Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor A.L. Courtney dies at age 88

A.L. (Amos Levi) Courtney, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church Pell City, died May 15. He was 88. Courtney's ministry spanned more than 50 years, 20 of those at FBC Pell City prior to his Dec. 31, 1999, retirement from full-time ministry. Reflecting on his retirement, Courtney told The Alabama Baptist he never fought the call to ministry. "It was…