Northport Baptist Church recently celebrated the retirement of Stephen Brown, who served as the Tuscaloosa Baptist Association church’s minister of education for seven years.
Brown earned a master of religious education degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He served a church in Tennessee before becoming minister of education and youth for South Roebuck Baptist Church, Birmingham. He served as minister of education and administration for First Baptist Church, Andalusia; associate pastor of growth and outreach for the former Roebuck Park Baptist Church, Trussville; and then as minister of education for Taylor Road Baptist Church, Montgomery, before serving at Northport Baptist.
Brown wrote adult literature for LifeWay Christian Resources and was an Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions Sunday School consultant. He also served as president of the Alabama Baptist Religious Education Association. The church held a celebration Feb. 22 to honor his years of service.
He and his wife, Carol, have two children and six grandchildren.
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