Buhl Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa Baptist Association recently shredded the mortgage document from the building of its new sanctuary, which began in 2000, after paying it off in full this year. Pastor Alfred Banks (center) begins to shred the mortgage with deacons (l to r): Robb Burns, Glenn Hicks, Danny Barringer, James Southern, Donald Wheat and James Roy Skelton. (Photo courtesy of Buhl Baptist Church)
Buhl Baptist shreds mortgage on new sanctuary from 2000
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