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,
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
Godfrey accepts Pleasant Grove pastorate
May 29, 2003
The president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention is celebrating a homecoming of sorts. After 19 years of being the pastor of Taylor Road
Alabama pastor J.R. Hawthorne dies
May 29, 2003
J.R. Hawthorne, an active Alabama Baptist for 50 years, died Feb. 14 of an extended illness. Beginning in 1953 Hawthorne served as pastor of Unity
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
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