
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

Union Hill, Oneonta, Pastor Bill Barnett dies
Bill Barnett, pastor of Union Hill Baptist Church, Oneonta, died Oct. 17. Barnett’s death was announced in a Facebook post

Bobby Eugene Parker, pastor and director for St. Clair Baptist Association’s Camp Sonshine, dies Sept. 27
Bobby Eugene Parker, longtime pastor and director for St. Clair Baptist Association’s Camp Sonshine, died Sept. 27. He was 80.

Charles Reece Woods — retired associate pastor of First Baptist Church, Albertville, and founder of The Great Physician’s Clinic — dies Sept. 16
Charles Reece Woods — retired associate pastor of First Baptist Church, Albertville, and founder of The Great Physician’s Clinic —