A judge ruled on Monday (July 15) that the old First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs building in Texas — where 26 people were shot and killed in 2017 by a gunman — can be torn down.
Woman’s Missonary Union Foundation grants help Christian Women’s Job Corps sites expand their reach, deepen their impact.
Sam Warner, a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who has worked extensively with Georgia Baptists, has been named the next president-treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Foundation.
Members of the Tennessee Baptist and Nolachucky Baptist Association Disaster Relief Swiftwater Rescue Team were instrumental in the recovery of the body of a 7-year-old drowning victim on July 4 in Douglas Lake in Dandridge.
Phil Taylor, a director of missions in Tennessee since 1999, died June 23 after an extended illness. He was 64.
Six men were added to the Southern Baptist Evangelists’ Hall of Faith June 10 at the Westin hotel, across the street from the Indiana Convention Center.
Union University presented longtime Baptist medical missionary Rebekah Naylor with its M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award during a June 11 alumni dinner at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis.
Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist and Reflector, has received many honors and awards during his journalism career. But the most recent award he received was especially meaningful.
As the shock of the fire is beginning to wear off, pastor Brandon Christian noted that everyone is now realizing “God had been working when we didn’t even realize it. He has opened up doors for us to grow, both spiritually and numerically.”
Even thought most students are not on campus during the summer, Baptist Campus Ministry leaders are still hard at work, preparing for a new year of BCM activities and ministry events.
