
Retired pastor John F. Meadows dies Sept. 10
John F. Meadows — who retired in April from the pastorate of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Salem — died Sept.

Washington Association director of missions Larry Thompson dies
Larry Thompson, director of missions for Washington Baptist Association, died Sept. 12. He was 71. A native of Fredericktown, Ohio,

Founder of South Korea’s biggest church, Cho Yong-gi, dies
The Rev. Cho Yong-gi, whose founding of South Korea’s biggest church was a symbol of the postwar growth of Christianity

Retired SBOM director Troy L. Morrison dies at 89
Troy L. Morrison — executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions from 1990 to 1999 — died

Pastor, St. Clair Disaster Relief leader Glenn Pender dies
Glenn Pender — longtime pastor and leader of St. Clair Baptist Association Disaster Relief — died Sept. 7. He was

Longtime pastor Vince Whittington dies Aug. 31
Vince Whittington, a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, died Aug. 31. He was 79. Whittington served as senior pastor and interim

Talladega pastor, James “Bud” Jacks, dies August 7
James “Bud” Jacks — pastor of Plainview Baptist Church, Talladega — died Aug. 7. He was 68. A native of

Former Alabama pastor, Don Smith, dies August 21
Don Smith, former pastor of several churches in west Alabama, died Aug. 21. He was 85. A Birmingham native, Smith