Sunday, William Stewart “Billy”

June 27, 2018

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

Edge, Herman

June 27, 2018

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

James Earl Massey, long-time influence at Samford’s Beeson Divinity School, dead at 88

June 25, 2018

Theologian, pastor and musician James Earl Massey died June 24, 2018, at the age of 88. Massey was dean emeritus of Anderson School of Theology

Coats, Denise Carrigan

June 13, 2018

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.

Someone You Should Know — Lawrence Phipps

June 13, 2018

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

Someone You Should Know — Christian Henry

May 30, 2018

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

Lyrene, Edward & Sarah

May 30, 2018

Retired ministry couple dies in car crash Edward “Ed” Charles Lyrene, retired pastor of Miflin Baptist Church, Elberta, and his wife, Sarah Ann Carnathan Lyrene,