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,