Alabama evangelist James Messer dies at 76
October 9, 2021
James E. Messer Sr. — a pastor and evangelist for more than 50 years — died Oct. 6. He was 76. A Mississippi native, Messer served
Longtime pastor William Billingsley dies at 84
October 7, 2021
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor William O’Neal Billingsley died Oct. 1. He was 84. A Thorsby native, Billingsley was a pastor for more than 47 years,
Retired pastor John F. Meadows dies Sept. 10
September 17, 2021
John F. Meadows — who retired in April from the pastorate of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Salem — died Sept. 10. He was 79. A
Washington Association director of missions Larry Thompson dies
September 16, 2021
Larry Thompson, director of missions for Washington Baptist Association, died Sept. 12. He was 71. A native of Fredericktown, Ohio, Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree
Founder of South Korea’s biggest church, Cho Yong-gi, dies
September 14, 2021
The Rev. Cho Yong-gi, whose founding of South Korea’s biggest church was a symbol of the postwar growth of Christianity in the country before that
Retired SBOM director Troy L. Morrison dies at 89
September 13, 2021
Troy L. Morrison — executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions from 1990 to 1999 — died Sept. 12. He was 89.
Pastor, St. Clair Disaster Relief leader Glenn Pender dies
September 10, 2021
Glenn Pender — longtime pastor and leader of St. Clair Baptist Association Disaster Relief — died Sept. 7. He was 83. For 53 years, Pender
Longtime pastor Vince Whittington dies Aug. 31
September 1, 2021
Vince Whittington, a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, died Aug. 31. He was 79. Whittington served as senior pastor and interim pastor of churches in Alabama,
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