Bon Air Baptist pastor Jeff Thomas dies Aug. 1

August 16, 2023

Jeff Lamar Thomas, pastor of Bon Air Baptist Church in Sylacauga, died Aug. 1. He was 79. Thomas, a Samford University graduate, served more than

Longtime Tuscaloosa, Northport-area music minister Mike Skipper dies

August 16, 2023

Michael “Mike” Arnold Skipper, a longtime minister of music in the Tuscaloosa and Northport area, died Aug. 9. He was 68. A Tuscaloosa native, Skipper

Wilcox County area leader Don Donald dies Aug. 10

August 10, 2023

Erskine G. “Don” Donald, a longtime historian and previous commissioner for the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, died Aug. 10. He was 83. Donald studied aerospace

North Alabama pastor, high school coach Clinton Graham dies at 81

August 10, 2023

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and coach Clinton Graham died Aug. 3. He was 81. Graham played basketball and football at Pisgah High School, where he

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Doug Turner dies at age 75

August 5, 2023

Douglas “Doug” R. Turner, who served as pastor of several Alabama Baptist churches during more than five decades of ministry, died July 9 after an

Gadsden pastor Rodger Collins dies July 28

August 3, 2023

Longtime pastor Timothy Rodger Collins of Gadsden died July 28. He was 65. A Morgan County native, Collins was in ministry for 41 years. He

ABCH ‘banjo man’ Doug Foster dies July 23

July 28, 2023

Doug Foster — a pastor, professional musician and retired staff member of Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries — died July 23. He was 76.