Associations

Eastern Valley Church, Bessemer, will hold a Christmas celebration Dec. 25, 10–10:30 a.m. The community is invited. John Mooney is pastor.

Southcrest Church, Bessemer, will hold a gospel singing New Year’s Eve benefit Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., with Embassy Quartet, Stanley and Company and members of

Members of First Baptist Church, Florence, used the holiday season to do several missions projects for people in their community and around the world. On

Ashby Church, Brierfield, will hold a New Year’s Eve singing Dec. 31, 8 p.m., with the Florida Boys. Refreshments will be served.

Nine members of Southside Baptist Church, Fayette, led by Pastor Robert Parrish, went to Belmopan, Belize, this summer to work with Belize Vo-Tech, a ministry

Robert G. Wilkerson is the new pastor of Midway Church, Birmingham. He previously served at Valley East Church, Pinson, and resigned in February 2010 to

Steve Dunn, pastor of Eastwood Baptist Church, Monroeville, and his wife, Deborah, traveled to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia Nov. 8–18 for a church vision