Sunday School secretary honored
January 29, 2009
Mary Ruth Lewis (center) is presented a plaque in appreciation for her 15 years of service as Sunday School secretary of First Baptist Church, Spanish
Pastor uses airbrush ministry to illustrate gospel
January 29, 2009
J.R. Moreno and his wife, Cathy, were on their honeymoon 30 years ago when they saw the artistic work of a college student airbrushing T-shirts
National gender strategist calls churches to action on issue of homosexuality
January 22, 2009
By Brittany N. Howerton Standing before a room of about 20 pastors and ministry leaders from Tuskegee Lee Baptist Association on Jan. 13, Bob Stith
Support ministries: reaching the unreached
January 22, 2009
By Brittany N. Howerton Meet Kim Cowen. Raised in north Alabama, Cowen has led a life filled with alcohol and drug addictions and has been arrested
Alabama Baptist layman awarded 2008 state Easter Seals Achievement Award
January 15, 2009
Born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, birth defects impacting physical and mental abilities, 20-year-old Taylor Pike, of Lanett, works hard to overcome challenges. In December,
Longtime pastor Strickland retires after 40 years
January 8, 2009
After more than 40 years in the ministry, M.J. “Buddy” Strickland has retired. For 28 years, Strickland served as pastor of churches in Alabama, including
Pastor Smitherman concludes 34 years in ministry
January 8, 2009
George Smitherman retired at the end of 2008 after 34 years of ministry. The last three years, Smitherman served as pastor of Zion Baptist Church,
Harpersville pastor publishes book on church life
January 8, 2009
Billy Ray Johnson, pastor of Lighthouse Community Church, Harpersville, in Shelby Baptist Association, recently wrote a book titled “Simple Living in a Complex World.” The
