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Paul Moore will retire May 6 from First Church, Pelham, after 16 years as associate/senior adult pastor. Moore was a pastor for more than 39 years in addition to serving as executive secretary-treasurer of the Alabama Baptist Ministers Benefit Society for more than 13 years. To contact him for supply preaching or interim roles call 205-913-5125. He and his wife, Barbara, have three children and four grandchildren. Daven Watkins is pastor.
Thirty more Christians have been slain in Nigeria in continuous persecution spanning years.
“I came expecting opportunities to meet authors, editors, publishers, agents and other writers,” said Carolyn Donaldson, who was attending the Southern Christian Writers Conference. “What surprised me was finding community — a tribe.”
Religious nationalism, transnational repression and state control of religious groups are among growing trends in the persecution of Christians globally, International Christian Concern (ICC) said.
The Church on the Bluff, Hoover, is hosting “Material Witness,” a presentation on the Shroud of Turin on July 11.
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