Retired missionary from Alabama dies

July 17, 2003

William R. Norman, an emeritus Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria and Ghana, died June 28. He was 76. A native of Montgomery, Norman and

Alabama youth evangelism conference set

July 17, 2003

The 2003 Alabama Baptist Youth Evangelism Conference will feature a variety of inspirational speakers, drama, contemporary Christian music and more at the Montgomery Civic Center

Missions volunteers lay foundations of stone, love

July 17, 2003

By Peggy Itschner As missions ream volunteers from Splendora, Texas, helped lay a foundation for a school in north central Mali in West Africa, the

BHS trustees stop sale to Triad, dismiss CEO, plan to grow

July 17, 2003

Baptist Health System (BHS) trustees stopped any sale of Alabama’s largest health care provider July 12. Following a seven-hour meeting just a week before trustees

Cooperative Program giving up from last year

July 17, 2003

NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are up 0.41 percent compared to this same time frame in 2002, according to

FamilyFEST draws young volunteers to Texas

July 17, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — More than 160 volunteers from 11 states gathered in San Antonio June 8–12 to participate in FamilyFEST, a Woman’s Missionary Union-sponsored missions