BIRMINGHAM
East Gardendale Church, Gardendale, will host a fish fry May 20, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. There will be food, music, a car show and inflatables with fun and fellowship for everyone. Hayley Barber, Miss Alabama 2016, will be in attendance and will be available for pictures and autographs. For more information call 205-608-0889.
Shades Crest Baptist Church in Hoover called Dustin Ratcliff as its new pastor May 17. Ratcliff has been serving since
Our sanctuary may not be large, but it carries the weight of a couple generations of worship.
Seven-year-old J dances to the beat of her own drum — and she proved it even more during her city baseball league’s opening game in early May.
A major fire destroyed Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Birmingham today (May 15). The cause is currently unknown. The church has previously been through a blaze – in October 2025, it caught fire and suffered fire and water damage.
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