Herman “Jimmy” Dean, who served Southern Baptist churches for 50 years, died Aug. 4. He was 80. Dean attended Howard College in Birmingham (now Samford
By Carrie Brown McWhorter The Alabama Baptist Attitudes about retirement vary widely. Some dread retirement because they see it as an end of their productive
Thomas Earl Hilyer, who most recently served as pastor of New Salem Baptist Church, Clanton, died Aug. 9. He was 74. Hilyer, of Chilton County,
Rodney Hagan has a better understanding than most about the financial challenges that those in ministry face. As a senior accountant with Kemp & Associates
Mary Potter Blair died Aug. 11. She was 58. She was the wife of Terry Blair, pastor of Fish River Baptist Church, Fairhope, in Baldwin
Canaan Church, Bessemer, will celebrate 195 years of ministry in Bessemer, McCalla, Hoover and Helena. Journey Groups and celebration worship will meet Sept. 1, 9
FBC Selma members dedicated their newly restored sanctuary in a special service Aug. 18. The sanctuary is designed in gothic-style architecture and houses two Tiffany
Concord Church, Clanton, will celebrate homecoming Sept. 8. Services will begin with singing at 9:30 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. David Jones, son of
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