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December 11, 2024

Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper, the sister publication of The Alabama Baptist.

Retired Phenix City pastor, Vision Tape Ministry founder Kinley dies at 96

December 5, 2024

Jack Kinley, who served more than 64 years as a pastor, died Nov. 24. Later in life after losing most of his sight, Kinley started Vision Tape Ministry, which distributed Christian materials to visually impaired people around the world.

Someone You Should Know — Pauline Hall

November 22, 2024

“Wherever I am,” Pauline Hall of Aliceville said, “that’s my missions field.” She volunteers with a prison ministry for women, has been her church’s pianist for 37 years and was the church’s administrative assistant for 23 years.

Basketball record holder says, ‘No limits with God’

November 14, 2024

Basketball record holder Matt Bostic notes, “There are no limits with God. … God reminds me that He is so much bigger than I give Him credit for.”

Longtime New Bethel Baptist pastor Elwood Sims dies

November 6, 2024

Elwood Sims — who served in pastoral ministry for 70 years, including 40 years at New Bethel Baptist Church in Braggs — died Oct. 15. He was 92.

‘Made to worship’: Young ‘hype-man’ picture of authentic praise despite life’s difficulties

November 4, 2024

The majority of Christians love musical worship in some form or another. However, 14-year-old Noah Humpherys lives for it.

Retired pastor Ron Butler dies at 79

November 1, 2024

Ron Butler – who died Oct. 29 – retired in May after 44 years of serving churches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. He served as pastor of Pine Level Baptist in Chatom and Spice Pond Baptist in Eight Mile.