C.P. Davis, longtime Alabama pastor, dies
August 8, 2025
Longtime Alabama pastor Culon P. “C.P.” Davis died July 17, 2024, in Hanceville. He was 94. Davis was the father of five when he was
Longtime pastor Jim Auchmuty dies 9 days after preaching final sermon
August 7, 2025
James “Jim” Auchmuty — longtime pastor of Shades Crest Baptist Church in Hoover and First Baptist Church Roebuck Plaza in Birmingham — died Aug. 5, nine days after preaching his final sermon. He was 90 years old.
Buddy Nelson, longtime pastor in Alabama, dies July 30
August 1, 2025
Buddy Nelson, a longtime pastor in Alabama Baptist life, died July 30. He currently was serving as interim senior adult and education minister at Golden
Retired Tuscaloosa minister Joe Armour Jr. dies July 4
July 18, 2025
Joe Weideman Armour Jr., who retired from First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa at the end of 2024, died July 4 following a brief illness. He was
Former Lookout Mountain moderator, pastor dies
July 17, 2025
Donald Lamar Vaughn of Fort Payne died July 7, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 78.
Former Alabama pastor, Wallace Henley, dies at 83
July 16, 2025
Wallace Henley, former pastor in Alabama, died June 24 in Houston, Texas. He was 83. Henley most recently served for 20 years as a staff
What she never imagined: A love story 50 years in the making
July 15, 2025
Sherrill Keown Holloman didn’t expect to fall in love again — not after losing her husband tragically, not after 18 years of carrying on alone, and certainly not with someone she hadn’t seen in 51 years.
Former Alabama pastor David Dykes dies at 72
July 5, 2025
David Dykes, former pastor of three Alabama Baptist churches, died July 2. Before a 30-year pastorate in Texas, he served as pastor of Gardendale First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church Oneonta and Tallaweeka Baptist Church in Tallassee.
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