The Alabama Baptist

The Alabama Baptist
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Alabama Baptist Convention
Founded 1843 (1843)
Language English
City Birmingham, Alabama
Country United States
OCLC number 948518807
Website www.thealabamabaptist.org

The Alabama Baptist is a weekly newspaper owned by the Alabama Baptist Convention with a circulation of 200,000.

History

The Alabama Baptist was founded in 1843 in Marion, Alabama by Baptist leaders to publicize the church's work domestically and abroad.[1] One of the co-founders was Julia Tarrant Barron, who also founded Judson College and Howard College, now Samford University.[2] After the American Civil War, J.J.D. Renfroe, a prominent Southern Baptist minister was associate editor and then editor of the newspaper (1873–76 and 1886–87), which he used as a platform to defend southern views, encourage national reconciliation, and promote his idealized view of Old South values.[3] Renfroe was assisted by D. W. Gwin, E. B. Teague, and Edwin T. Winkler during this time.[4] The paper was purchased by the Alabama Baptist State Convention in 1919.[5] In July 2005 the al.com news website announced that it was adding content from The Alabama Baptist.[6]

Today

As of 2010 the weekly paper was being mailed to more than 100,000 homes.[5] The newspaper attempts to provide concise and balanced reporting of events related to religion, and gives editorial advice on moral and ethical issues from a biblical standpoint.[7]

Awards

2018 Better Newspaper Contest - Alabama Press Association[8]

YearAwardPlaceRecipient
2018Best Feature Story Coverage 1stEd Enoch
2018Best Niche Publication - Newsprint or Glossy1stThe Alabama Baptist

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama Baptist". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Julia Tarrant Barron". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  3. ↑ "J. J. D. Renfroe". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  4. ↑ Wayne Flynt (1998). Alabama Baptists: Southern Baptists in the heart of Dixie. Religion and American culture. University of Alabama Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8173-0927-5.
  5. 1 2 "History of The Alabama Baptist". The Alabama Baptist. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Alabama Baptist newspaper added to al.com content". Birmingham Business Journal. July 25, 2005. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  7. ↑ Debra Wagner (2006). Good News: The Best Religion Writing in North America. Church Publishing, Inc. p. 152. ISBN 1-59627-028-4.
  8. ↑ Langan, Jaclyn. "APA Better Newspaper Contest Award Winners Announced" (PDF). Alabama Press Association. Retrieved 13 July 2018.


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