Alabama Baptists are only a few weeks away from their annual “family reunion” and a chance to stop and celebrate the ways that God is working through their ministries.
Spencer Bell has been elected as an associate in the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions’ office of evangelism and church revitalization. Bell currently serves as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Hartselle.
In 1993, Spencer Knight picked up the phone and called James Long for ministry advice. Now Knight considers Long his “Paul” — as do many others — and presented him with the Andrew Smith Legacy Leader Award on Oct. 2.
Ty Simpson said he remembers a day when he didn’t feel like himself. He was fighting for the job of quarterback at the University of Alabama, and he wasn’t playing his best. He felt like he had lost his way.
A year after releasing a coffee table book featuring stained glass windows, Alabama photographer David Graves has released a second book — Alabama Hope, which highlights the architectural beauty of churches in the state.
Mary Morton says it still gives her chills when she thinks about an event for international women Mobile Baptist Network held recently. “It came across my mind last fall, and I was just so excited to see how the Lord blessed it,” she said.
Claire Kinnaird Keel said even though it’s been four years since Judson College closed its doors, the Judson spirit is still very much alive. Alumnae gathered Sept. 13-14 at Siloam Baptist to continue their J-Day and Rose Sunday traditions.