Sheila Smith — wife of Scott Smith, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Oxford — died March 29 of COVID-19 complications. She was 62. She worked
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
Elsie “Irena” O’Neal — wife of Ernest O’Neal, pastor emeritus of Memphis Baptist Church, Dothan — died March 30. She was 83. A Mississippi native,
In the past five years, some 65 public and private nonprofit colleges have closed, merged with other schools or announced plans to close in the
How do we reach those in our communities who not only have never visited our churches, but who also have never heard a clear and
BLOUNT ASSOCIATION Pleasant View Church, Holly Pond, will host a singing on April 18 at 5 p.m. Living Faith will provide special music. Earl Harper
SBOM Executive Director Rick Lance (right) and disaster relief strategist Mark Wakefield (left) pray with Shannon Allen, pastor of Ashby Baptist Church, Brierfield, in Bibb
Campus life will continue at the 183-year-old Judson College despite recent fundraising efforts coming up more than $3.7 million short of the $5 million goal
