Even though a pastor — who is a permanent United States resident — was released from a Chinese prison more than a year ago, the Chinese government refuses to let him return to the U.S.
The leader of the rights group ChinaAid says persecution of Christians in China has intensified but that believers are persevering and that Christianity is increasing.
An attorney in Pakistan reports that a 14-year-old boy appears to have been forced by his employer to convert to Islam and is being kept from his family.
James “Jim” Auchmuty — longtime pastor of Shades Crest Baptist Church in Hoover and First Baptist Church Roebuck Plaza in Birmingham — died Aug. 5, nine days after preaching his final sermon. He was 90 years old.
Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, Holly Pond, will host its regular third Sunday night singing Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. featuring Living Faith Quartet.
Donna Harrison, who serves as the administrative ministry assistant for Barbour Baptist Association, Clayton, is celebrating her 30th anniversary in this position.
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