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Pisgah Baptist, Piedmont, celebrates 175th anniversary

March 27, 2019

CHEROKEE On March 10, Pisgah Baptist Church, Piedmont, celebrated its 175th anniversary. Former pastors Rodney Ledbetter and Eric Mackey spoke during the service, and Ledbetter

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Until we meet again — Facing the end of life: making decisions ahead of time will help loved ones

March 27, 2019

Believers in Christ know they have a hope and a future in heaven after life here is over. They know with confidence the sting of

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Illinois legislature to vote on LGBT history education for K-12 school

March 27, 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state Senate could soon vote on a measure that would require K-12 public schools in the state to teach LGBT

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Huntsville church plant ‘called to give hope’ to low-income community

March 26, 2019

Jarman Leatherwood says he can sum up his church’s story in four words — “from mortuary to miracle.” The mortuary part isn’t figurative either. Five

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Cost concerns: churches, pastors face questions about pay, insurance and benefits

March 26, 2019

By Grace Thornton The Alabama Baptist As Mike Jackson travels around the state meeting with churches in transition, he says one question comes up more

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Hundreds dead in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe after tropical cyclone Idai

March 26, 2019

Tropical Cyclone Idai brought torrential rain and wind as it made landfall near Beira City, Mozambique, in southeast Africa. Hundreds are confirmed dead in Mozambique,

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Appeals court OKs ministers housing allowance

March 26, 2019

A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled unanimously March 15 that the long-standing clergy allowance, known as the ministerial

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Ragsdale celebrates 30 years as  pastor of Mount Zion, Alexandria

March 25, 2019

When Garry Ragsdale first came to Mount Zion Baptist Church, Alexandria, in 1989 he was the church’s only staff member. “It would take me two

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