Although the Ford Motor Co. ended production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning this month as part of a broader shift away from large electric vehicles, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board isn’t backing away from its evangelism efforts in BlueOval City.
It’s amazing what a small church with a big heart can do.
“The van will continue to bless the work of Tennessee Baptists as we strengthen churches, plant new churches, and share the gospel in this growing community,” said Danny Sinquefield, TBMB Harvest Field Leader.
Although the Ford Motor Company is slowing down its production schedule at BlueOval City, there are no plans to pump the brakes on the evangelism efforts in that region.
The directors of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board unanimously approved the purchase of 14 acres with two buildings with a combined 15,100 square feet of space to be used for church planting in the area near BlueOval City …
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.
“It was explained to us that if we waited until we had to close the doors, this would possibly not be a church anymore,” church deacon David Prine said. “It could be a McDonald’s. And we didn’t want that to happen.”
About 40 volunteers from four churches in Fayette Baptist Association joined together Nov. 21 to provide a Thanksgiving meal to 1,000 construction workers at the BlueOval City job site …
