Southern Baptist missionary Branan dies

January 3, 2002

MANILA, Philippines — Jack Branan, a Southern Baptist missionary in the Philippines, died Dec. 12 of an organ system failure and complications following surgery for

Vestavia Hills breaks barriers with English classes

January 3, 2002

In some ways, the new International Conversational English class at Vestavia Hills Baptist Church has broken barriers that some countries haven’t overcome in generations.

Baptist missionary captured, released unharmed hours later

January 3, 2002

Southern Baptist missionary Sam Upton was released unharmed hours after armed men hijacked his car and took him prisoner. Upton, a missionary to Malawi, was

Lakeside’s Living Christmas Tree branches out to Guatemala

December 6, 2001

While Alabama Baptists were celebrating the Thanksgiving holidays in the traditional turkey and football fashion, 101 members of Birmingham’s Lakeside Baptist Church choir experienced a

Spotlight: Alabama missionaries

December 6, 2001

For Alabama Baptists the Christmas season would not be complete without participating in the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. This time of year