A nurse from Nebraska called it her “divine appointment” to serve as the medic for the Bama Rama 500, a weeklong bike ride 17 Naval Academy graduates did in October. And she brought with her a gift — about 40 Quilts of Honor.
Chris Jones, pastor of Meadow Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham, opened the Alabama Baptist Pastors Conference on Nov. 11 at First Baptist Church Fairhope.
A lot of little popsicle sticks can go a long way when they’re put together. That’s what national Woman’s Missionary Union has been trying to show as they’ve been preparing for a craft stick houseboat for the past six months.
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are wrapping up their work in Clearwater, South Carolina, today (Nov. 1) and preparing to join the cleanup effort in western North Carolina.
“We have baptized more this year than any year I’ve been here,” said Ethan McCreary, pastor of Church on the Hill, which is averaging more than 300 people on Sundays.
Some years back, Humberto Medina planted a church in Louisiana, but he had the thought that one day God might move him somewhere else. And He did.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have logged thousands of hours doing chainsaw work, preparing meals, praying with homeowners and running shower and laundry units – and they’re still hard at work.
“Alabama Faith” features about 150 photos of stained glass windows from 75 churches across Alabama, including Baptist churches, taken by photographer David Graves, a University of Mobile graduate and member of The Church at Brook Hills.
