Pastor rides across state to raise GOTM funds By Lonnie Wilkey Baptist and Reflector, Editor [email protected] MOUNT PLEASANT — For a small congregation, First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant has always given generously to missions. Pastor Frank Webb, who also is a F.A.I.T.H. Rider, recently completed a motorcycle ride across Tennessee from Memphis to Mountain City to raise money for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. Several church members pledged

TBMB offers training sessions for churches on how to minister to refugees, other ‘strangers’ among us By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Mission Board compassion ministries specialist Beth Moore said she believes the first step churches can take in assisting refugees is to gain a better understanding of who they are.  In the months ahead, Moore is hoping that churches across Tennessee will begin to dive deeper into

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MORRISTOWN — It’s probably safe to say that not many pastors experienced an introduction to their first pastorate like Jason Lemka encountered last year at Roe Junction Baptist Church in Morristown. Lemka, who has been a member of Roe Junction for about 20 years, was elected as pastor of the church just as a worldwide pandemic was getting underway. Three weeks later,

By David Dawson [email protected]  NASHVILLE — Despite some difficult circumstances, The Axis Church is still spinning.  Members of the church, located in downtown Nashville, gathered for an on-campus worship service on Sunday, Sept. 19 — just six days after an arsonist set fire to the building and caused extensive damage. The arsonist threw a Molotov cocktail through a church window on the night of Sept. 13. Pastor Jeremy Rose said the