Former state convention president Tondera dies

February 21, 2013

Steve E. Tondera Sr., of Huntsville, a former Alabama Baptist State Convention (ABSC) president and one of only a handful of lay church members

Lynda Kerr Boswell

February 14, 2013

Heritage Baptist Church, Montgomery Montgomery Baptist Association Favorite Bible Verse: Philippians 4:13 Favorite Hymn: “Victory in Jesus” Hobbies: Crocheting, candy-making, quilting and volunteering at Forest Park Ministry

Pilgrim Rest’s pastor Tierce dies at 59

February 14, 2013

Stevie Russell Tierce had a “genuine heart” and was “very compassionate,” said Wendell Dutton, director of missions for Cherokee Baptist Association. Tierce, who was a

Retired Alabama pastor Sharp dies at 87

February 14, 2013

Richard L. Sharp, a native of Decatur, spent more than 50 years serving Alabama Baptist churches. He passed away Jan. 16 at the age

Texas church loses second minister

February 4, 2013

Jim Gray, 68, associate senior adult minister at First Baptist Church of Woodway, Texas, near Waco, was killed Jan. 30 in a head-on crash as

Bobbie Jean Benton Best, obituary

January 31, 2013

Bobbie Jean Benton Best died Jan. 20. She was 79. Best was the wife of James Richard Best, retired director of missions for Bethlehem and

Alabama Baptist minister dies at 78, Edward Owen Heptinstall Sr.

January 31, 2013

After serving 31 years in ministry, Edward Owen Heptinstall Sr. passed away Dec. 22, 2012. He was 78. Born in Anniston, Heptinstall received a bachelor