By Jennifer Colosimo In Tullahoma, Tennessee, it can cost a pretty penny to clean clothes. As a community one-quarter of whom live below the poverty line, it’s often a chore families skip or save up for, sometimes choosing between groceries or clean clothes for the month. One small group out of King’s Cross Church in … Continue reading
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Plans to prosper and not to harm, plans to give you hope and a future,’” Jeremiah 29:11 By Laura Ellis In today’s climate of upheaval and uncertainty when many Christians are discussing how to ensure the future survival of the Church, one CBF … Continue reading
The Betty Galloway Advocacy for Women in Ministry Award, an annual recognition by CBF Tennessee, has been posthumously awarded to layperson June Holland McEwen of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. McEwen is both the first layperson to receive the honor and the only person to receive it posthumously. According to Mary Jayne Allen, retired minister of education … Continue reading
In 1996, a small group of believers began to meet in the living room of a home in Cookeville, Tennessee. 25 years later, that same core group and others who have joined along the way continue to worship and serve the Lord together through what today is known as Providence Baptist Church. The story of Providence … Continue reading
By Caleb Mynatt In Memphis, Second Baptist Church’s Pumpkin Patch Ministry has been a church fundraising tradition for 17 years. Loved by church and community members alike, the pumpkin patch offers a family-friendly fall experience right in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee. That’s why there was a great deal of disappointment when the pandemic seemed … Continue reading
Ben Brown Most graduations in the spring of 2020 were altered or adjusted for safety due to COVID-19. For the graduates of Brinkley Heights Urban Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, this year’s graduation was one to remember. Brinkley Heights Urban Academy in Memphis serves an at-risk population and is on a campus that lacks adequate … Continue reading
By Chris Hughes For Rev. Mark Mofield, it was a pregnant moment full of possibilities for faith and politics to collide right in the middle of his church, and for things to get messy. As senior pastor of Temple Baptist Church, a CBF-affiliated congregation in Durham, N.C., he and the church’s deacon team had just … Continue reading
Arkansas experienced seven tornadoes between Friday and Saturdays nights, April 30-May 1. The two hardest hit areas were in central (Little Rock) and north central parts of the state. Continue reading