The tsunami rippled across coastlines throughout Asia. It would prove to be the deadliest in recorded history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: approximately 230,000 people across 17 countries died.
James Sampley served as pastor of FBC Ashville from 1996 to 2013 and of James Memorial Baptist Church in Gadsden from 1981 to 1987. He also served as pastor of Faith Baptist Church in West Blocton while he was a student at Samford.
Sid Nichols, retired Alabama Baptist pastor and director of missions, died today (Dec. 28). He served 30 years as a pastor then 15 as director of missions for Calhoun Baptist Association before retiring from full-time ministry in 2016.
Mazzawi described the noise and the fear she particularly faced serving at the northern border, “but the thing that really helped me is that I believe that our heavenly Father is with us.”
Exempting hourly workers’ overtime pay from state income tax this year will cost significantly more than early estimates predicted, but lawmakers say they knew those rough calculations in 2023 came with a big asterisk.
For more than 30 years, East Cooper Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has remained committed to missions locally and internationally. Their commitment includes
Don Johnson’s 71 years of ministry included 27 years at Tuskegee Lee Association — he retired as director of missions in 2006. He died Dec. 17.
Brenda Lovelady Spahn, who founded The Lovelady Center in Birmingham 20 years ago, died Dec. 18. She was 75. More than 19,600 women have come through the program she started in 2004.
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