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

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

Decatur pastor Orville Collins dies at 70

September 1, 2022

James Orville Collins, a pastor who served in Decatur, died Aug. 30. He was 70. He was in the optical business for 10 years. He

Former pastor and director of missions Harold Chandler dies at 89

September 1, 2022

Former pastor and director of missions, Gordon Harold Chandler Sr., died Aug. 29. He was 89. He was a graduate of Auburn University and Southern

Pastor, church planter and author Clifford Matthews dies at 87

August 26, 2022

Pastor, church planter and author Clifford Matthews died June 17. He was 87. Matthews served numerous Alabama Baptist churches during more than 65 years of

Church servant and NOBTS enrollee Steve Kelley dies at 49

August 7, 2022

Steve Kelley, 49, of Gordo, died Feb. 19. A native of Columbus, Mississippi, Kelley was saved in 1989 and surrendered to ministry in 2011. In

Former TAB board member Hugh Edmonds dies at 90

July 28, 2022

Longtime Alabama Baptist Robert Hugh Edmonds, 90, of Centreville died July 26. Edmonds served on the board of directors for The Alabama Baptist newspaper for