Ed Wallen — longtime pastor of Vineland Park Baptist Church, Hueytown, and active missions leader — died Aug. 29. He was 83. A Kentucky native,
By David Moore Florida Baptist Witness When it comes to summer camp experiences, the teens and tweens who attended Cowboy Camp at Rafter Cross Cowboy
Missions work has taken Wintford Haynes, 82, and his wife, Martha, 79, to 41 states. They are chaplains with the North American Mission Board and
Sharif Finch made a promise to his parents, and during the most difficult time of his life he kept it. Pursuing that promise in 2018,
Former Southern Baptist missionary James Harris “Jim” McGriff died Aug. 15. He was 74. McGriff was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and a
Zemery Don Reece, a longtime Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria, died Aug. 22. He was 88. Reece and his wife, Gwen, were appointed by the
Charles R. Bullock, longtime pastor of Clinton Baptist Church, died Aug. 22. He was 69. In addition to serving 22 years as pastor of Clinton
BLOUNT ASSOCIATION Randy George Burtram — pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Holly Pond, for the past 22 years — died Aug. 18. He was
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