CHEROKEE On March 10, Pisgah Baptist Church, Piedmont, celebrated its 175th anniversary. Former pastors Rodney Ledbetter and Eric Mackey spoke during the service, and Ledbetter
By Carrie Brown McWhorter The Alabama Baptist A fire at Albertville’s LifePoint Church on Feb. 7 destroyed the church’s education building but was contained before
An estimated 65-75 percent of Southern Baptist churches are not gaining in membership and in fact many are declining in number. Changing communities and a
The congregation of First Baptist Church, Wetumpka, will resume a normal schedule this weekend after spending the week recovering from an EF-2 tornado destroyed its
In the small southern Alabama town of Cottonwood, the steeple of Cottonwood First Baptist Church lay in twisted pieces in the church yard. Less than
Bayside Baptist Church, Lillian, dedicated its new sanctuary April 29, one year after breaking ground. On April 21 the first service was held in the
Chilton Baptist Association Director of Missions Larry Felkins presented a check totaling $5,500 to Pastor Terrence Jones of Strong Tower at Washington Park, a church plant in
The Coosa County Sheriff’s Office recently held what is believed to be the first baptism at the jail, taking place in the sally port. “We
