New Elkahatchee Baptist pastor dies at 74 Kenneth Griffith, pastor of New Elkahatchee Baptist Church, Alexander City, in Tallapoosa Baptist Association, died June 27. He
By Grace Thornton Ruba Abbassi, CEO of the Jordan-based ministry Arab Woman Today (AWT), is the recipient of this year’s Dellanna West O’Brien Award for
Oakdale Baptist pastor dies at 81 William Stewart “Billy” Sunday, pastor of Oakdale Baptist Church, Ramer, in Alabama-Crenshaw Baptist Association, died June 17. He was
Retired Cherokee DOM dies at 82 Herman Edge, longtime director of missions (DOM) for Cherokee Baptist Association, died June 19. He was 82. Before Edge
Woodmont Baptist children’s minister dies at 62 Denise Carrigan Coats, children’s minister at Woodmont Baptist Church, Florence, died May 24 after a battle with cancer.
By Leigh Pritchett Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Lawrence Phipps, 63, has been in ministry 43 years. Educated at Auburn University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
By Leigh Pritchett Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Christian Henry, 24, played football at and received his degree from Kentucky Christian University in Grayson. He has