A 63-year-old Russian Pentecostal pastor received a four-year sentence for preaching against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an Oslo-based news service focused on human rights and religious freedom reported.
Buddy Gray, pastor of Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover, announced today (Sept. 14) that he plans to retire in summer 2026 after 40 years in that role.
Recently Lanny Lewis’ hay bales caught on fire and the volunteer fire department responded. The very next week, he was able to share that story during New Home Baptist’s Sunday service as they honored the community’s first responders.
To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports and other articles from The Baptist Paper this week, see below. 1. The
Space Command is moving quickly to bring the headquarters to Huntsville through meetings with members of the state’s congressional delegation and north Alabama leaders this week.
Two new members have joined the Samford University board of trustees. Jay Love and Curt Stokes were elected during the university’s board of trustees meeting in September. Robert Holmes Jr. was appointed to a lifetime term on the board.
Legislation to put more verification requirements on property title transactions in Alabama is expected in the 2026 session.
“There is a generation of South Asian children, for the first time in the history of this place, being brought up in churches that worship and follow Jesus,” says Baptist missionary Morgan Rawling.
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