NASHVILLE — Directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board will recommend a $35 million budget for messengers to consider during Summit, which meets Nov. 13-16 at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova. The proposed budget for 2022-23 is the same amount as the 2021-22 budget and is one of three recommendations TBMB directors approved for consideration by TBC messengers. “There is still a great deal of financial uncertainty anticipated for the

FRANKLIN — “Across Streets, the States, the Seas” is the theme of the 2022 Summit to be held Nov. 13-16 at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova. “The missional strategy of the Tennessee Baptist Convention is to take the gospel across the streets, the states and the seas,” said Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.  “We must live out this Acts 1:8 strategy mandated

BRENTWOOD — Instead of traveling to the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the attendees at the 2023 Missions Get-Together will be getting together in a new place. The Woman’s Missionary Union’s annual event is relocating to Brentwood Baptist Church, moving from its traditional host city of Gatlinburg. The event — which is WMU’s annual three-day conference of fellowship, worship, breakout sessions and administrative meetings —  is scheduled for March

Hope Pregnancy Center in Clarksville dedicated its new ultrasound machine in August. The machine was made possible by the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s Psalm 139 Project and the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.  Training for the machine was funded by the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. Participating in the dedication service were, from left, Bobby Reed, chief financial officer, ERLC; Beth Moore, compassion ministries specialist, TBMB; Rachel Wiles,

BRENTWOOD — No child should have to face serious health problems alone. That’s why Easton Reeder is using his fight against a brain tumor to show others how to win their own battles. Easton attends Sunset Elementary School in Brentwood. His favorite things in life are his faith, family, the University of Tennessee football, baseball and triathlons. His story is an encouragement to all. During the summer of 2021, Easton

COOKEVILLE — The story of Paul Stouder is one that comes full circle through the Tennessee Tech Baptist Collegiate Ministry, said Ben Maddox, Tech BCM minister. As a freshman, Stouder visited the BCM for an outdoor worship service. He thought it would be a way to blend into the crowd while still learning about Christianity. After that service, Stouder found community with other students who connected him with Stevens Street