Ranburne FBC celebrates 175th anniversary

July 7, 2025

Ranburne First Baptist Church kicked off its 175th anniversary with a memorial service May 11 and concluded May 18.

Pleasant View Missionary Baptist hosting revival July 20–25

July 7, 2025

Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, Holly Pond, will hold a summer revival July 20–25.

Leeds pastor celebrates 50 years of ministry service

July 7, 2025

Mike Dowling, pastor of Leeds Community Baptist Church, is celebrating 50 years in the ministry.

Former Alabama pastor David Dykes dies at 72

July 5, 2025

David Dykes, former pastor of three Alabama Baptist churches, died July 2. Before a 30-year pastorate in Texas, he served as pastor of Gardendale First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church Oneonta and Tallaweeka Baptist Church in Tallassee.

Retired Children’s Homes president Paul Miller dies

July 2, 2025

Paul Miller, who served as president of Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries for nearly 40 years before retiring in 2012, died July 2. ABCH was the only place he ever worked.

8-year-old brutally beaten for faith, dies week later

July 1, 2025

An 8-year-old boy severely beaten for his family’s faith died a week later; however, the beating was not given as the cause of death.

Facing rejection, death threats, Christian mom flees with children

June 28, 2025

The 31-year-old woman — who has three children ranging from 5 to 9 years old — put faith in Jesus on Jan. 20 after seeing “The Jesus Film” on Christmas Eve, reports Morning Star News.