Longtime Montgomery Hill pastor retires
May 15, 2008
As "trial sermons" go, the one Sherod C. Matheney preached at Montgomery Hill Baptist Church, Tensaw, the first Sunday in April 1959 has to be
Hephzibah marks 150th year with ‘glorious day’
May 15, 2008
The 150th anniversary celebration of Hephzibah Baptist Church, Troy, April 13 was marked with memories of its past, reflection on its present and discussion of
Dawson choir to be part of national ceremony
May 15, 2008
The Sanctuary Choir of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, in Birmingham Baptist Association, has a special assignment in the nation’s capitol. As one of nine
Shades Mountain Baptist Church members ‘spruce up’ Tarrant city school buildings
May 15, 2008
On Saturdays in April the halls of the Tarrant city schools, near Birmingham, were full — not with schoolchildren, but with members of Shades Mountain
Half of SBC churches could die, Page says
May 15, 2008
The Southern Baptist Convention is rapidly dying, and resistance to change could kill over half of the denomination’s churches by 2030, the outgoing SBC president
Two Tuscaloosa octogenarians lend talents to Calvary orchestra
May 15, 2008
Is 80 a good age to think about taking life easier? Two Tuscaloosa men — Chesley Johnson, 88, and Marshall Fields, 83 — would say,
Bible read-aloud effort makes Easter memorable
May 15, 2008
Easter services at Union Hill Baptist Church, Oneonta, began a day early as church members read aloud the New Testament. Starting at 6:30 a.m. Saturday,
Owens marks 30-year ministry milestone
May 15, 2008
Charles Owens, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Somerville, in Morgan Baptist Association, recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of his ordination into the ministry. Owens, who
