Antioch Baptist Church, Bynum, held its last service Aug. 26 and in November donated its property and building to the Shaneyfelt Foundation ministries, Gadsden.
As a measure targeting child marriages in Pakistan languishes in political limbo, girls as young as 10 in minority religious groups continue to be abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry or sold into sex slavery.
Robert Parrish retired as pastor of Southside Baptist Church, Fayette. He will continue preaching twice a month and assisting the pastor search committee until June.