Pastor in tornado-hit area says God began preparing them decades before

April 9, 2019

By Grace Thornton The Alabama Baptist So much more — that’s what the March 3 tornadoes were to Rusty Sowell. So much more than he

Alabama VBS students impact thousands by funding two wells

April 9, 2019

By Casey Watson Baptist Global Response Myrna once walked hours over mountainous terrain in Guatemala to collect water for herself and her eight children. She

Vacation Bible School impacts many lives, continues to win children to Christ

April 9, 2019

By Grace Thornton The Alabama Baptist Mechell Bice says she doesn’t remember the name of the man who prayed with her in 1977, but she

US Department of Justice gives Alabama 49 days to fix “broken” and “inhumane” state prisons

April 9, 2019

By Martha Simmons Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Alabama’s state prison system – considered the nation’s deadliest – is “broken” and conditions so inhumane they violate

Church’s foster care initiative empties local shelter, embraced statewide

April 8, 2019

What started as a pastor’s burden for orphans has impacted the lives of hundreds of at-risk children and their families as well as Mississippi’s child

Eldridge warns against ‘tyranny of convenience’ in Christian walk

April 7, 2019

Modern life is all about convenience — instant food, instant communication, instant entertainment; the list could go on. But according to David Eldridge, pastor of

Morton emphasizes importance of commitment to prayer

April 6, 2019

More than 500 people gathered in the sanctuary at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, on Feb. 26 to hear Jeremy Morton, co-pastor of First Baptist