Riverside Baptist burns after fatal one-car crash

June 20, 2024

Riverside Baptist Church was destroyed by fire early this morning (June 20) after it was struck by a car that apparently missed a sharp curve outside the church.

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, DOM James Best dies at 90

June 20, 2024

James Richard Best, a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and associational director of missions, died June 13. He was 90.

Alabama students performing ‘remarkably better’ on reading proficiency, new report shows

June 19, 2024

This year, Alabama second and third graders saw an 8% increase in literacy based on the ACAP scores — 91% are reading at grade level as opposed to 83% in 2023.

Former Pittsview pastor Chestnutt dies after cancer battle

June 17, 2024

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Gene L. Chestnutt died May 24 after a fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 72.

2024 Leland Dockery Tribute Cruise-In at FBC Trussville rescheduled for June 23

June 13, 2024

The 2024 Leland Dockery Tribute Cruise-In, an outreach event of the Seasoned Adult Ministry at First Baptist Trussville, has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 23, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Alabama lawmakers schedule second hearing to hear from inmates’ families

June 11, 2024

Conditions within Alabama’s prisons will be the subject of another hearing on prison violence. The hearing is set for July, earlier than originally planned.