Former IMB missionary Tom Sutton dies at 92
January 19, 2024
Horace Thomas “Tom” Sutton, who served as an International Mission Board missionary in Latin America for 25 years, died Jan. 13.
Retired pastor Mel Deason dies at 88
January 10, 2024
Mel Deason, a retired pastor who served a number of churches in Alabama, died Jan. 8. He was 88.
Retired minister had ‘ringside seat’ to ‘awesome work of God’ during 44-year ministry
January 10, 2024
Tim Lacey has retired after serving as minister of music and senior adults at First Baptist Church Winfield for 27 years and a total of 44 years of ministering through music in Southern Baptist churches.
Longtime Birmingham community ministries leader dies
January 10, 2024
Larry Brent Earnest, 77, died Dec. 19, 2023. A native of Greenwood, Mississippi, he held a bachelor’s degree in religious education from Mississippi College and
Beloved Alabama evangelist Junior Hill — ‘one of the greatest harvesters’ today — dies Jan. 3
January 3, 2024
Junior Hill, a beloved Alabama evangelist whose ministry spanned seven decades, died Jan. 3. He was 87.
Retired pastor McDowell dies at 89
January 2, 2024
Retired pastor Thomas Wayne McDowell died Nov. 25. He was 89.
Pregnancy counselor sees God’s plan woven miraculously throughout her story
January 2, 2024
A woman’s decision to choose life instead of abortion is a “generational decision,” says Kathryn Barnhill, an adoptee and adoption advocate for Lifeline Children’s Services.
Crimson Tide chaplain Jeremiah Castille reflects on faith, sports and investing in future generations
January 1, 2024
As Alabama prepares to take on Michigan in the Rose Bowl, longtime Crimson Tide chaplain Jeremiah Castille reflects on life lessons learned while playing for Bear Bryant and how those lessons inform his faith and ministry today.
