Alabamian appointed to SBC Foundation

March 2, 2000

Herbert T. Thomas, pastor of Circlewood Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, and member of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee, was approved to be appointed as

Love of music kept blind member in choir

March 2, 2000

The third Sunday in January was a bittersweet day for Jim Sherrill. That morning, Sherrill sang in the choir at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church,

Moms of preschoolers find help in MOPS

March 2, 2000

Chocolate is not just for special holidays or for sweethearts. That in mind, the ladies of Southcrest Baptist Church, Bessemer, set out to make just

Prattville attorney Bowen named WMU ministry consultant

March 2, 2000

Prattville attorney Melissa Bowen has been named a consultant for women’s missions and ministries with the Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU). The Birmingham native will

African-American church starts BNF group

March 2, 2000

Rock of Ages Church in Tuskegee-Lee Association recently became the first African-American congregation to form a Baptist Nursing Fellowship (BNF). Organizers of Rock of Ages

First, Pelham, holds services in church’s new sanctuary

February 24, 2000

For months the members of First Baptist Church, Pelham, had been anticipating “2-20-2000,” a day the congregation would hold the first worship service in its

Children’s Home collects labels for valuable items

February 24, 2000

Green stamps for cookware. Cereal box tops for Betty Crocker™ items. Grocery receipts for computers. Over the last 50 years, many have saved for commercial