Prison Fellowship set to expand ministries

April 8, 2021

Prison Fellowship announced March 31 that the ministry is in the planning stages to start Alabama’s first Tier 2 Prison Fellowship Academy in addition to

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Gordo, celebrates Hershel Owen and Donald Latham

April 7, 2021

PICKENS ASSOCIATION Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Gordo, has named Hershel Owen (center) as pastor emeritus and Donald Latham (second from left) as deacon emeritus. Owen

Michael Adler honored for 20 years as worship pastor at Shades Mountain Baptist Church

April 7, 2021

BIRMINGHAM METRO ASSOCIATION Years ago, when Michael Adler went to lead music ministry at a church in San Antonio, he followed a minister who had

Brian Smith is the new pastor of First Baptist Church, Opp

April 7, 2021

COVINGTON ASSOCIATION Brian Smith is the new pastor of First Baptist Church, Opp. He previously served as associate pastor of administration and discipleship at Heritage

Alabama Baptists provide recovery assistance following March 25 tornadoes

April 7, 2021

Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief responded quickly following the March 25 tornado outbreak that left five dead and carved a path of destruction through several counties.

Sheila Smith — wife of Scott Smith, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Oxford — dies March 29

April 7, 2021

Sheila Smith — wife of Scott Smith, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Oxford — died March 29 of COVID-19 complications. She was 62. She worked

Churches can raise awareness of post-incarceration issues, help people unlock a better future

April 7, 2021

Alabama has an incarceration crisis. In 2018, 946 out of every 100,000 residents were incarcerated, placing the state in the top five within the United