WEST TENNESSEE EVANGELISM RALLY DRAWS 800
By Nathan Handley Union University News Office JACKSON — Fred Luter, senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, said evangelism needs more emphasis in churches and organizations. Luter was the keynote speaker at the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally, held Feb. 21 at Union University. […]
CR CONFERENCE SET AT UNION
By Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — Union University will host a church revitalization conference March 14-15. The theme of the meeting sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Convention is “Rekindle: Fanning the Flames of Christian Leadership.”
EZELL URGES UNION STUDENTS TO ORDER LIVES AROUND OBEDIENCE TO CHRIST
By Nathan Handley Union University News Office JACKSON — Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, encouraged Union University students to be obedient in their mission as Christians at a chapel service Feb. 10 in the G. M. Savage Memorial Chapel. “The Bible tells us very clearly that, as believers we’re to be […]
GROUP TARGETS BAPTIST UNIVERSITIES
Baptist Press ALEXANDRIA, La. — The homosexual activist group Human Rights Campaign has targeted 23 institutions of higher learning with Southern Baptist ties in a report that also names 35 other colleges and universities with distinct Christian identities. Among the schools targeted are Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, and Union University, Jackson. Released just before the […]
UNION TO HOST WEST TENNESSEE EVANGELISM RALLY FEB. 21
Union University News Office JACKSON — Ernest Easley recently looked through a file folder from 1984 where he came across an old leadership magazine published by Texas Baptists. “On every page there was something about evangelism, outreach, training, and rallies,” said Easley, professor of evangelism at Union University. “I don’t read much emphasis anymore on […]
UNION OFFERS AID TO WEST TENN. STUDENTS
Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University has instituted a new scholarship designed specifically to benefit students from West Tennessee. The West Tennessee Heritage Scholarship will provide an automatic $1,500 scholarship to any student from West Tennessee who attends Union, with a minimum high school grade point average of 2.0. “This is where we’re […]
PROFESSOR TAKES UNUSUAL ROUTE TO TEACH
By Nathan Handley Union University News Office JACKSON — Kevin Chen, associate professor of biblical studies at Union University, has been interested in the study of Scripture for a long time, but he didn’t begin his studies with a career in mind. “My interest in biblical studies started when I was in high school and […]
ADRIAN ROGERS’ SERMON TAPES GIVEN TO GRANDSON
By Amanda Vernon Union University JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) — Baptist preacher Adrian Rogers’ legacy lives on in a collection of audio tapes given to his grandson, a current Union University student, during a presentation in Union’s Ryan Center for Biblical Studies. A giant in Southern Baptist life, Rogers was the longtime pastor of the Memphis-area […]
UNION TRUSTEES APPROVE STRATEGIC PLAN
By Tim Ellsworth Union University News Office JACKSON – Union University trustees on Friday approved a long-range strategic plan for the university, got a clean audit report and passed the second smallest tuition increase in the last 20 years. “United in Spirit. Grounded in Truth.” is the title of the plan that emphasizes seven strategic […]
UNION DEDICATES AND OPENS NEW LIBRARY, THE LOGOS
By Tim Ellsworth Union University News Office JACKSON, Tenn. — Hundreds of Union University students, alumni, employees, trustees and friends gathered in front of The Logos Nov. 6 to dedicate and open the new library on the university campus. “The building of this library, The Logos, has been made possible by the many people who […]