GENEVA, Switzerland — An estimated 1.6 million people became Lutherans last year, reports the Lutheran World Federation, bringing the total populations of Lutherans in the
One highlight of the partnership shared by several church leaders resulted in a choir tour by New Hope Baptist Church, Birmingham. The Choir traveled around
Reggie Quimby, director of global partnerships at the State Board of Missions (SBOM), said personal relationships in Spain make ending Alabama’s relationship with Spain difficult.
Spanish Baptist institutions said they received help from Alabama Baptists throughout their partnership. One institution that was helped is the Baptist theological seminary in Madrid,
Spanish Baptists may have found friends for a lifetime. Although the Alabama-Spain partnership officially ended Dec. 31, 1999, several Alabama Baptists said they plan to