A neighbor who had belittled Christianity and harassed and falsely accused a pastor in a criminal case in India is suspected in a blaze that damaged the pastor’s church and home.
A pastor was recently beaten unconscious and hospitalized after he and his wife participated in an evangelistic event in Uganda.
Staggs combined his finance background with chaplaincy training to serve nationally and internationally in a variety of ministry roles.
After nine months of detention, nine members of a church in China were released on bail June 18, while charges against nine of its leaders were upgraded to more serious offenses.
Thirty more Christians have been slain in Nigeria in continuous persecution spanning years.
The Church on the Bluff, Hoover, is hosting “Material Witness,” a presentation on the Shroud of Turin on July 11.
The church’s new property is a land-locked 46 acres, which pastor Derek Staples is grateful to preserve as a gift for many FBC generations to come. “Whatever God puts in their hearts, they’ll be able to do,” he said.
Calvary Baptist Church, Prattville, will host a Womens’ Prayer Breakfast July 18 at 9 a.m.
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