Troy’s Southside ‘connects’ with homeless

January 5, 2012

The last Thursday of the month is Connection night at Southside Baptist Church, Troy. The fellowship hall fills with community members as they gather for

Patton Hill Church destroyed by fire

January 5, 2012

The morning of Dec. 20, members of Patton Hill Baptist Church near Oakman woke to a dismaying sight. Their church building had burned to the

Baker celebrates 30 years on staff at McElwain Baptist

January 5, 2012

In 1981, McElwain Baptist Church, Birmingham, was in need of an interim staffer to run its activity center, complete with a gym and game room.

Springhill Pastor Kenneth Henson retires from ministry

January 5, 2012

For 62 years, Kenneth Henson led churches from the pulpit. And Dec. 25, Henson retired from Springhill Baptist Church, Millry, where he served for the

Kyle Matthews to perform at M-POWER concert

January 5, 2012

Christian recording artist and songwriter Kyle Matthews will be featured in a Jan. 28 benefit concert for Birmingham’s M-POWER Ministries at Lakeside Baptist Church, Birmingham.

Alleged peeping evangelist charged in third town

January 5, 2012

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A traveling Southern Baptist evangelist and former camp pastor for LifeWay Christian Resources faces new charges of video voyeurism in a third

Former youth minister focus of abuse investigation

January 5, 2012

CYPRESS, Texas — A Texas youth minister already charged with statutory rape of a 16-year-old was arrested Dec. 14 for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages