Smithville Baptist Church hosts annual car show

April 27, 2022

Smithville Baptist Church, Bessemer, will host its fourth annual car show May 1 at 2 p.m. Mike Simpson is pastor.

West Jefferson Baptist Church welcomes new student minister

April 27, 2022

Chris Stephenson is the new student minister of West Jefferson Baptist Church, Quinton. He has spent 15 years serving as youth pastor at Mount Philadelphia

Prosecutor vows to continue criminal proceedings against Finnish Lutheran acquitted of ‘hate speech’

April 27, 2022

HELSINKI, Finland — Though a court dismissed all “hate speech” charges against a Lutheran member of parliament, a Finnish state prosecutor plans to continue criminal

Blountsville Baptist Church hosts Blount County Youth Rally

April 27, 2022

Blount County Youth Rally will be May 15 at Blountsville Baptist Church, beginning at 6 p.m. featuring Scooter Kellum, youth ministry strategist at the State

Jacksonville Community Center hosts Gospelfest

April 26, 2022

The second annual Jacksonville Gospelfest is May 21 at the Jacksonville Community Center, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and is hosted by a number of churches, including

Southside Baptist Church welcomes new interim pastor

April 26, 2022

Sid Nichols is the interim pastor for Southside Baptist Church. He is the former director of missions for Calhoun Baptist Association. He holds a bachelor’s

Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist welcomes new bivocational pastor

April 26, 2022

Trey Kincer is the new bivocational pastor for Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Collinsville. He holds a bachelor’s degree in agriscience education from Auburn University