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Sam Cooper is the new ministry intern at First Baptist Church Birmingham.
Alabama Baptists join the larger family of Southern Baptists in condemning the actions of Hamas against innocent and vulnerable people in Israel, says Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
West Blocton First Baptist Church, in Bibb Association, will celebrate its 135th Founders’ Day on Oct. 15.
A rally last night (Oct. 10) in Birmingham was one of many across the U.S. where Jewish community members, civic leaders and concerned Americans gathered to show their support for Israel in its war against Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Another group from an Alabama Baptist church — Hill Crest Baptist in Anniston — is stuck in Israel amid the sudden war that broke out when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
Tributes have poured in for missionary Michael “Soy” Taylor, who died Oct. 2 in Guatemala after being shot at his home during a robbery attempt. A memorial service is planned for Oct. 12 in Grand Bay.
The family of Alabama Baptist music minister Brian Tribble, who was killed in 1997 in an attempted church robbery, is speaking out ahead of a parole hearing for the man convicted in the murder.
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