Fire destroys Blount County church building, not its spirit

June 12, 2003

Although their building was gutted by fire, the spirit of Grace Community Church members was not burned out. The inside of the Blount County church

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,

Strategy group seeks pulse of Alabama churches

June 12, 2003

Listen to local churches, focus on the Great Commission, and seek the advance of God’s Kingdom. These were the exhortations of speakers at the May

Architects essential to building process

June 5, 2003

Construction projects can be overwhelming tasks for churches no matter how big or small the congregation. Before beginning a building project, church leaders need all

Author of ‘Jonah and the Whale’ retires as pastor of Centercrest

June 5, 2003

In the early 1970s, members of a search committee at Centercrest Baptist Church in Birmingham went out to hear a prospective preacher deliver a Sunday

South Alabama church, family a cradle of Christian calling

June 5, 2003

After Turner Johnston, an older deacon of Frankville Baptist Church began fervently praying in the early 1920s for God to call a preacher from their

Childersburg church focusing on purpose

May 29, 2003

CHILDERSBURG, Ala. — In the last few years Grace Baptist Church, Childersburg, adopted a plan to strengthen believers and reach the world for Christ based