Hill challenges attendees to take stand on social issues February 10, 2005 The air was thick with anticipation. Traffic backed up, filling all the adjacent parking lots over an hour before the meeting was scheduled to start. Read More
Richland church honors pastor for 15 years of service January 27, 2005 As the Andrews family arrived in Richland in early December, Kenneth and Evelyn Andrews believed their children and grandchildren were visiting to celebrate their 35th Read More
Graham, Warren top leader list January 27, 2005 Billy Graham and Rick Warren, both Southern Baptists, hold the top two spots on a list of leaders who pastors say have the greatest influence Read More
Gordo pastor still serving at 80 January 20, 2005 This past August, his church gave him a reception to honor his 50 years in ministry, but Cecil Eugene Junkin said some people in his Read More
Completing the circle January 13, 2005 Bobby Duck will again sit in the pew as a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, completing and continuing a 67-year circle of life in Tallapoosa Read More
Montgomery pastor retires from 56 years of service to state’s churches, prisons January 13, 2005 Byron Smith of Montgomery retired in December, after proving twice that you can go home again. Smith was born in Greenville and moved at the Read More
Muscle Shoals pastor Tom Whatley retires after 27 years January 6, 2005 When he served as the head of the pulpit committee, Hollis Isbell had no idea the pastor he helped choose would stay at his church Read More
Widowed Stevenson pastor learns to ‘truly trust God’ December 9, 2004 With joy in his voice, Derek Boyd talked about picking up his sons from school and hearing about their day. It is one of Read More