Riverside Church, Helena, staff change

January 22, 2004

J.J. Stanbridge is the new senior pastor of Riverside Church, Helena. He is a graduate of Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School and of the University

Tennessee River Association staff change

January 22, 2004

Ben Chandler has resigned as Tennessee River Association’s director of missions effective March 31.

Holt Church anniversary

January 22, 2004

Holt Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary during 2004 and will kick off the year of events Jan. 25 with an Old-Fashioned Sunday. John Dickinson,

Providence Church, Opelika, clinic

January 22, 2004

Providence Church, Opelika, will host “Dads on the Ball (Dot-B) Baseball and Dadship Clinic” Jan. 23–24. This character-building, baseball clinic is for boys in grades

Gaithers take narrow road to southern gospel stardom

January 19, 2004

Bill Gaither wasn’t good enough for gospel music. At least, that’s what he was told. So, with his dream of singing southern gospel music seemingly

Eufaula church perseveres after death of pastor

January 15, 2004

Months before Wes Bell was called to Calvary Baptist Church, Eufaula, as its pastor, the church learned to lean on God for leadership in the

If a church calls a non-Baptist minister, what should the church expect?

January 15, 2004

Although the overwhelming majority of Alabama Southern Baptist churches look for pastors from within denominational ranks, a few opt to fill ministerial positions with people