Former IMB missionary Tom Sutton dies at 92 January 19, 2024 Horace Thomas “Tom” Sutton, who served as an International Mission Board missionary in Latin America for 25 years, died Jan. 13. Read More
Retired pastor Mel Deason dies at 88 January 10, 2024 Mel Deason, a retired pastor who served a number of churches in Alabama, died Jan. 8. He was 88. Read More
Longtime Birmingham community ministries leader dies January 10, 2024 Larry Brent Earnest, 77, died Dec. 19, 2023. A native of Greenwood, Mississippi, he held a bachelor’s degree in religious education from Mississippi College and Read More
Beloved Alabama evangelist Junior Hill — ‘one of the greatest harvesters’ today — dies Jan. 3 January 3, 2024 Junior Hill, a beloved Alabama evangelist whose ministry spanned seven decades, died Jan. 3. He was 87. Read More
Retired pastor McDowell dies at 89 January 2, 2024 Retired pastor Thomas Wayne McDowell died Nov. 25. He was 89. Read More
Longtime pastor Lonnie Byrd dies at 84 December 8, 2023 Longtime pastor Lonnie B. Byrd died Nov. 28. He was 84. Read More
Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Bob Barnes dies at 92 November 20, 2023 Robert Carson “Bob” Barnes — who started and ended his pastoral career serving Alabama Baptist churches — died Nov. 10. He was 92. Read More
Rosalynn Carter, former first lady, dies at 96 November 19, 2023 Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a Baptist who championed mental health issues, has died at age 96. Read More