Wagarville Church, homecoming

October 9, 2014

Wagarville Church will celebrate homecoming Oct. 19. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow. Joshua Purvis is pastor.

Evergreen Church, Vance, 100 year anniversary

October 9, 2014

Evergreen Church, Vance, will celebrate its 100th anniversary Oct. 18–19. The reception will be Saturday, 3–5 p.m. A sing-a-long will follow. Dinner will be provided.

First Church, Hokes Bluff, Speak Life Hokes Bluff Women’s Conference

October 9, 2014

First Church, Hokes Bluff, will hold the Speak Life Hokes Bluff Women’s Conference, Oct. 17–18. Doors will open Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. and at

Deadly Ebola virus finds its way to US

October 9, 2014

Africa is now experiencing the worst Ebola virus outbreak recorded in history since its discovery in 1976. But today it’s no longer just hitting faraway

Christian schoolgirl recounts escape from Boko Haram militants

October 9, 2014

Saa sat with other schoolgirls piled on the back of the large truck as it made its way past a Nigerian village in the dark

Laotian Christians arrested for worshipping

October 9, 2014

BOUKHAM, Laos — Pastor Sompong Supatto and six other Christians were arrested Sept. 28 for meeting together in a worship service in the Southeast Asia

Lack of morals on TV

October 9, 2014

The women’s Sunday School class of Oyster Bay Baptist Church, Gulf Shores, is concerned with the possible negative influence of the many TV shows featuring