Beeson launches Center for Women in Ministry
February 16, 2021
Kristen Padilla says she remembers crying real tears when she was 8 or 9 years old, distressed because even at that young age, she felt
Tom Fillinger – founder, CEO of IgniteUS, Inc. – dies Feb. 10
February 13, 2021
Tom Fillinger, founder and CEO of Cullman-based IgniteUS, Inc., died Feb. 10. He was 79. A northern Ohio native, Fillinger joined the U.S. Navy after
Charles O. Boothe: African American author, educator, pastor and church founder was early partner in Black Baptist work in Alabama
February 8, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE — February is Black History Month. Charles Octavius Boothe (1845-1924) was an Alabama Baptist preacher, educator, author and determined advocate for African American
Ministers eligible for COVID-19 vaccination beginning Feb. 8 under ADPH plan
February 3, 2021
Ministers and clergy members in Alabama will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 8. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of
Charles Maples, longtime pastor and hospice chaplain, dies Jan. 14
February 3, 2021
Charles E. Maples, a longtime pastor and hospice chaplain, died Jan. 14 of COVID-19 complications. He was 86. Maples served as a faithful minister of
Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and southern gospel singer — dies Oct. 6, 2020
February 3, 2021
Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and southern gospel singer — died Oct. 6, 2020. He was 65. Banks’ love of
Longtime Bibb County pastor Ben Corley dies at 80
February 1, 2021
Ben Corley — longtime pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, and current pastor of Schultz Creek Baptist Church, Centreville — died Jan. 29. He was
Escambia DOM Patterson’s wife dies Jan. 19
January 28, 2021
Wanda Collins Patterson — whose husband, Larry, serves as director of missions for Escambia Baptist Association — died Jan. 19 from complications of a massive heart
