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 […]
