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Surf, sand and the Savior: Students impact Kingdom on the beach

Over a three-week period last month, Tennessee BCM groups joined 47 other campus-based/church-based college ministries from across the U.S. to have a kingdom impact on their generation through BeachReach.
  • April 26, 2025
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Students from the University of Tennessee-Martin gather for a group photo during BeachReach 2025 in Panama City, Fla. The group from UTM was among the 300-plus students from Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) who spent their spring breaks sharing the gospel.
(Photo courtesy of the Baptist and Reflector)

Surf, sand and the Savior: Students impact Kingdom on the beach

More than 340 Tennessee Baptist Collegiate Ministry students and leaders used the draw of the Gulf coast’s sand and surf to share the gospel with thousands of spring breakers in Panama City Beach.

Over a three-week period last month, Tennessee BCM groups joined 47 other campus-based/church-based college ministries from across the U.S. to have a Kingdom impact on their generation through BeachReach.

With a total of 1,847 participants in 2025, BeachReach had the largest attendance in its history.

Many students expressed that they will always remember being a part of such an outpouring of God’s work.

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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Morgan Owen and originally published by the Baptist and Reflector. 

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