Please join us for the 2024 Tennessee CBF Annual Gathering on September 20-21 at Central Baptist Bearden in Knoxville. Our theme is Discovering Abundance and we’ll be exploring 2 Peter 1:3's promise that "God's divine power has given us everything...
The games of the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games are being held in Paris. Athletes from all over the world will gather and do their best to represent their country in the spirit of competition. In 1924, also in the Paris...
Are you getting your steps in? Those of us attending worship and LifeGroups these days would say "YES!" It's an inconvenient but encouraging evidence of elevator repairs. I'm hopeful we'll have folks riding up and down in six to eight...
The Southern Baptist Convention's vote on the Law Amendment failed; it came short of a 2/3 affirmative vote (61%) to amend their Constitution. The amendment would have deemed a church to be in friendly cooperation if the church “affirms, appoints,...
The SBC will be voting on the Law amendment at their national gathering in Indianapolis. The amendment is named after a Virginia pastor who proposed it at last year's gathering in New Orleans. If given 2/3 approval at this year's...
Unfortunately, because of this unpredictable May weather, we had to cancel our Foam Party that was scheduled for May 15. Fortunately, Bambini Bubbles is flexible and has already rescheduled us for June 5! Hopefully all our FBC Kids can come...
I can’t believe we’re bringing another year of FBC Kids to an end! We have had a wonderful year learning about Jesus! We have some exciting things happening with our children and their teachers. Preschool and kindergarten on Wednesday nights...
The gospel of Mark intrigues me. It's the shortest of all the gospels, which is not all that surprising considering the number of times the word "immediately" (or "at once") appears in the text. In keeping with this gospel's theme,...
Holy Week signifies the last week of Jesus' earthly ministry, leading to his death, burial, and resurrection. It is a time to lean into spiritual truths relating to his life and mission, as well being open to learn more about...
Over the last several months, our church has ordained Lauren Neal, Vicki Violette, and Kris Hicks to the gospel ministry. This is a weighty responsibility and privilege to recognize God's calling upon their lives. Deacons are also ordained for their ministry...