By David Dawson [email protected] OLD HICKORY — In years past, children from Tulip Grove Baptist Church have often gone to mission events in the area. This year, a big event is coming to them. On the first Friday of November, the church is hosting “Jammin’ in a Box” — an event designed by WMU that focuses on missions and the impact that missionaries make across the world. “This is
By Vickie Anderson Exec. Dir., TN Woman’s Missionary Union One hundred twenty years ago, W.C. and Mildred Golden challenged Tennessee Baptists to pray for our Tennessee mission field and give to the first state missions offering. That first offering in 1902 was $800. The offering was named after the Goldens in 1943. Today, churches are still encouraged to learn about, pray for, give to and serve in missions and ministries
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson In mid-June, I was one of the 15,726 Baptists who attended the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville — the most attended convention since 1995 and the first large gathering in Nashville since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Having done research this past year in high school for a research paper and learning about
By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — More than 20 years later, Donnie Dalton still gets emotional when he recalls the life-changing conversation he once had with a pastor from Guatemala. The pastor was visiting Dalton’s church, Grassland Heights Baptist Church, and was talking about the needs of the people in his poverty-stricken community. At the end of the service, Dalton and his wife, Susan, decided to give the pastor some
Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — Applications are now being received for grants from the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee Medical Missions Fund. The Baptist Healthcare System of East Tennessee was begun by Tennessee Baptists soon after the end of World War II. More than $2 million was contributed by 800 churches in 32 counties of East Tennessee. The hospital began service on November 30, 1949.
By Trennis Henderson WMU National Correspondent KNOXVILLE — How can your church start a missions group like Love World to help young women develop a heart for missions? Kim Cruse, a former International Mission Board collegiate church planter in the Philippines, insists the need is urgent. “If you can put missions into the DNA of a new believer or of a young believer early on in their Christian life, they
Love World, Welcome House impact Knoxville, and the world, for Christ By Trennis Henderson WMU National Correspondent KNOXVILLE — How can the crisis of an Iraqi refugee family’s house fire help churches engage young women in missions involvement amid their busy 21st century lives? Several congregations in the Knoxville area are discovering the answer through hands-on interaction with such ministry groups as Love World, Welcome House Knoxville and Knoxville Internationals
RICHMOND — International Mission Board trustees unanimously approved the appointment of 30 full-time, fully funded missionary personnel during their Feb. 3-4 meeting, and trustees applauded a report that cumulative international mission offerings have nearly reached a historic $5 billion. The new missionaries will be sent to eight of IMB’s nine global affinities. A recent Sending Celebration recognized the 30 new appointees, plus two missionaries previously appointed, and one sent in
Baptist and Reflector TRENTON — For the past 20 years Mississippi River Ministry and Randy Pool have been synonymous in Tennessee. A former pastor and Southern Baptist missionary for 11 years in Central America, Pool and his wife, Cindy, returned to the United States in 2000 for a leave of absence to deal with family issues. During that time they became caregivers for his wife’s mother. “It became apparent that
Ministry created by tornadoes, pandemic dominate year’s top stories By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — The year 2020 began on a positive note with giving through the Cooperative Program at a high level for the first four months of the fiscal year and after a record-breaking year for gifts through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions in 2019. Then came March — and life turned upside
By David Dawson [email protected] OLD HICKORY — In years past, children from Tulip Grove Baptist Church have often gone to mission events in the area.
By Vickie Anderson Exec. Dir., TN Woman’s Missionary Union One hundred twenty years ago, W.C. and Mildred Golden challenged Tennessee Baptists to pray for our
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson In mid-June, I was one of the 15,726 Baptists who attended the annual
By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — More than 20 years later, Donnie Dalton still gets emotional when he recalls the life-changing conversation he once had
Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — Applications are now being received for grants from the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee Medical Missions Fund. The Baptist Healthcare
By Trennis Henderson WMU National Correspondent KNOXVILLE — How can your church start a missions group like Love World to help young women develop a
Love World, Welcome House impact Knoxville, and the world, for Christ By Trennis Henderson WMU National Correspondent KNOXVILLE — How can the crisis of an
RICHMOND — International Mission Board trustees unanimously approved the appointment of 30 full-time, fully funded missionary personnel during their Feb. 3-4 meeting, and trustees applauded
Baptist and Reflector TRENTON — For the past 20 years Mississippi River Ministry and Randy Pool have been synonymous in Tennessee. A former pastor and
Ministry created by tornadoes, pandemic dominate year’s top stories By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — The year 2020 began on a
