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Justin McAlpin is the new pastor of Westmeade Church, Decatur. He has served as minister to students at Westmeade since 2012. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College in Clinton, and a master’s degree from New Orleans Seminary. McAlpin and his wife, Amanda, have two children.
Between songs at their sold-out “Drummer Boy Christmas” performance at the Grand Ole Opry on Dec. 17, Joel Smallbone, along with his brother Luke of the Christian band For King and Country, mentioned it was an evening of firsts.
Lee Allen, who served as a history professor at Samford University for 40 years, died Dec. 16. During his time at Samford, he was a prolific writer, particularly of Baptist history. He was also named Life Deacon at Mountain Brook Baptist.
For unspecified reasons, a local government in Uzbekistan is demolishing a Baptist church’s buildings.
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education voted Friday in favor of a $2.6 billion budget request for all two- and four-year colleges and universities along with other higher education-related programs in fiscal 2026.
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