Wilkey to retire as TN Baptist and Reflector editor
April 30, 2024
Lonnie Wilkey, who has served as editor of the B&R for 26 years, has announced his plans to retire from his position, effective Dec. 31, 2024.
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Union University trustees celebrate Dub Oliver’s 10th anniversary
April 23, 2024
Union University trustees during their April 5 meeting celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Union president Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver.
Intentional church planting: TN church launches effort to start 5 ethnic churches
April 21, 2024
Beginning this year, First Baptist Church Shelbyville, Tennessee, is launching an effort to start five ethnic churches in Bedford County over the next 15 years.
‘First responder’: Ministry assistants offer key contributions for churches
April 19, 2024
Church secretaries/ministry assistants make invaluable contributions “behind the scenes,” affirmed Julia Binford, president of the Tennessee Baptist Secretaries Association.
11 questions for Christians to ask themselves about their witness
April 7, 2024
We are eight months from the U.S. presidential election and some Christians are already torching their gospel witness. Here are 11 questions Christians should ask themselves.
FBC Sunbright ministers in aftermath of TN tornado
April 5, 2024
Pastor Mike Hammonds of First Baptist Church Sunbright, Tennessee, was on his way to Big Emory Baptist Association in Harriman on April 2 to teach a course when he received a call from his wife informing him a tornado had just hit …
Beach Reach ‘not just another missions trip’ for college students
April 4, 2024
“People aren’t being changed by a shuttle ride,” one college student said. “They are being changed by people who are consistently pouring into them and showing them what Christ died for.”
BlueOval harvest field producing fruit for TN Baptists
March 25, 2024
Young, senior pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Brownsville, has already seen some incredible evangelistic stories emerge during his involvement with BlueOval City — the massive Ford auto plant in Stanton, Tennessee.
TN, KY Baptists provide hay to TX livestock owners impacted by wildfire
March 15, 2024
Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams are helping transport hay to Texas to aid livestock owners after recent wildfires in North Texas. Kentucky DR teams had collected hay from donations, but didn’t have any trucks or trailers to haul it.
TN Baptist association gifts church building to help maintain gospel presence
March 13, 2024
A Baptist association’s gift to a young church in the Lonsdale community of Knoxville, Tennessee, will ensure a gospel presence is alive and well in the area.
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