October 14, 2012, marked the 100th anniversary celebration for Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Jacksonville. The 10 a.m. worship service was primarily filled with singing and
First Baptist Church, Frisco City, kicked off its centennial Oct. 28, 2012, with a meet and greet before its anniversary worship service. The festivities began
Southern Baptist pastors have high opinions of the convention’s Cooperative Program (CP), according to a study conducted by LifeWay Research. The survey of 1,066 Southern
Russell D. Wilks sang gospel music throughout his life and loved to lead others in music at church. He died Jan. 10 at the
Former Alabama Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) president Stuart Calvert died Jan. 15. She was 78. Calvert served Alabama WMU as president from 2001 to
Bob Pruitt spent more than 50 years of his life serving Alabama Baptist churches. He died Dec. 18, 2012, at the age of 79. Pruitt,
William Hugo Parkman, a former Southern Baptist missionary from Valley, died Nov. 20, 2012. He was 92. Parkman was born Dec. 11, 1919, in Langdale
Old Union Baptist Church, Nauvoo, celebrates the completion of the renovation of their kitchen and sanctuary. The new fellowship hall was dedicated to Ebb McClendon and
