COLUMBIA
Columbia Association will change its name to Southeast Alabama Baptist Association, effective Jan. 1, 2018. The change was approved at the associational meeting Oct. 8 at Ridgecrest Church, Dothan. Director of Missions John Thomas said the name will better represent the membership and mission focus of the association.
Alabama Republicans want to redistrict the state’s congressional map in the wake of the monumental Supreme Court decision against race-drawn districts in Louisiana, and they likely have the power to do so. The question is when.
Before Southern Baptists deploy their missionaries, they train them. This seven-week Field Personnel Orientation is a rich time of fellowship, equipping and transition for all new missionaries.
When Kevin Cobb became pastor of West Mobile Baptist Church, he felt a burden to lead the church to retire its debt. The church felt the same way, and in March, they celebrated retiring a debt they had been paying on since 1990.
Since 1974, Big Oak Ranch — a “Christian home for children needing a chance” — has been serving children who have had a hard time with life and need a stable family.
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