Spanish speaking community of Alabaster blessed by Westwood en Español
Several years ago, Kenneth Bruce had a burden. He was coaching his kids’ soccer teams, and he was struck by how many Hispanics were playing on his teams and in […]
Huntsville pastor preparing to head home after kidney transplant
Will Faulkenberry said he’s had a lot to be thankful for in recent days. On Nov. 9, Faulkenberry — pastor of Mosaic City Church in Huntsville — underwent a successful kidney transplant […]
Hispanic church in Huntsville celebrates one year, fruitful partnerships
Some years back, Humberto Medina planted a church in Louisiana, but he had the thought that one day God might move him somewhere else. “We didn’t know where, so we […]
Myers-Mallory Offering helps fund Hispanic church multiplication
Not too long ago, there were no Hispanic Baptist church plants in the Mobile area. Thomas Wright had been praying for years for a church planter who could change that. […]
Bicentennial: Alabama Baptist church planting journey gains strength
In 2018, Lamar Duke pulled together a report he’d been asked to compile, and when he finished it, he sat at his desk and wept. The numbers showed that in […]
Bicentennial: Church planting among language groups grows over the years
When Richard Alford was hired in 1991 to serve in language missions with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, he had a skill they needed — fluency in the […]
‘Only God can do it’: Friendship Hispanic pastor displays faith of Abraham after life’s journey
Jesus Navarro hadn’t planned on leaving Texas and moving to Alabama. But one Sunday morning in 2021 when he was visiting a friend at First Baptist Church Oneonta, he started […]
Church plant in Alabama’s poorest county experiences ‘little taste of heaven’
Davey Lyon says that for many people, Lowndes County is “just kind of forgotten.” “It’s rural, it’s poor, it’s between Selma and Montgomery, and people just pass right through.” But […]
