Enon Baptist Church, Halls, called Phillip Senn as pastor on March 13. The church also named retired pastor William P. “Bill” Oakley as pastor emeritus. Susan Mason recently was recognized by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board for 25 years of service. She has been the administrative assistant at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center in Newport for 25 years. She is a member of  First Baptist Church, Newport. Mason and her

CHURCHES Trinity Baptist Church, Knoxville, will have revival services April 3-6 with evangelist Phil Glisson of Memphis. Holt’s Corner Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, will hold revival services March 27-31. Phil Waldrop of Phil Waldrop Ministries will preach at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 27. Week night services begin at 7 p.m. with David McConnell (Monday), Kirk Shepard (Tuesday), Al Patterson (Wednesday) and Roc Collins (Thursday). For more

LEADERS Chuck Williams, interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Milan, will write the Bible Studies for Life lessons for March-May. He formerly served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington. Matt Dixon has been called as pastor of Beech Grove Baptist Church in Louisville. He formerly served as youth minister of Dotson Memorial Baptist Church, Maryville. Liberty Grove Baptist Church, Loretto, has called Brock Kilburn as pastor.

LEADERS Terry L. Kirby was called as lead pastor of First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge, effective Jan. 1. He has previously served  as pastor of First Baptist Church, Dover; Rocky Hill Baptist Church, Knoxville; and Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown. Chapel Hill Baptist Church, Milam, has called Jeremy Allen as student pastor. First Baptist Church, Dyer, has called Stephen Lacy as associate pastor. Jake Dorak, associate pastor of First Baptist Church,

EDUCATION Carson-Newman University will host Ternae Jordan Sr., pastor of Chattanooga’s Mount Canaan Baptist Church, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, to kickoff C-N’s Black History Month initiatives. The event is from 6:30-8 p.m. and open to the public. “We are excited about welcoming Dr. Jordan to Mossy Creek for Black History Month,” said Gloria Walker, vice president for student services. “Dr. Jordan will present a

LEADERS Roc Colllins, director of strategic objectives for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, celebrated his fifth anniversary with the TBMB in January. He is a past president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and formerly served as pastor of Indian Springs Baptist Church in Kingsport. Robert Nichols retired Dec. 31 after more than 13 years as director of missions for Sevier County Baptist Association. He and his wife, Deborah, served as

LEADERS Stoney Creek Baptist Church, Elizabethton, recently called Steve Davis as pastor. Dungan Chapel Baptist Church, Elizabethton, recently ordained Teddy Lewis. He is serving as interim pastor. Corey Staton recently resigned as associate pastor to students and families at First Baptist Church, Alcoa. He is moving to North Carolina.

CHURCHES Central Baptist Church, Oak Ridge, in cooperation with Clinton Baptist Association, will host its first annual Small Group Symposium on Jan. 20, 2022. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and breakfast and lunch will be provided to the first 200 people who register. Special guest speaker is Jerry Ross, education pastor at Quail Springs Baptist Church, Oklahoma City. A former mnister in Tennessee, Ross has helped start more than 400

LEADERS Kevin Shrum, pastor of Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville, since 1995, will write the Explore the Bible Sunday School lessons for the December-February quarter. Shrum, a past president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, also has served as pastor of churches in Missouri and Kentucky. He holds degrees from Missouri Baptist College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., including the doctor of ministry degree. He currently is working on