backdrop for Joey Buck’s mission field looks quite different from most others. It contains roller coasters, log flumes and funnel cakes.   And yet, Buck shares the same roles and goals that most ministers have. His aim is to “provide Christlike care and compassion” to those in his harvest area.  Buck is the chaplain of Dollywood, the popular theme park and resort in Pigeon Forge that

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