Bobby Welch to retire from Florida pulpit
June 8, 2006
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bobby Welch, pastor of First Baptist Church, Daytona Beach, Fla., and president of the Southern Baptist Convention, will retire Aug. 27
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CP giving for May down from last year
June 8, 2006
NASHVILLE — Cooperative Program (CP) receipts for May of $16,496,303.09 were 1.73 percent, or $289,713.39, below the $16,786,016.48 received in May 2005. Year-to-date contributions are
Florala church offers spiritual, practical help to addicts
June 8, 2006
In a small group setting, people are being freed from their bondage in a little room within the walls of Chapel Hill Baptist Church, Florala,
Sentell, Alan
June 8, 2006
Friendship Baptist Church, Gaylesville, Lookout Mountain Baptist Association Favorite Bible Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15 Favorite Hymn/Christian Song: “Near the Cross” Hobbies: Turkey hunting, building turkey
State’s Baptist churches promote purity among youth
June 8, 2006
In a culture that reaches out to teenagers with sex-saturated messages, youth pastors and ministry groups often feel the challenge of combating such messages with
Venable, James R. “Ronnie”
June 8, 2006
Retired Alabama pastor James R. “Ronnie” Venable died May 30. He was 56. Venable grew up as a member of Corinth Baptist Church, Trussville, in
Judson Association helps area hunger needs
June 8, 2006
When Bob Pemberton, director of missions for Judson Baptist Association, heard that more than 38,000 people go to bed hungry every night in southeastern Alabama,
Understanding unchurched population helps churches with ministry strategies
June 8, 2006
By C. Thomas Wright How do churches reach the unchurched in their community? Michael Lindsay, a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in the department of
