CHURCHES The members of Central Bearden Church, in West Knoxville, voted in a Special Called Business Meeting, March 9, to elect Rev. J. C. (James Calvin) Neely as their new Senior Pastor.  Neely is a graduate of Carson-Newman University and earned the Master of Divinity Degree at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University.  He has 20 years of Pastoral Experience with most of that at Fellowship Church in

EVENTS Big Hatchie Baptist Association will be hosting a Senior Adult Banquet on April 14 at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Ripley. Kenny Evans will be the special guest. The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team developed a one-day seminar called Sharing Hope in Crisis to prepare people to share the love and hope of Jesus when others are facing hard times. The next seminar will be on March

ASSOCIATIONS Big Hatchie Baptist Association will be hosting evangelism conference “Called to an Awakening” with evangelist David Burton. The training will be on March 29 from 9:30 to 3 p.m. and worship will be March 30 from 11 a.m. to noon at Calvary Baptist in Covington. The rally will be March 30 at 6 p.m. at Brighton Baptist. CHURCHES Red Bank and The Point Church is participating in the “3:16

EVENTS Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, will host a Wild Game Dinner on March 8 at 5 p.m. Michael Rivers, regional director of Truth in Nature, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at pointchurch.org. The New Salem Baptist Association will be hosting a Men’s Conference on March 21 at the Smith County Agricultural Center. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the service

EVENTS The Week of Prayer for North American missions is observed annually by SBC churches to pray for missionaries, their ministries and their families. This will officially start Sunday, March 2 and last through Sunday, March 9. Churches can choose this date or another time during the Easter season to participate. Online Resources can be found at anniearmstrong.com/resources. The Group Essentials Conference will be on Feb. 24–25 at Germantown Baptist

EDUCATION Union University’s McAfee School of Business will host Jason Myhre, executive director of the Eventide Center for Faith and Investing, for its annual Faith in the Marketplace luncheon Feb. 11. Eventide Center for Faith and Investing is designed to help Christians understand and practice biblically faithful investing. Myhre is also a founding member of Eventide Asset Management, an investment firm providing values-based investments rooted in a biblical worldview. The

PEOPLE Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Maryville, held a special lunch for retiring pastor Gary McCammon and his wife Penny on Jan. 5. The McCammons are moving to Georgia to be near their family. Levi Sanders will be the new lead pastor of Cedar Grove. CHURCHES First Baptist Church, Winchester, will hold revival services Jan. 26-31 with guest preacher Patrick Waller, pastor of College Street Baptist Church, Tullahoma. Sam O’Neal of

LEADERS Larry Murphy, director of missions for Madison-Chester Baptist Association and Crockett County Baptist Association will retire Dec. 31. Murphy served  as associate director of missions for two years before accepting DOM position 26 years ago. Prior to joining the association’s staff, he served on staff at Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson. Murphy, who has been in the ministry for 48 years, plans to continue to serve as a church

EDUCATION Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek, will present its Life of Christ Christmas Drive-Thru Dec. 7-8 from 6-8 p.m. The church is located at 26 School House Circle in Brush Creek. Donation for the church’s Hats of Love Ministry are appreciated. For information, call 615-683-8249 or e-mail [email protected]. In case of inclement weather, call and listen to the recording.

CHURCHES Colonial Baptist Church, Memphis, will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 27. Former pastor Gerald Hallmark, will lead the joint Sunday School class at 9 a.m. Clay Hallmark, pastor of First  Baptist Church, Lexington, and former TBC president, will bring the message in the 10:30 a.m.  worship service. A potluck luncheon will follow. Hopewell Baptist Church, Cleveland, recently celebrated 163 years of serving God in its community. The