Baptists assist storm victims, conflict refugees

September 4, 2008

In two parts of the world where a “storm” has passed, Baptists are digging in to deal with needs left in the wake. In the

Union University opens 14 new residence halls for fall semester

September 4, 2008

At Union University in Jackson, Tenn., students will move into 14 new student housing buildings for the fall semester, less than seven months after a

Scripture on front page of paper reaches reader in suicide moment

September 4, 2008

On the dark night of July 27, 2000, David Harris forgot to take out the trash. Thank God. Had he remembered, Doris Harris, his wife

Sunset Heights honors Cobb for service

August 28, 2008

Sunset Heights Baptist Church, Valley, in East Liberty Baptist Association recently recognized Bettie Cobb (right) for 46 years of service as a Sunday School teacher

FBC Gadsden women provide help for area nurses

August 28, 2008

Many wouldn’t suspect that old newspapers, torn bed sheets and used dry-cleaning bags could be used in ministry, but these three pieces of trash are

Killen’s Friendship Church burns note

August 28, 2008

Joe Cook, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Killen, in Colbert-Lauderdale Baptist Association, burns the church’s mortgage note during a recent celebration service. The congregation paid

Old Howard 100 nets $3,000 for health care

August 28, 2008

Representatives of Samford University in Birmingham recently presented a $3,000 check to the Perry County-based Sowing Seeds of Hope ministry. The funds, raised from the