University of Tennessee Knoxville
The University of Tennessee Knoxville is the home of the Tennessee Volunteers with over 28,000 students. SEC Sports and outdoor activities such as hiking the Great Smoky Mountains are a big deal to many of our students. Often known as an engineering school or business school our students are a beautiful blend of both city and country people. Called the “Scruffy City” Knoxville is home to the Dogwood Arts Festival and a former World Fair site that sits on the Tennessee River. Our BCM is blessed with a great ministry center located near many dorms which also houses 18 residents and is affectionately called “The B”! We are often found on campus reaching out to students, ministering to internationals or serving in our community.
Campus Ministers: Rodney Norvell, rnorvell@tnbaptist.org and Samantha Hawes, shawes@tnbaptist.org
Find UTK BCM Online:
- Instagram – @UTKBCM
- Facebook – UTK BCM
- Website – utbaptist.org
Weekly Events:
- Monday – Soul Food @ 11:30
- Tuesday – Leadership Meeting @ 5:30
- Thursday – TNT Worship @ 7:00
- Throughout the week – Life Groups
Outreach Activities:
- Welcome Week
- Great Exchange – Spiritual Surveys
- Serve Knox Week – Volunteering Locally
- Coffee Cart and Tabling on Ped Walkway
- Intramurals
- Special events
East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University is nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains in Johnson City. It was founded in 1911 and has over 14,400 students today. ETSU is noted as a health sciences center in the region and the programs in the Quillen College of Medicine and College of Nursing have ranked among the top health schools. There is plenty of natural beauty to explore with hiking at Buffalo Mountain or enjoying time at one of the many local parks. The Tweetsie Trail is a rail-to-trails project that connects Johnson City to Elizabethton and is perfect for walking, running and biking. Downtown is taking shape as a historic train depot that has been renovated for business and there is a pavilion for the farmer’s market next to beautiful Founder’s Park. ETSU is also close to Historic Jonesborough, the oldest town in TN, founded in 1779. Jonesborough boasts the International Storytelling Center that attracts thousands of visitors at the annual National Storytelling Festival. Also nearby is Bristol, home to Bristol Motor Speedway and the Rhythm and Roots music festival. There are over 250 student groups to be a part of at ETSU. Come be part of BCM and help us reach out to students at ETSU, Milligan, Northeast State and other local colleges as we seek to lead them to Christ and grow disciples.
Campus Minister: Jonathan Chapman, jchapman@tnbaptist.org
Find ETSU BCM on Social Media:
Weekly Events:
- Tuesday – The Outlet; Dinner @ 6pm, Worship @ 7pm
- Thursday – BucLunch @ 11:30 – 1:00
- Friday – Co-Ed Bible Study @ 11:30 – 1:00
- Throughout the week – Connect Groups (Bible Studies)
Outreach Activities:
- Evangelism – 2x Per Week on Campus
- Coffee Cart – Monday @ 9:00 – 11:00
University of Tennessee at Martin
The University of Tennessee at Martin is home to 6,500 undergrad students and is located in Northwest Tennessee about 125 miles northeast of Memphis, 150 miles northwest of Nashville and 60 miles north of Jackson. The campus sits in the heart of the city with a variety of restaurants and coffee shops within walking distance. UT Martin is known for excellence and outstanding value in undergraduate education. It is one of the five campuses of the University of Tennessee system. Martin is not far from fun day destinations like Discovery Park of America, Reelfoot Lake State Park (TN), and the Land Between the Lakes State Park (KY). The UT Martin campus consists of many clubs and organizations that encourage students to get involved beyond the walls of the classroom. At the BCM, you’ll have the opportunity to disciple current followers of Jesus and share the Gospel with students who don’t know Him yet.
Campus Minister: Morgan Owen, mowen@tnbaptist.org
Find UT Martin BCM on Instagram: @utmbcm
Weekly Events:
- Monday – The Well (BCM Worship)
- Tuesday – Radiant (Women’s Discipleship)
- Thursday – Nooday (Lunch & Devo)
- Thursday – ManUp (Men’s Discipleship)
Outreach Activities:
- Poptart Handout
- Great Exchange
- IF Station
- Struggle Bus
Baptist Collegiate Ministry of Greater Nashville
Baptist Collegiate Ministry of Greater Nashville is committed to serving college students in the Nashville area. Currently there is BCM presence on the campuses of Belmont University, Lipscomb University, and Vanderbilt University. Diversity and inclusion are high priorities among collegians and BCM is committed to helping students find identity in Jesus Christ as they journey through their collegiate career. BCM Ministry looks different on each college campus; though, there is a cohesive community when the three campuses get together at BCMGN events. As a campus missionary of BCM of Greater Nashville, you will have the opportunity to serve on each campus, aiding campus ministers and student leadership with weekly outreach and discipleship. You will engage students of all cultures, disciple existing believers, and share in Gospel conversations with students that do not yet believe.
Campus Ministers: Tiffany Hudson (Vanderbilt), thudson@tnbaptist.org and Cole Rogers (Belmont), crogers@tnbaptist.org
Find these BCMs on Instagram @bcmatvp and @belmont_bcm
BCM at Vanderbilt Place
- Wednesday – Free Lunch @ 11am -1pm
- Thursday – TNT Worship @ 7:30
- Weekly Coffee Cart Outreach
- Weekly Discipleship
Belmont BCM
- Thursday – Refuge Worship and Bible Study @ 7:00
- Weekly Coffee Cart Outreach
- Weekly Discipleship
Tennessee Technological University
Tennessee Technological University is located in Cookeville, a college town located between Nashville and Knoxville in the Upper Cumberland Region of Middle Tennessee. The region is known for its beautiful waterfalls, caves, overlooks, hiking trails, rivers, and lakes. Tn Tech is home to 10,000 plus students whose academic pursuits are in 8 academic schools and colleges: Agriculture and Human Ecology, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Nursing. Tn Tech’s students love the rich and genuine community of the university. The BCM is fortunate to be a part of a student-friendly campus. TN Tech’s BCM is a community of believers in Christ who desire to be a part of a movement of God by being disciples who make disciples at TN Tech. If you have a heart to disciple college students and release them to disciple other college students, then you will fit in great at TN Tech BCM!
Campus Minister: Ben Maddox, bmaddox@tnbaptist.org
Find TN Tech BCM on Instagram @TNTechBCM
Weekly Events
- Tuesday – Reach Opportunities @ 11:00
- Tuesday – Common Ground (Worship) @ 8:00
- Wednesday – International Ministry Discovery Groups @ 7:30
- Thursday – Soul Food @ 11:00
- Throughout the Week – Kaleo Communities (Discipleship Groups)
BCM Cleveland
BCM Cleveland serves two schools across three campuses: Lee University and Cleveland State Community College (Cleveland and Athens). Each school currently enrolls between 3,000-4,000 students. Cleveland, TN is located about 30 miles north of Chattanooga and 75 miles south of Knoxville on I-75. Cleveland is surrounded by natural beauty, with plentiful hiking and river activities between the Ocoee region and downtown Chattanooga. Clevelanders also enjoy coffee from a dozen local shops around town. At BCM Cleveland, you’ll have an opportunity to connect with many students from a church background and many others who would not claim any religion as their own. Here we funnel everything through three main objectives: Following Jesus, Building Community, and Changing the World – all through and because of Christ.
Campus Minister: Grace Johnson, gjohnson@tnbaptist.org
Find the BCM Online:
- Instagram – @bcmcleveland
- Facebook – bcmcleveland
- Website – bcmcleveland.com
Weekly Events:
- Monday – Worship @ 7:00
- Thursday – Free Lunch @ 11:00 – 12:30
Austin Peay State University
The Austin Peay State University BCM is committed to serving God, and we seek ways to live that out on campus and within our community through outreach events on campus, small groups and large worship services, and weekly and monthly service projects within the Clarksville area. All students are welcomed regardless of background!
Campus Minister: Stacy Murphree, smurphree@tnbaptist.org
Find APSU BCM on Instagram: @austinpeaybcm
Weekly Events:
- Thursday – Refuge (Worship) @ 7:00
- Throughout the Week: Family Groups (Bible Studies)
Outreach Activities:
- Tabling
- Gospel Surveys
- Prayer Walking
- Connecting with Groups Like International Students and Athlete