Shelby Association hosts news anchor

Birmingham news anchor Brenda Ladun (left) signs a copy of her book, ‘Encouraged,’ for Pastor Tim Cox of Liberty Baptist Church, Chelsea. Ladun was guest at the Shelby Baptist Association’s pastors’ conference Oct. 3 at the Shelby Baptist Medical Center. She told the assembled ministers of her personal struggle with cancer and her ministry to encourage men and women to take care of themselves. ‘Early detection is the key to survival from cancer,’ she said. An anonymous donor from Siluria Baptist Church, Alabaster, provided copies of Ladun’s book for every participant.