Derrall Marshall retires as pastor of Shadow Lawn Baptist, Eight Mile

April 28, 2024

Derrall Marshall retired Feb. 27 from Shadow Lawn Baptist Church, Eight Mile.

FBC Selma calls new pastor

April 28, 2024

Timothy Mathis is the new pastor of First Baptist Church Selma.

New Life Baptist in Fackler (Crow Mountain) calls new pastor

April 27, 2024

Michael Crumbley is the new pastor of New Life Baptist Church, Fackler (Crow Mountain).

Providence Baptist choir reunion concert in Opelika to be held May 5

April 27, 2024

Providence Baptist Church, Opelika, will hold a choir reunion concert May 5, part of a celebration in honor of music minister Tom Smith’s 50 years of ministry at the church.

Influx of gambling in pro sports will ‘end up costing’ society

April 27, 2024

As Alabama legislators continue to debate the future of gambling in the state, the NFL draft offers an opportunity to examine the pervasive influence of gambling in sports, including recent efforts in some states to curtail sports betting.

Church leaders in Kenya give qualified support for plan to close orphanages

April 26, 2024

Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.