
James C. Nichols, pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Hackleburg, dies Nov. 2
James C. Nichols — pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Hackleburg, for the past 44 years — died Nov. 2.

Daniel Knight, retired pastor and former DOM for Marion Association dies Sept. 18
Retired pastor and former director of missions for Marion Baptist Association Daniel Knight died Sept. 18. He was 78. Knight

DeWayne Borders, a longtime bivocational pastor, dies Nov. 2
DeWayne Borders, a longtime bivocational pastor, died Nov. 2. He was 64. Borders served churches for more than 40 years,

Nick Challies, son of well-known evangelical blogger, dies at college
Nick Challies, 20-year-old son of the evangelical blogger and author Tim Challies, has died. “In all the years I’ve been

Byron Allen Murphy, pastor of New Oak Grove Baptist Church, dies Oct. 20
Byron Allen Murphy — pastor of New Oak Grove Baptist Church, Piedmont — died Oct. 20. He was 71. A

David Harris — pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Lineville, dies Aug. 31
David Harris — pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Lineville, and moderator for Clay Baptist Association — died Aug. 31.

Ryan Wood is the new student minister at First Baptist Church, Fort Payne
DeKalb Association Ryan Wood is the new student minister at First Baptist Church, Fort Payne.

Jack Brymer Sr., former managing editor of The Alabama Baptist, dies at age 84
Jack E. Brymer Sr., a former managing editor of The Alabama Baptist, former editor of the Florida Baptist Witness and