BROWNSVILLE — Rather than simply praying for the pastors in the Stanton area, Ben Cowell felt called to become one. In the spring of 2022, Cowell read a story in the Baptist and Reflector about the potential impact that BlueOval City — the massive Ford Motor plant being built in West Tennessee — could have on the city of Stanton and the surrounding communities. The article not only piqued Cowell’s
JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University broke ground April 20 on its largest construction project in the university’s history. Members of the campus community were joined by local representatives and friends of Carson-Newman who gathered for a special ceremony marking the event. West Campus Commons, a new residence life complex, is slated to welcome students in Fall 2024. “What a tremendous day for Carson-Newman,” said C-N President Charles A. Fowler. “We
JACKSON — Union University trustees during their April 14 meeting on the Union campus approved a $94.7 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year and granted tenure and promotions to several professors. The budget is an increase of about $1.55 million from this year’s budget. Trustees also approved a new program at the Memphis College or Urban and Theological Studies. The Urban Pastoral Ministry Accelerated Program will allow students to
CLEVELAND — Members of Parkway Baptist Church and Michigan Avenue Baptist Church voted April 23 to merge the two churches. With the vote, Parkway Baptist was dissolved and the two congregations met at Michigan Avenue Baptist for their first service as one church. Organized in 1934, Michigan Avenue Baptist Church (MABC) has served the community for nearly 90 years. As a church, they have given over $470,000 through the Cooperative
FRANKLIN — As a registered nurse, Leah McLemore fluently speaks the complex jargon of the medical world. She knows and understands the elaborate-sounding words and intricate diagnoses that are frequently used in hospitals and doctors’ offices. But when discussing the recent death of her husband, McLemore uses terms that anyone can understand: He died from stress. Yes, there were other factors involved, she said, but the foremost cause of his
Two hundred years ago, while envisioning the campus design for the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson wrote to a colleague describing how the buildings should be arranged: “… Would strongly recommend … instead of one immense building, to have a small one for every professorship, arranged at proper distances around a square, this village form is preferable to a single great building for many reasons, particularly on account of fire,
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,606,053 through the Cooperative Program in April. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $17,657,114 through the Cooperative Program. After six months of the 2022-23 fiscal year, giving through CP is $406,780 or 2.3 percent below what was given during the same time frame last year. Gifts, however, are $157,114 or 0.90 above budget needs.
FRANKLIN — Directors of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board adopted a record goal of $2.7 million for the 2023-24 Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions and approved seven other recommendations including a revision to the GOTM Process and Guidelines that would eliminate the following guideline: “GOTM funds are NOT provided for the salary of TBMB staff or Tennessee WMU staff.” Tennessee Baptist leaders Clay Hallmark and Randy C. Davis each brought reports
Baptist and Reflector RIDGECREST, N.C. — Two members of the Communications Team of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board were among the winners in the recent awards competition sponsored by the Baptist Communicators Association. Chris Turner and David Dawson won writing awards for articles published in the Baptist and Reflector. Turner earned a first place award for his first person column, “We Gotta Talk to Each Other” while Dawson won third
FARMERSVILLE, Texas — SBC president Bart Barber has announced his appointments to the 2023 Committee on Committees. Riley Prather, pastor of Green Valley Crossing, Putnam, Conn., will lead the committee as chair, and Cassie Stanteen from First Baptist, Clinton, Miss., will serve as vice chair. “As a lifelong Southern Baptist, I am thrilled to play a part in helping the SBC keep the Gospel at the center and to remain
BROWNSVILLE — Rather than simply praying for the pastors in the Stanton area, Ben Cowell felt called to become one. In the spring of 2022,
JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University broke ground April 20 on its largest construction project in the university’s history. Members of the campus community were joined
JACKSON — Union University trustees during their April 14 meeting on the Union campus approved a $94.7 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year and
CLEVELAND — Members of Parkway Baptist Church and Michigan Avenue Baptist Church voted April 23 to merge the two churches. With the vote, Parkway Baptist
FRANKLIN — As a registered nurse, Leah McLemore fluently speaks the complex jargon of the medical world. She knows and understands the elaborate-sounding words and
Two hundred years ago, while envisioning the campus design for the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson wrote to a colleague describing how the buildings should
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,606,053 through the Cooperative Program in April. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $17,657,114 through the Cooperative
FRANKLIN — Directors of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board adopted a record goal of $2.7 million for the 2023-24 Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions and approved
Baptist and Reflector RIDGECREST, N.C. — Two members of the Communications Team of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board were among the winners in the recent
FARMERSVILLE, Texas — SBC president Bart Barber has announced his appointments to the 2023 Committee on Committees. Riley Prather, pastor of Green Valley Crossing, Putnam,
