October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
Every year at Petros Baptist Church the congregation celebrates its history. This year’s celebration was well attended and very enjoyable. If you’d like to see some photos of the day go here.
If your church has an event you would like other Tennessee Baptists to know of, drop us a note at ‘jwest’ at ‘highland’ dot ‘net’.
October 5, 2009
Will be February 23rd, 2010. Mark your calendar.
April 15, 2009
The Tennessee Baptist Historical Society presents
Finding your Baptist Ancestors
A Genealogical conference offering
information and research opportunities
June 12, 2009
8:30–4:30
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
901 Commerce St., #400
Nashville, TN 37203-3630
Presenters include:
Timothy Mohon, Marion, Ohio — “Tracking Your Baptist Ancestors” “Baptists, Baptists, Baptists . . . O My!” “Dancing, Card Playing, and Baptist Preachers”.
Laine Sutherland, Tennessee State Library and Archives — “Baptist Resources in the Tennessee State Library and Archives”
Taffey Hall, Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives — “How to Use the SBHL&A to Find Your Baptist Ancestors”
Registrants will have the opportunity to search the files of the SBHL&A to see what Baptist resources are available for locating their Baptist ancestors.
Cost: $35 which includes lunch and breaks
(After May 31: $45)
For additional information and reservations you can download the registration / information form here or contact
Jim Taulman
615-595-2597
jetaulman@comcast.net
April 14, 2009
You can read the sad details here. Please pray for his family.
February 24, 2009
The TBHS met today in Brentwood at the TBC Building. There are a few photos here. During the meeting the following major items were discussed:
1- The society will sponsor a conference titled ‘Finding your Baptist Roots’ on Friday, June 12 from 8:30- 4:30 at the Southern Baptist Historical Archives.
2- Membership fees / Journal Subscriptions will increase to $20 in 2010.
3- The slate of officers was elected without contestation and new positions were announced and will be voted on in 2010. The Society will add to its officer pool a webmaster and 3 regional vice presidents.
4- The Journal in 2010 will be a Festschrift (a celebratory writing) in honor of Albert Wardin Jr. The essayists and their titles were announced and Dr. Wardin received the surprise with his usual humility.
5- Members were asked to invite one or two persons to join the Society this year. This seems a reasonable request and all in attendence agreed.
February 12, 2009
Has been uploaded to the web and a link has been added to the sidebar. You can access the Constitution by selecting that link or by going here.
February 5, 2009
Union University in Jackson Tennessee was ravaged by a tornado. Here’s a view of the damage then
and now
It’s for very good reasons, then, that the President of Union
said it’s hard to talk about the February 2008 tornado and the recovery efforts that followed without becoming emotional . “We thank God for his blessings, and I give credit to the wonderful staff and terrific faculty that remain committed to Union,” he said. The season of Thanksgiving is continuous on the campus, which also was damaged in 2001 by high winds and in 2002 by a tornado. The 2008 tornado, which struck a year ago today, caused about $40 million in damages at Union. It wiped out 70 percent of student housing and badly damaged six other buildings, officials said.
It’s easy to forget these sorts of disasters because unless we are personally involved, they just don’t come to mind. Recall the shootings at Virginia Tech or the Amish Schoolhouse and you’ll see how short our memories are. So, with Union, we rejoice at their recovery.
February 4, 2009
The Theme of the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Society
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The theme this year is ‘Christian Education in Tennessee Baptist History‘ and the speaker is Dr. Pamela Dennis.
The Tennessee Baptist Convention will provide lunch for all TBHS members. To make reservations, call Dr. Albert Wardin at 615-292-7373.
February 2, 2009
That’s how long it is before the Annual Meeting of the TBHS. We sincerely hope you can join us at the TBC building in Brentwood at 11:30 the morning of the 24th of February. As we’ve noted before, this will be a very special, and very important, meeting.
