Gil McKee served as senior pastor of First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa for nearly 25 years. His final Sunday in the role was Jan. 19. “It’s been the most rewarding, fulfilling pastorate of my life. It’s my Ephesus.”
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“We have baptized more this year than any year I’ve been here,” said Ethan McCreary, pastor of Church on the Hill, which is averaging more than 300 people on Sundays.
Some years back, Humberto Medina planted a church in Louisiana, but he had the thought that one day God might move him somewhere else. And He did.
Jonathan “JB” Brown said they were tired on the van that day in 2017, but it didn’t dampen their excitement.
Leah McRae said something happened recently in the community of Eva that highlighted what can happen “when brothers and sisters work together.”
On Aug. 11, 11 churches in the area came together to pull off a big back-to-school bash …
Since the library’s inception in 1974, Virginia Taylor has served as Parkway Baptist Church’s librarian. Today, Taylor is 94 years old and was honored for her faithfulness during a July 21 church service that left her “overwhelmed.”
Almost two years ago, Jesus Navarro felt God calling him to Blount County, Alabama, from Houston, Texas, to lead a congregation of Spanish speaking people. Today, that congregation is thriving …
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