Alabama’s school voucher program has drawn more than 37,000 applications for the 2026-27 school year, outpacing last year’s mid-March total even as the number of first-time applicants trails last year’s pace.
During the University of Mobile chapel on March 18, students heard a powerful message on prayer delivered by Jed Coppenger, lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Cumming, Georgia.
The Alabama Legislature is close to final passage on bills supporters hope will protect property owners by making it harder for fraudsters to sell real estate they don’t own.
During Birmingham Serve Tour, more than 1,400 volunteers from 15 states partnered with churches in the Birmingham metro area to work on more than 50 projects ranging from giving haircuts at shelters to building bed kits.
Members of Alabama’s Student Retention Council recently told state lawmakers they are working to raise awareness of career opportunities and quality-of-life advantages in hopes of persuading more graduates to stay in Alabama.
Alabama senators approved last week a bill that would strengthen criminal penalties for school threats and require students charged with making them to be removed from the regular classroom until a hearing is held.
Steve Gaines, former pastor of Bellevue Baptist in Cordova, Tennessee, and Gardendale First Baptist Church, died March 20. During his time at Gardendale FBC, Gaines led the congregation from a membership of 4,000 to 8,500.
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