About a year and a half ago, Shirley Crowder said her church — Valley View Baptist in Leeds — found itself “with very few of us hanging on,” and the group remaining was skewing older. “We did not want this church to die,” Crowder said.
Alabama associational leaders are volunteering to support Alaska Baptist pastors as part of an ongoing partnership between the two states.
The Jack and Jill Ministry of East Cullman Baptist Association collects hygiene and necessity items as well as emergency back-up clothes for local students who might need a change of clothes due to unforeseen circumstances.
The symbols of Christmas remind us that Christ must be at the center of our celebration, says Jay Wolf, pastor emeritus of FBC Montgomery. Don’t get sidetracked with various duties and fail to remember the majesty of Christmas, he urges.
October is the season of associational meetings, and our staff is traveling all over the state. We enjoy catching up with friends, making new ones and being part of celebrating what the Lord has done.
Shelby Baptist Association’s new mobile dental clinic will travel to different hosting sites within Shelby County and treat patients according to their needs with volunteer labor from licensed dentists and hygienists and support staff.
Ray Nelson still remembers the way God moved at a crusade in his area in 1988, and he had a burden to see it happen again. Fast-forward to October 2023, and nearly 400 professed new faith in Jesus at Festival of Hope in Fayette.
Isabelle Jarvis is the new ministry assistant of Alabama-Crenshaw Baptist Association.
