Trussville Baptist finds fulfillment in offering fishing trips for special-needs children

May 21, 2009

He picked trash up off the ground. He held the door open for older ladies. He went to church. Brian Atkins was a good guy.

Retired pastor finds calling as traveling interim

May 21, 2009

Larry Gipson, pastor of First Baptist Church, Oneonta, recently performed a funeral with his good friend, congregant and predecessor Dan Sims. They shook hands, prayed

Alabama-native Tim Akers lends support to new churches

May 7, 2009

I’m kind of a No. 2 guy,” said Baptist representative and Alabama-native Tim Akers as he drove down a cobblestone street in Lviv, a regional

Huntsville couple hold service to comfort others dealing with pain on Mother’s Day

May 7, 2009

Jana Williams still dreads Mother’s Day. In fact, if she weren’t a minister herself, and married to a minister, on many Mother’s Days, she would

NAMB appoints new Ala. missionary

May 7, 2009

The North American Mission Board (NAMB) has appointed Matthew P. Jones as a US/C2 multihousing church-planting missionary based in Anniston. In his new position, Jones

McKeever’s spirit, sketches warm hearts of everyone he encounters

April 30, 2009

Kay Bennett remembers the day Alabama-native Joe McKeever visited a group of girls in the Up 2 Hope summer program at Baptist Friendship House in

Amputee organizes, runs 5K to benefit amputee-support ministry

April 30, 2009

Back in January, 40-year-old Woody Thornton couldn’t run on a treadmill for a full minute. He’d wobble. His tiger-striped prosthetic legs couldn’t keep him straight.