Legislative update: New lottery bills filed after Alabama Senate defeats gambling bill March 12, 2021 A sweeping proposal to create a state lottery, more casinos and legal sports betting failed in the Alabama Senate on March 9, due in part Read More
Bruce Hose, former state Sunday School director and longtime pastor, dies at age 69 March 12, 2021 C. Bruce Hose — former state Sunday School office director and longtime pastor — died March 5. He was 69. His first full-time ministry role Read More
Turkey rodeos ‘break barriers,’ present gospel to those who might not be reached otherwise March 12, 2021 Nobody got a turkey at the last turkey rodeo at Denny McClendon’s church. The weather was terrible, and it just wasn’t a good day to Read More
Las Vegas’ homeless teenagers burden Alabamians to relocate, plant church March 11, 2021 Joseph Gibbons and his wife, Kristen, had been involved in youth ministry in Alabama for a while when God started tugging on their hearts about Read More
Leo Dudley Wilson, retired pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church, Mobile, dies Jan. 12 March 10, 2021 Leo Dudley Wilson, retired pastor of the now closed Hillcrest Baptist Church, Mobile, died Jan. 12. He was 90. Over the years, Wilson served churches Read More
George Whitten retires after 46 years in ministry March 10, 2021 LIMESTONE ASSOCIATION George Whitten says if his life ended today, he’d die a blessed man and a blessed pastor. His 46 years in ministry have Read More
D.J. McGaughy is the new youth minister at Mineral Springs Baptist Church March 10, 2021 CHILTON ASSOCIATION D.J. McGaughy is the new youth minister at Mineral Springs Baptist Church, Clanton. He previously served as assistant youth minister for eight years Read More
Longtime Mobile-area worship pastor Ed Keyes dies Feb. 25 March 10, 2021 Longtime Mobile-area worship pastor Ed Keyes died Feb. 25. He was 78. During his nearly 60-year ministry, he served 31 years as associate pastor in Read More