COLUMBIA
Columbia Association will change its name to Southeast Alabama Baptist Association, effective Jan. 1, 2018. The change was approved at the associational meeting Oct. 8 at Ridgecrest Church, Dothan. Director of Missions John Thomas said the name will better represent the membership and mission focus of the association.
Franklin Lee Kirksey, former pastor of churches in Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina, died Sept. 11. He was 64.
A Pakistani Christian was fatally shot for rebuffing the advances of a male neighbor.
A Ugandan man was hospitalized for a week after his adult sons attacked and beat him for putting his faith in Jesus Christ.
For 19 years, MedAdvance has been an annual International Mission Board event that promotes global healthcare strategies to reach the lost.
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