Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor William Herbert “Herb” Thrasher Sr. died July 25. He was 79. Thrasher served as a bivocational pastor of churches in the
Alabama’s chapter of the Christian Coalition of America dropped out of the national organization Aug. 23, declaring it has drifted from its founding conservative principles.
As the United Nations mobilizes troops to maintain a fragile ceasefire, Southern Baptists are stepping up relief efforts in Lebanon and Israel, funneling more than
After a three-year-long debate, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved wider distribution of a “morning-after” contraceptive, angering some religious conservatives and anti-abortion
Charles Churchwell (right) assists as Tim Bass (left), pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Dadeville, baptizes John Sheetz in the backwaters of Lake Martin Aug. 20.
The executive committee of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) elected J. Marcus Merritt as associate in the office of evangelism Aug. 17.
Dennis E. Trimble is the new pastor of Northside Church, Cullman. Trimble previously served as pastor of Ebenezer Church, Vinemont. He is a graduate of