Longtime Hartselle-area pastor dies at age 75 October 5, 2022 Longtime Hartselle-area pastor Anthony Patterson, 75, died Oct. 4 in Guntersville. “Bro. Anthony was both well-known and well-loved by all of us at the [Morgan Read More
Brother Andrew, advocate for persecuted believers, dies at 94 October 1, 2022 Andrew van der Bijl, known by most as “Brother Andrew,” a passionate advocate for the persecuted church, died Sept. 27. He was 94. Born in Read More
Marilynn Blackaby, wife of ‘Experiencing God’ author Henry Blackaby, dies at 83 September 30, 2022 Marilynn Blackaby, 83, died Sept. 29 after a short battle with liver cancer. “Over the last few days, we as her family have wept at Read More
Huntsville pastor, chaplain dies at 89 after decades of ministry September 26, 2022 Ted Swann, 89, of Athens, died Sept. 15 at Huntsville Hospital Hospice. Born in Etowah County in 1933, Swann gave his life to the Lord Read More
Longtime Haleyville educator, pastor’s wife Betty Stringfellow dies at 88 September 19, 2022 Betty Earle Slaughter Stringfellow of Haleyville died Aug. 9. She was 88. A native of Birmingham, she was a graduate of Howard College (now Samford Read More
John H. Faulkner, former AL pastor and IMB missionary, dies September 9, 2022 John Hershel Faulkner, retired missionary and pastor, died July 13. He was 87. Faulkner was a native of Bear Creek, Alabama, where he learned to Read More
Escambia minister dies at 75 after years of service September 6, 2022 Ronnie Lamar Champion, age 75, died Aug. 31 in Atmore, Alabama. A Florida native, Champion served in the U.S. Army. He received the Purple Heart Read More
Longtime minister of education Bill Reed dies at 86 September 3, 2022 Longtime minister of education Bill J. Reed died Aug. 27 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer and lymphoma. He was 86. Alabama Baptists knew Read More