Paul Miller, who served as president of Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries for nearly 40 years before retiring in 2012, died July 2. ABCH was the only place he ever worked.
This past year, Gavin Norris has been the campus missionary at the University of North Alabama, a new position created at four Alabama universities by the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
Founded in 2002, ZOE International’s mission is to reach every person with God’s love and rescue every child from human trafficking through prevention, rescue and restoration programs in the US, Thailand, Mexico, Japan and Australia.
Gerald Burns said — as he always has — that if someone else were to take over, he would step aside and let them. But for now, “as long as I’m able, I don’t mind doing it,” he said.
Over his years of ministry, Charles Godwin served as pastor of churches in Notasulga, Muscle Shoals, Huntsville and Cullman. He also served churches in Kentucky and Ohio and as DOM for Etowah Baptist Association.
Matt Aldridge, former NextGen/student pastor at Vaughn Forest Church in Montgomery, died May 27. He was 28. A graduate of Southside High School, Aldridge studied