‘We hurt for everybody’: Tennessee chaplain lends listening ear
October 25, 2024
When Kathy Henry was first approached about being a disaster relief chaplain she was hesitant because she saw it as more of a pastoral role.
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TBDR command site relocates as work in East TN continues
October 21, 2024
“We will remain in northeast Tennessee until all the jobs are finished,” said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
University’s ministry teaches, trains local inmates to be deployed as ministers
October 17, 2024
Phil Young’s morning routine in preparing for class looks a bit different than most college professors. He arrives on site around 7:45 in the morning.
Tennessee flooding leads to open doors across languages
October 16, 2024
As Roan Creek began to flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, 15 Mexican men who were living alongside the creek had to vacate their homes and find higher ground. They gathered underneath a tree in front of the house of …
‘Pictures don’t do it justice’: TN Baptist leader says of Helene damage
October 15, 2024
“Helene ripped through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and here in East Tennessee, leaving a path of destruction we have never seen in our lifetimes,” said Tennessee Baptist Convention president Jay Hardwick.
‘Still in shock’: Disaster Relief teams continue aid in East Tennessee
October 14, 2024
These teams represented just a few of the hundreds of disaster relief (DR) volunteers from Tennessee, Texas and other states serving people from the Newport area to as far northeast as the Mountain City area.
‘Back to business of God’: TN church moving forward despite ‘total loss’ from Helene
October 11, 2024
Less than one week after Hurricane Helene ravaged Enon Baptist Church’s facilities, the church members gathered for their Wednesday night activities as normal, albeit in a different location.
‘It rivals Katrina’: TN Baptist Disaster Relief deploys across state
October 9, 2024
“It rivals Katrina, maybe even ‘beats’ Katrina, in terms of its reach and its impact,” said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
Navigating cultural issues: 200 students at youth apologetics conference
October 7, 2024
“At the end of the day, God is the originator, designer and inventor of it all,” said Pruitt, national Next Gen director for the North American Mission Board. “He also gets to define what things are.”
‘I was blown away’: TN Baptist DR relief trains 400 new volunteers
October 5, 2024
Tennessee Baptists hold largest-ever Disaster Relief training in state. “I was expecting about 200 participants but we doubled that. I was blown away,” said Wes Jones, Disaster Relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
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