Missions. It’s a story Marguerite Butler went looking for and once she found it she just couldn’t stop chasing it. It all started with a
Larry W. Draper, longtime evangelist and former pastor of Roebuck Park Baptist Church, Birmingham, died Aug. 21. He was 75. A graduate of Samford University
Johnny Reese Huey, interim pastor of Barton Chapel Baptist Church, Cordova, died Aug. 11 following heart surgery. He was 79. In his later years of
By Lanell Downs Smith Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Following the closing of all LifeWay Christian Resources brick-and-mortar stores earlier this year, customers who prefer a
By Leigh Pritchett Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Scott Swedenburg left a corporate job in New York to co-found a business that assists faith-based nonprofit organizations
Fourteen graduates of Harvest Evangelism’s recovery program celebrated one year free from addiction in a service held July 20 at First United Methodist Church, Opelika.
Rhonda Ledbetter, director of senior adults at First Baptist Church, Piedmont, died July 31 at the age of 61. A retired educator, Ledbetter held degrees
Raymond Arnold Ball, a former Alabama Baptist minister of music and youth, died July 17. He was 81. A Mississippi native, Ball earned his music
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