80-year-old Prattville preacher retiring, plans to keep preaching
August 28, 2003
After nearly 60 years of ministry, Jim Zachary will retire Aug. 31 as pastor of Crestview Baptist Church in Prattville. The church plans to mark
Agency recommends church van driver training
August 7, 2003
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that states require special training for drivers of 15-passenger vans after investigating accidents involving vans used
State Board of Missions helps pastors with personal needs
July 24, 2003
Some Alabama Baptist church members may not want to believe it, but their pastors are human too. These days, more than ever, pastors are
Wellness retreat ministers to pastors
June 26, 2003
Where do those that are the helpers for so many go when they need help themselves? Many ministers get discouraged in their demanding jobs
SBC annuitant program helps Alabama’s retired pastors
June 19, 2003
For more than 50 years C.W. served as a Southern Baptist pastor, but now this Alabama preacher finds it difficult to support himself and his
SBC annuitant program helps Alabama’s retired pastors
June 19, 2003
For more than 50 years C.W. served as a Southern Baptist pastor, but now this Alabama preacher finds it difficult to support himself and his
Calera pastor rides cross-country, raises money to build orphanage in Haiti
June 12, 2003
Mark Sickmiller, pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Calera, has discovered a surefire 24-day weight loss plan: Ride a bicycle for 2,578 miles. The now extra-lean
Shelby mother, daughter total 100-plus years of church work
June 12, 2003
A mother and daughter have accumulated more than 100 years of service to their church, Bay Springs Baptist in Shelby (Ala.) The mother, Lura Curtis,
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