Alabama gospel music legend Vestal Goodman dies
January 8, 2004
When Vestal Goodman died Dec. 27 at age 74, Alabama lost “one of our most accomplished natives and greatest contributions to the world,” said Beth
Barrows’ music collection donated to seminary
January 8, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In November, Cliff Barrows, longtime music and programming director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), donated his collection of 298 hymnals
Emeritus missionary Roberta Ryan dies
January 8, 2004
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Susan Roberta Ryan, an emeritus Southern Baptist missionary to Chile, died Dec. 10. She was 82. Born in Center Grove, she was
European convention adopts international name
January 8, 2004
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Baptist Convention has voted to change its name to International Baptist Convention, according to a report from the convention’s general
Missionary to Philippines dies in Birmingham
January 8, 2004
BIRMINGHAM — Mary Van Dao Pham, International Mission Board missionary to the Philippines, died Dec. 27 in Birmingham. She was 50. She and her husband,
Moundville author ministers with humor
January 8, 2004
Born into the hard-scrabble world of depression-era Alabama, author and humorist Faye Brown learned early to look on the lighter side of life. “My mama
Baptist involvement needed to preserve Habitat’s character, says Alabama-born founder
January 8, 2004
Habitat for Humanity needs Baptists to help preserve its Christian character, said Habitat founder Millard Fuller. Fuller and his wife, Linda — both natives of
Colorado Baptist school rewrites policy, keeps voucher student
January 8, 2004
Colorado Baptist school rewrites policy, keeps voucher student A theoretical problem that school-voucher advocates and opponents have argued about for years may have become reality
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