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R. Pat McFadden, former longtime pastor of First Church, Fort Payne, was named pastor emeritus Oct. 29. McFadden has been in ministry for more than 40 years, 27 of them as pastor of First, Fort Payne. He also served as pastor of Eastdale Church, Montgomery, and First Church, Elba. He and his wife, Sue, also served as International Mission Board missionaries in the Dominican Republic from 1979 to 1982. The couple has two children and four grandchildren. Nathan VanHorn is pastor.
Staggs combined his finance background with chaplaincy training to serve nationally and internationally in a variety of ministry roles.
Grab a cup of coffee, and check out these recent headlines reported by The Baptist Paper.
After nine months of detention, nine members of a church in China were released on bail June 18, while charges against nine of its leaders were upgraded to more serious offenses.
“I have two questions for you. Just two simple questions with clear answers, and those answers should take you to an inescapable conclusion. A conclusion that can, and should, change your life,” shares TAB columnist Ken Lass.
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