After 48 years leading the Coffee County Baptist Association site of Samford University’s Ministry Training Institute, James Preachers is stepping into “permanent student” status and plans to continue learning while supporting the effort.
Volunteers from Alabama continue to help people with flooded homes in South Carolina, offering practical help but also spiritual encouragement and connecting them with local churches.
The University of Mobile is not just a beautiful, special and sacred place – it is a place that will change you, said UM’s new president, Dr. Charles Smith, during President’s Commissioning on Aug. 16.
Nationally, there are more than 2.5 million grandparents who carry the primary responsibility of caring for their grandchildren, with about a third of grandchildren living with their grandparents being under six years old.
Commemorated the Sunday after Labor Day each year, this year Grandparents Day is Sept. 8. Many churches and families will make a special effort to recognize the blessing of grandparents on this day.
This summer, 106 college students from Alabama scattered to serve in 17 countries, 11 states and the District of Columbia through One Mission Students. As they shared the gospel, they saw 157 people profess new faith in Christ.
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