PINE BARREN ASSOCIATION Vredenburgh Baptist Church will not hold its annual homecoming service on Sept. 27 due to COVID-19 concerns. (Pine Barren)
ELMORE ASSOCIATION Crossroads Community Church, Elmore, will host the fifth annual Passiontree Pastors Roundtable on Oct. 26 and Disciple-Making Pastors Conference on Oct. 27. Gary
NorthPark Baptist Church, Trussville, held a note burning Aug. 23 to celebrate paying off one of the church’s two building loans. Pictured are Stephen Hall
BLOUNT ASSOCIATION Randy George Burtram — pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Holly Pond, for the past 22 years — died Aug. 18. He was
MARSHALL ASSOCIATION Brent Porter is the new student pastor at First Baptist Albertville. Brent and his wife, Jaquie, have three children.
PLEASANT GROVE ASSOCIATION Vial Fontenot is the new pastor of Big Hurricane Baptist Church, Brookwood. Fontenot retired from full-time ministry in March 2019 after serving
ALABAMA-CRENSHAW ASSOCIATION Michael Keith Thomas — pastor of Joquin Baptist Church, Goshen, died Aug. 14. He was 68. After high school, Thomas started work with
STATE BOARD OF MISSIONS The Alabama Baptist Discipleship Conference scheduled for September has been postponed until 2021 because of COVID-19. For more information about the
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