Tennessee pastor aims to be ‘Paul’ to Kenya’s ‘Timothys’
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – Doug Brown stood on the slopes of Mount Kenya in the cold rain, praying for the 50 students he had traveled 8,000 miles to teach.
Tennessee church ‘transplant’ takes root
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Three years ago, during a regular meeting at Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville, pastor Scott Parkinson tapped Jesse Haywood on the shoulder and asked, “Hey, do you want to plant a church?”
Tennessee church receives $400,000 grant for Helene recovery
ROAN MOUNTAIN, Tenn. – Two weeks after Roan Park Baptist Church spent $20,000 from its savings to pave its parking lot, Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters washed it all away.
Tennessee church’s creek baptisms ignite revival
BELVIDERE, Tenn. – It started with one boy’s simple wish: to be baptized like Jesus in natural water. That desire eventually led to a day of faith that brought 22 people to the banks of Boiling Fork Creek.
Fire destroys Tennessee church’s building, not its spirit
DYERSBURG, Tenn. – A devastating fire Friday, June 13, destroyed most of Zion Hill Baptist Church in the Friendship Community near Dyersburg.
Tennessee church a conduit for hope months after Hurricane Helene
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – Even long after Hurricane Helene’s devastating winds subsided, Tennessee Baptist volunteers can still be found restoring hope in East Tennessee.
