James Broox “J.B.” Thompson dies age 88

April 1, 2020

James Broox “J.B.” Thompson died Jan. 22. He was 88. Thompson was a longtime pastor, serving churches in Birmingham, Bessemer, Jasper and Walker County. He

YMCA of Greater Birmingham offering crisis child care at several locations

March 30, 2020

Health care workers, emergency responders and other essential personnel going to work during the coronavirus pandemic are getting help with child care from the YMCA

Paul Hall, longtime director of the Alabama Singing Men, passed away at the age of 89

March 25, 2020

Paul Hall, longtime director of the Alabama Singing Men, died Jan. 31 at the age of 89. Hall directed the all-men’s choral group from 1973

XFL kicker ‘never loses faith’ in God’s plan throughout ups and downs of career

March 22, 2020

Nick Novak has experienced a lot of beginnings in his football career, which may be why the Latin mantra “nunc coepi” has made an impression

Updates: Alabama Baptist colleges announce COVID-19 precautions

March 20, 2020

Alabama and Montgomery County health officials announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state on March 13, but Alabama Baptist colleges were preparing

Someone You Should Know — Jessie Garrison

March 18, 2020

By Leigh Pritchett Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Jessie Garrison, 79, of Pell City has spent 44 years helping children and teens fill their hearts and

Former Alabama Baptist minister, associational worker dies at 84

March 4, 2020

John Robert Davis, former church staff minister and director of education for Madison Baptist Association, died Feb. 23. He was 84. A native of Illinois,