LEADERS First Baptist Church, Tullahoma, has called Kevin Ivy as pastor. He previously served at Providence Baptist Church in Clinton, Miss. He also is the founder of a non-profit ministry called Mission Surge and has been personally involved in missions work in 11 countries and across the United States. Wayne Stowers is the new minister of students at First Baptist Church, Decherd. Johnny Mayes has been called as pastor of

CHURCHES First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge, will have a special Sunday Oct. 1. The speaker will be Phil Glisson, evangelist from Memphis. His wife, Teresa, who is a ventriloquist, will be there with Scotty. On Oct. 8, Gibson Baptist Church, Gibson, will be celebrating 140 years of ministry with a special day of worship. Max Walker will be preaching the morning service at 10:30 a.m., along with special music and

CHURCHES Fosterville Baptist Church, Bell Buckle, will celebrate homecoming on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. Philip Meade will speak. A fellowship dinner will follow. For more information, call 615-233-5380. Clark Street Baptist Church, Johnson City, will celebrate 60 years of ministry with a homecoming celebration on Sept. 17. The service begins at 10 a.m. with the gospel trio Sacred Harmony, followed by an 11 a.m. service with guest speaker Willie

CHURCHES Bethel Baptist Church, Clinton, recently held revival services with Floyd “Lammie” Lammersfeld. There were two professions of faith. First Baptist Church, Pulaski, will host a faith and disability conference sponsored by the Giles County Special Needs Support Group on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. Chrissy Hood, chair of the organization, said the goal of the conference is to “make churches more aware of those in our community with

CHURCHES Riva Lake Baptist Church, Winchester, celebrated homecoming on Aug. 13 with guest speaker Richard Craddock, pastor of First Baptist Church, Summitville. Highland Park Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg, will hold homecoming service on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. Iron City First Baptist Church, Iron City, celebrated homecoming on Aug. 20. Lucy Baptist Church, Millington, will celebrate its 147th anniversary on Sept. 17 with a time of fellowship at 9 a.m., followed

CHURCHES New Middleton Baptist Church, New Middleton, will hold revival services Aug. 27-30 with guest evangelist Nathan Wilkerson. Little Flat Creek Baptist Church, Corryton, will celebrate its 220th homecoming on Aug. 20. A dedication service will be held for the church’s renovated sanctuary. Lunch will follow the service. Robert Baltimore is pastor. Liberty Baptist Church, Somerville, held revival services July 23-26 with evangelist Phil Glisson of Memphis.

ASSOCIATIONS Fayette County Baptist Association will hold an evangelism rally Sept. 13-14 at Warren Community Baptist Church, Somerville, with Roc Collins, director of evangelism for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. A 19-member team, representing six churches from Western District Baptist Association, worked July 8-15 with Restoration Church in New Orleans, La. Restoration is a church plant that has moved into a church that has closed. The team worked with renovation

CHURCHES Members of First Baptist Church, Manchester, are on a missions trip to south Boston this week (July 10-16). Antioch Baptist Church and Harmony Baptist Church, both in Benton, have merged. The church name will remain Antioch Baptist. John Cain is pastor. Members of Calvue Baptist Church, Morristown, will celebrate the church’s 75th anniversary on Aug. 6. The church was organized on July 27, 1942. Worship begins at 10 a.m.

CHURCHES Green River Baptist Church, Waynesboro, recently paid off its debt on its children’s building. First Baptist Church, Cookeville, will host “A Night of Orange and White” with Phillip Fulmer, former head football coach at the University of Tennessee, on Thursday, Aug. 3. A tailgating meal will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by the main event at 7 p.m. For more information, including cost, contact the church at 931-526-7108.

LEADERS Steven D. Flippo began serving June 12 as the new director of missions for the Lawrence County Association of Baptists. He previously was pastor of congregational care at Highland Park Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals, Ala. He also served as a missionary with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board in South Africa for nine years. Flippo holds degrees from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, Cordova, and Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee,