New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church to Commemorate 210 Years (VIEW VIDEO HERE)

June 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church is turning 210 years old and special worship services are planned this weekend to commemorate it.

In this week’s WJLE Preacher Feature, Elder Joseph Arnold talks about the history of the church and his ministry as pastor there.

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Established on June 26, 1809, the church was originally known as Bildad Baptist Church located in the Keltonburg Community and actually pre-dated by two months the founding of Salem Baptist Church, long considered by many to be the oldest church in the county. Years later after a division among Baptists over the issue of foreign missions, many churches took on the name “Missionary” Baptists while others, including Bildad became “Primitive” Baptists. Then in 1854, differences over doctrine  created a split within the church itself. As a result, the Keltonburg location became Old Bildad Church and those who sought to adhere to the original teachings about the bodily resurrection formed New Bildad in the Seven Springs Community where the church still worships today. The Old Bildad Church no longer exists as all members have since passed away.

The existing church building where today’s congregation still meets was constructed around 1879 of course over the years there have been renovations  and about 25 years ago a fellowship hall was added.

For 33 years Joseph’s father Elder Ricky Arnold served as pastor of the church until stepping aside two years ago. In January Elder Ricky became pastor at the Mount View Primitive Baptist Church. After  Elder Ricky’s tenure as minister at New Bildad the congregation turned to Joseph to carry on the tradition.

“I believe ministering is what the Lord wanted me to do. I wasn’t sure exactly why because I don’t have the smoothest voice or the most eloquent look of a minister but I felt the Lord has blessed what I have tried to do. I started out introducing services there when I was 14 years old in 1994 and continued that until they liberated me to preach at other places in 2001. I was officially ordained as a minister in 2012 at New Bildad but before that within the space of about five years I preached at Lebanon Primitive Baptist Church and Yellow Springs Primitive Baptist Church in Dunlap where my dad’s brother Elder Reed Arnold was once pastor. He is now deceased,” said Elder Joseph.

Elder Arnold and the congregation of about 20-25 who meet regularly at New Bildad invite you to join them for their weekly services.

“We meet at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings except the 4^th Sunday evenings of the month when we meet at the Webb House Retirement Center at 6:00 p.m.  We also have a Wednesday night service at 6:30 p.m.,” said Arnold.

You also have a special invitation to attend the services this weekend in conjunction with the church’s 210^th anniversary.

“Jeff Winfrey of Kentucky is our invited speaker. We will meet on Friday, June 14 for supper at 5:30 p.m. followed by a service at 7:00 p.m.. The following morning, Saturday, June 15 another service will get underway at 10:30 a.m. with lunch to follow and then we will have an afternoon worship service at 2:00 p.m.,” said Arnold.

As part of their community outreach the New Bildad and Mount View Primitive Baptist Churches share a Sunday morning program on WJLE at 8:00 a.m. called the Firm Foundation featuring Elder Joseph Arnold and Elder Ricky Arnold. New Bildad also has an active Facebook and You Tube page.

New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church is located about a half mile off Highway 56 on New Bildad Road in the Seven Springs Community.

Elder Joseph and his wife Christy are the parents of two children, 13 year old Yasmin and 11 year old Lealon.

June 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Students attending summer school at Northside Elementary School were treated to a visit from a Vanderbilt Life Flight helicopter ambulance crew and members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department Tuesday. The kids got to sit inside both the helicopter and fire truck and to ask questions about how they work

June 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Tennessee boaters have the month of June to renew their boat registration before the first fee increase in 12 years goes into effect on July 1, pending approval by the Government Operations Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly.

Any boating vessel operated by a gas engine, electric motor or sail is required to be registered. The increase is in line with the rise of the consumer price index since the last fee increase was made.

The current fee for a 16-foot boat and under is $13 for one year, $24 for two, and $35 for three. The new fees will be $15, $28, and $41, respectively. Vessels with a length over 16-feet to 26-feet will increase from $25 to $29 for a year. Those over 26 feet to 40 increases from $38 to $44 and vessels more than 40 feet moves from $51 to $59 for a year.

Boat owners have the option to have their vessels registered for one, two, or three years. The registration term may not exceed three years and 30 days. Boat owners will not see the increase until their current registration expires.

Those vessels that are powered only by paddle such as canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, and rafts are not required to be registered. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports there are about 264,000 vessels registered.

Boat registration can be made online 24/7/365 at GoOutdoorsTennessee.com, Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at any TWRA regional office located in Jackson (Region I), Nashville (Region II), Crossville (Region III), and Morristown (Region IV), or by mail.

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