ROC COLLINS ELECTED TBC PRESIDENT
Messengers celebrate heritage of partnership missions, approve new partnership By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — Messengers to the 141st annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention elected a new slate of officers and celebrated 35 years of partnership missions during the Summit held Nov. 9-11 at First Baptist Church, Millington. The Summit […]
A PAUSE TO CELEBRATE; THEN ON TO SEVIERVILLE
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I love family reunions. It’s a chance to gather with folks who share a bond and for whom (hopefully) you care a great deal about. That, to me, is what the annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists feels like. This year’s Summit was held at First Baptist Church, Millington, […]
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS CHALLENGE TENNESSEANS
MILLINGTON — Focusing on the theme from Isaiah 64:1 of “Rend the Heavens and Come Down,” speakers at the 2015 Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference at First Baptist Church in Millington addressed a number of topics related to revival. Grant Gaines, senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Jackson, emphasized the need for sound doctrine in churches […]
KINGSPORT PASTOR ELECTED PRESIDENT OF TENNESSEE BAPTIST CONVENTION
Editor’s Note: This is the final version of the officer’s story. By Lonnie Wilkey, editor Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON – Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention unanimously elected Roc Collins, pastor of Indian Springs Baptist Church, Kingsport, as president. Allan Lovelace, pastor of Waterville Baptist Church, Cleveland, nominated Collins for the […]
PASTORS CONFERENCE ELECTS OFFICERS
Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON – Todd Stinnett, senior pastor of Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, Knoxville, will serve as president of the 2016 Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference. Stinnett served this past year as president-elect with 2015 Pastors Conference president Steve Gaines, senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova.
WHY I LOVE THE SUMMIT
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director I travel – a lot. I’ve made my way back and forth across Tennessee this year several times and then some. Most often those trips are made to preach in your churches or associational meetings, to stop and have lunch with a pastor or church member just to […]
SUMMIT BEGINS NEXT WEEK IN MILLINGTON
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC BRENTWOOD — It will be a convention of milestones when Tennessee Baptists gather for the annual Summit next week at First Baptist Church, Millington. This year is the 180th anniversary of the Baptist and Reflector, the convention’s newspaper and one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in the […]
Registration Underway for Summit
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Registration is underway for The Summit which will be held Nov. 10-12 at Brentwood Baptist Church here. The Summit includes the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, the Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference, WMU’s Missions Extravaganza, and other related meetings and events. As of Oct. 20, 545 messengers from 188 […]
Summit Begins Next Week
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Summit: The Gathering of Tennessee Baptists kicks off next week on Monday, Nov. 10, at Brentwood Baptist Church. The first day of Summit features the Tennessee Baptist Convention Pastors Conference with sessions beginning at 1 and 5:45 p.m. Other meetings on Monday include Hispanic pastors gathering, the Good Cup […]
When We All Get Together
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director There are those people who touch your life and have an impact that shapes who you become. Charlie was one of those for me. I’ll never forget Charlie. Charlie died in his mid-90s. He served as treasurer of Little Escambia Baptist Church for well over 40 years. Every […]