Westside Church, Warrior, singing

July 27, 2006

Westside Church, Warrior, will host a fifth Sunday singing, featuring The Tommy Watwood Family, July 30. Lunch will follow the 10:30 a.m. worship service, and

First Church, Montevallo, anniversary and homecoming

July 27, 2006

First Church, Montevallo, will celebrate its 150th anniversary and homecoming Aug. 6 at 10:30 a.m. Dove Edwards, former interim pastor, will speak, and Glenda Blackshear,

Farmville Church, Auburn, staff change

July 27, 2006

William R. Cannon is the new pastor of Farmville Church, Auburn, effective Aug. 6. Cannon comes to Farmville from Siloam Church, Marion, where he served

Union Grove Church, Opelika, singing

July 27, 2006

Union Grove Church, Opelika, will sponsor a benefit singing for Hope’s Inn in LaFayette July 29 at 6 p.m. CST at the Opelika F.O.P. Lodge.

First Church, Jasper, staff change

July 27, 2006

Tom Whitsett is the new pastor of First Church, Jasper, effective Aug. 1. Whitsett previously served as pastor of churches in Arkansas and Mississippi. An

IMB trustees name vice president for mobilization

July 27, 2006

Trustees of the International Mission Board (IMB) unanimously elected executive assistant to the IMB president Ken Winter as vice president for mobilization during their meeting

U.S. marriage amendment fails, but support grows

July 27, 2006

A constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman did not receive the two-thirds majority needed for passage in the U.S. House