Jerome Sherrill, a retired bivocational pastor in Franklin Baptist Association, died July 15. He was 86. Sherrill served as pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, Russellville;
Mary Johnston Shaw — wife of Mike Shaw, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church, Pelham — died July 10 from multiple myeloma. For five decades, she served
TUSCALOOSA ASSOCIATION Curtis Kelley was named pastor emeritus of Taylorville Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, during the May 23 morning service. Pastor Randy Pate said the church
Narvell Grace McGhee — wife of Ron McGhee, pastor emeritus of Calvary Baptist Church, Bay Minette — died June 8. She was 87. Raised in
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor James F. Purnell died May 3. He was 86. Purnell graduated from Red Level High School in 1952, then served four
By Cody Hensley ymlink.org Everyone speaks of summer with hope of rest, excitement of travel and time to enjoy their favorite hobbies or pastime. But
A number of Alabama Baptists graduated in fall 2020 and spring 2021 with degrees at the master’s level or higher from Southern Baptist seminaries and
It’s a common misperception that human trafficking happens only internationally, but Pelham-based Blanket Fort Hope is working to bring attention to the problem in the
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