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Buddy Gray, pastor of Hunter Street Church, Hoover, has been named to the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s (ERLC) 2018 Leadership Council. He and JD Thorne, pastor of Point Mallard Parkway Church, Decatur, are the only Alabama Baptists serving on the 75-member council. Council members receive training from ERLC through events and conference calls. They provide counsel to commission staff and sometimes write for ERLC’s website.
Buddy Gray named to ERLC 2018 Leadership Council
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