Bill Brown, pastor of Happy Hill Baptist Church, Heflin, retired Aug. 28. During his 39 years in ministry, Brown served in various roles, including many
Lucas Dorion is the new coordinator for the Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship coordinating council. This appointment comes after Dorion’s eight years of service as associate
James Orville Collins, a pastor who served in Decatur, died Aug. 30. He was 70. He was in the optical business for 10 years. He
Former pastor and director of missions, Gordon Harold Chandler Sr., died Aug. 29. He was 89. He was a graduate of Auburn University and Southern
William “Pete” Chadwick is the new pastor of Prattmont Baptist Church, Prattville. He was licensed to ministry in 2011 and ordained in 2013. He holds
Mike Clark is the new director of missions for the William Carey Baptist Association, Fayetteville, Tennessee. For more than 24 years, Clark was pastor of
Rick Warren preached his final sermon as pastor of the California-based Saddleback Church on Aug. 28. Rick and Kay Warren launched Saddleback in 1980. The
Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, announced Aug. 28 he is taking a “leave of absence” after violating the church’s
