Bellevue Church, Gadsden, new pastor

May 7, 2015

Roger Graham is the new pastor of Bellevue Church, Gadsden. His first day was April 13. He previously served as pastor of Nazareth Church, Rainsville.

Fort Payne’s Mount Carmel marks 75 years

May 7, 2015

Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Fort Payne, celebrated its 75th anniversary April 26. The 10:30 a.m. service included singers from within the church and a special

D.C. law ‘aimed squarely at our freedom’

May 6, 2015

The Southern Baptist Convention's lead ethicist and other pro-life leaders have promised to resist a new District of Columbia law they say will force their

Could Alabama benefit from a compact with PCI?

May 5, 2015

The word “casino” conjures up images of Las Vegas-style glitz and glamour, and Alabama’s Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Wetumpka certainly strives for that

Alabama Gov. Bentley wants to limit expansion of gambling, but says an agreement may be the answer

May 5, 2015

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley does not believe increased gambling will help the state’s ailing budget, but he does think an agreement with the Poarch Band

Lotteries one of the biggest public policy failures, Godfrey says

May 5, 2015

Executive director, Alabama Citizen’s Action Program Pro-gambling and pro-lottery forces are pushing Alabama once again to legalize gambling. What is different this time is that

In Nepal, relief supplies reaching quake survivors

May 5, 2015

Nepal earthquake survivors have begun receiving relief supplies provided by Southern Baptists. A Baptist Global Response (BGR) assessment team, meanwhile, has made it to the