David Smith, pastor of New Home Baptist Church in Pisgah for 25 years, dies
David Smith, pastor of New Home Baptist in Pisgah, died Sept. 7 after a cancer battle. He previously served as pastor of Calvary Baptist in Bridgeport; Bethel Baptist in Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Roaches Cove Baptist in Fackler.
Stephen Brown, who served 55 years in church education ministry, dies Aug. 29
In his more than a half century of ministry, Stephen Brown served five Alabama Baptist churches in a minister of education role and served for more 40 years with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions in the office of Sunday School.
Former missionary Billie Ruth Small Moore dies at 91
Billie Ruth Small Moore, a former missionary to Tanzania and summer Bible camp director, died Aug. 18. She was 91.
Hollinger’s Island Baptist worship leader Doug Bilbrey dies
Doug Bilbrey, worship leader at Hollinger’s Island Baptist Church in Mobile, died Aug. 14. In recent weeks, Bilbrey had also led Hollinger’s Island Baptist as they searched for a new pastor.
C.P. Davis, longtime Alabama pastor, dies
Longtime Alabama pastor Culon P. “C.P.” Davis died July 17, 2024, in Hanceville. He was 94. Davis was the father
Longtime pastor Jim Auchmuty dies 9 days after preaching final sermon
James “Jim” Auchmuty — longtime pastor of Shades Crest Baptist Church in Hoover and First Baptist Church Roebuck Plaza in Birmingham — died Aug. 5, nine days after preaching his final sermon. He was 90 years old.
Buddy Nelson, longtime pastor in Alabama, dies July 30
Buddy Nelson, a longtime pastor in Alabama Baptist life, died July 30. He currently was serving as interim senior adult
Retired Tuscaloosa minister Joe Armour Jr. dies July 4
Joe Weideman Armour Jr., who retired from First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa at the end of 2024, died July 4 following