Courtney retires from First, Pell City

January 6, 2000

Pastor A.L. Courtney Jr. doesn’t know why he was called in to the ministry. That is a question he said he has often pondered during

Sixth Avenue’s John Porter made mark as pastor; plans retirement

January 6, 2000

For someone who “never got far in life,” John Thomas Porter has certainly made a difference in many people’s lives. Growing up in Titusville, a

Dotson recalls years in missions

January 6, 2000

Their main purpose was witnessing, and their greatest reward was helping South Africans fins the Lord. Anneli and Clyde Dotson, retired missionaries, depended on the

Thousands respond to invitation

January 6, 2000

Southern Baptist mission leaders gave a simultaneous invitation to students attending YouthLink 2000 the morning of Dec. 31 to be on mission with God. Thousands

More than 46,000 students celebrate via satellite link

January 6, 2000

More than 1,200 Alabama students found a unique way to spend the end of the 20th Century. They didn’t use the last days of their

10,000 youth celebrate new year in Atlanta

January 6, 2000

Shouts and cheers rang out around the world as the year 2000 became a reality time zone by time zone. But the shouts in seven

Pulitzer winners tie domestic abuse to Christianity

January 1, 2000

The South Carolina newspaper that won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism has drawn criticism for linking the Palmetto state’s domestic violence problems