BIRMINGHAM Melanie Sanford recently announced her retirement from Hunter Street Church, Hoover, after serving for more than 20 years as preschool minister. Her family came
By Jeffery M. Leonard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Religion, Samford University Gracious Hospitality 1 Peter 4:7–11 Alongside the lessons biblical passages intend to teach, there
Illegal gambling in Houston County will end after casino owners reached a settlement with the state. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the agreement Sept.
More than 80 percent of Alabamians say they are “absolutely certain” of their belief in God, yet only half attend religious services weekly. Nationally, nearly
When Margaret Roland talks about the life-changing impact of Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC), she speaks from personal experience. Roland, now a CWJC site coordinator
The 2018 Annual Celebration of the Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network (BSCLN) will be held Sept. 21–22, 2018, at Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) national
Most churches would consider closing their doors if their active membership dipped to six people, but Gardiner Baptist Church (GBC) is holding steady. The debt-free
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