Sixth Avenue’s John Porter made mark as pastor; plans retirement
January 6, 2000
For someone who “never got far in life,” John Thomas Porter has certainly made a difference in many people’s lives. Growing up in Titusville, a
Courtney retires from First, Pell City
January 6, 2000
Pastor A.L. Courtney Jr. doesn’t know why he was called in to the ministry. That is a question he said he has often pondered during
Faith: Thank God for the Gospel
January 6, 2000
Written long before the Gospels, Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians are the earliest evidence we have of the Christian faith. They reflect Paul’s great love
First, Jacksonville, pastor plans retirement
January 6, 2000
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Homer Lindsay Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville for nearly 31 years, announced Dec. 19 that he will retire at
Baptists network to take gospel to Last Frontier
January 6, 2000
Southern Baptist pastors and lay people from about 275 churches embraced a challenge to take the gospel to the ends of the earth during The
Halbrooks chosen to lead divinity school
January 6, 2000
RICHMOND, Va. – The faculty dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has been tapped as president of American Baptist-related Colgate Rochester Divinity School/Crozer Theological
YouthLink 2000
January 6, 2000
More than 1,200 Alabama students found a unique way to spend the end of the 20th Century. They didn’t use the last days of their
10,000 youth celebrate new year in Atlanta
January 6, 2000
Shouts and cheers rang out around the world as the year 2000 became a reality time zone by time zone. But the shouts in seven
