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R. Pat McFadden, former longtime pastor of First Church, Fort Payne, was named pastor emeritus Oct. 29. McFadden has been in ministry for more than 40 years, 27 of them as pastor of First, Fort Payne. He also served as pastor of Eastdale Church, Montgomery, and First Church, Elba. He and his wife, Sue, also served as International Mission Board missionaries in the Dominican Republic from 1979 to 1982. The couple has two children and four grandchildren. Nathan VanHorn is pastor.
New Home Baptist Church, Pisgah, will hold its spring camp meeting at New Home Bible Camp.
A Pakistani court granted custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to the man accused of abducting her, forcing her to convert to Islam and marry him.
Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
The 2026 legislative session ended last week, and while lawmakers passed more than four dozen education-related bills, a long list of others did not make it to the finish line.
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