Formerly enslaved African American pastor George Liele planted churches in Jamaica nearly a century before beloved missionaries Annie Armstrong and Lottie Moon spread the gospel
Gil Barrow of Montgomery died Nov. 19 in Birmingham following heart surgery. He was 90. A native of Pensacola, Florida, Barrow played professional baseball with
First Baptist Church Trussville is hosting “Declaration of Dependence” Jan. 27–28 with Whitney Capps from Proverbs 31 Ministries serving as keynote speaker. The conference will
Alan Floyd, pastor of Cottage Hill Baptist Church, Mobile, celebrated his 10th anniversary recently. Smokie Norful, Grammy Award-winning soul gospel artist, along with hundreds of
Garry Ragsdale, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Alexandria, received the Hope Award presented by retired Sav-A-Life executive director Michelle Payne at the Sav-A-Life dinner
Antioch Baptist Church, Greensboro, celebrated its 125th anniversary Nov. 20 with Fred W. Karthaus III serving as the guest preacher. Karthaus, who is currently associate
Samford University’s Ministry Training Institute held its 75th anniversary celebration Dec. 8. Formed when Samford was known as Howard College, the program was originally called
Ernest “Skip” Parvin recently retired as pastor of First Baptist Church Childersburg where he had served since March 2016. He holds a bachelor’s degree in
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