Calvary Baptist Church, Centreville Bibb Baptist Association Favorite Verse: John 3:16 Favorite Hymn: “Beulah Land” Hobbies: Camping, fishing Family Status: Married to Polly for 45 years; four daughters, Sheila,
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor William Herbert “Herb” Thrasher Sr. died July 25. He was 79. Thrasher served as a bivocational pastor of churches in the
First Baptist Church, Spanish Fort Baldwin Baptist Association Favorite Verse: Proverbs 3:5–6; Jeremiah 29:11 Favorite Hymn: “All the Way My Savior Leads Me” Hobbies: Walking, reading, painting, sewing
James R. “Jim” Glaze, who kept a close eye on all Alabama Baptist dollars flowing in and out of the State Board of Missions (SBOM)
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Lester P. Stone died Aug. 2. He was 88. A member of Heritage Baptist Church, Montgomery, Stone’s pastoral ministry spanned 60
York Terrace Baptist Church, Sheffield Colbert-Lauderdale Baptist Association Favorite Bible Verse: Matthew 6:33 Favorite Hymn: “Because He Lives” Hobbies: Fishing Family Status: Widowed after 48
Jackson Way Baptist Church, Huntsville Madison Baptist Association Favorite Bible Verse: Philippians 4:13 Favorite Hymn: “When They Ring Those Golden Bells” Hobbies: Traveling, crocheting Family
Longtime Alabama pastor W.K. “Sonny” Edwards died July 1. He was 70. After graduating from Samford University in Birmingham in 1973, Edwards served as a
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