Confusion remains over exactly what Smiths Station mayor and FBC Phenix City pastor Bubba Copeland disputes in recent allegations versus what he claims as being appropriate as long as it is separate from his professional and ministry roles.
“I apologize for any embarrassment caused by my private and personal life that has become public. … I have nothing to be ashamed of. A lot of things that were said were taken out of context.”
Keith Gambill is the new associational mission strategist for Butler Baptist Association.
Chris Bell, who had been serving as interim pastor, is the new pastor of Fairfield Baptist Church, Hollywood.
First Baptist Church Birmingham will have special guest Charles T. Carter, pastor emeritus of Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Nov. 5 at 10:15 a.m., to preach his famous sermon “Come Before Winter.”
Beeson graduate Hayden Walker shared lessons she learned following the loss of her child during an Oct. 10 seminar, “Ministering To and Through Grief,” an event to equip women in ministry to face these difficult situations.
Spice Pond Baptist Church, Eight Mile, celebrated its 45th anniversary Oct. 8.
Ruford Hodges invested in students and collegiate ministries, in both Alabama and South Korea, for much of his ministry service years.
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