FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist disaster relief volunteers are needed in Dyer and Obien Counties after recent storms caused catastrophic flooding in those areas. Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, has issued an immediate call-out for all available  flood recovery teams and volunteers.  Jones noted that more than 60 work orders have been received — with more expected.

MARYVILLE — No major updates have been released as of April 12 regarding abducted missionary Josh Sullivan, who was taken at gunpoint on the evening of April 10, while delivering a sermon at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa (near Port Elizabeth, also known as Gqeberha). His wife, Meagan, released a statement via Facebook and through other outlets on April 11 requesting continued prayer. “We beg you to continue

SEYMOUR — Jeremy Sandefur will resign on May 31 as president and head of school at The King’s Academy (TKA) in Seymour to pursue a leadership role at a Christian school in Central Florida. “While I hate to leave TKA, I am excited to serve at a church-based school in a role that will allow me to support teachers and students,” Sandefur told the B&R. This move will let him

SOMERVILLE—A team of four mission volunteers serving on the Cross Partners Ministry team returned last month from two weeks in the Republic of the Philippines. They served with over 10 churches in two different Baptist associations and participated in over 40 evangelistic crusades with the Filipino Baptists on Luzon Island. Led by Dr. Charles Pratt, president and founder of the Cross Partners Ministry, Inc., the team saw 2,897 professions of

SELMER — Sometimes the best way to help is by assisting those who are assisting others.  That’s exactly what First Baptist Church Selmer is doing in the wake of the deadly tornadoes that tore through parts of Tennessee during the first week in April.  With the church’s ROC building (which, fittingly, stands for “Reaching Our Community”) serving as home base, FBC Selmer is housing Disaster Relief volunteers from Alabama. Will