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Craig Gilley is the new pastor of Happy Home Church, Leeds. He previously served as pastor of Hughes Memorial Church, Moody. He also served at Mount Pleasant Church, Pell City, and Macedonia No. 1 Church, Margaret. Gilley holds a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in Birmingham and a master’s degree from New Orleans Seminary. He and his wife, Bridget, have two children.
Nanafalia Baptist Church will celebrate homecoming April 13 beginning at 11 a.m.
Rob Paul has joined the Church Administrative Services Help ministry team at Birmingham Metro Baptist Association.
Jan Fike recently retired as education administrative assistant for West End Baptist Church, Clanton.
Men have outpaced women in church attendance the past three years, reversing a longstanding trend of more women in the pews that narrowed in 2016, Barna said in its 2025 State of the Church release, created in partnership with Gloo.
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