Elba’s Mount Gilead Church holds ‘emotional’ centennial celebration

May 29, 2008

April 27 was doubly special for Fred Fowler. Not only was he celebrating his 52nd wedding anniversary but Fowler — pastor of Mount Gilead Baptist

NAMB appoints couples to missions in Alabama

May 29, 2008

The North American Mission Board recently commissioned four new missionaries to Alabama during services in Chesapeake, Va. Nathan "Nate" and Alicia Diehl are serving in

Samford enjoys May commencement on campus

May 29, 2008

For the first time in 18 years, all Samford University May graduates received their diplomas on campus during two weekends of spring commencement activity May

Protecting Children and Youth from Sexual Misconduct in Your Church

May 29, 2008

Prepared by Sexual Misconduct Task Force of Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions Protecting children at church involves two large areas of concern. The first

State’s Leader Lab chosen as national model

May 29, 2008

By Krista Leonard Alabama Baptists’ annual Leader Lab leadership development conference has been chosen as a national model. The North American Mission Board selected Leader

State Board hears report on sexual misconduct study, votes to buy new disaster relief feeding unit

May 29, 2008

The report of the Alabama Baptist Sexual Misconduct Task Force was unveiled May 16 during a regularly scheduled meeting of the Alabama Baptist State Board

Legislature wraps; faith community ‘fared well’

May 29, 2008

Months of debating and filibustering gambling bills forced the 2008 Alabama legislative session to end as many predicted, with "a lot of good pieces of