Joe McKaig, once the youth pastor at Decatur Baptist, has returned to the church as lead pastor, and Doug Ripley, the minister there for 33 years, is now senior pastor, remaining for a year during the ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Decatur man who once served as a youth leader for a church is now facing criminal charges alleging a sexual relationship with a minor that started almost 15 years ago. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 6—A former Decatur resident and active member of a Decatur church died after someone shot through the window of his ...

The Atlanta Metro Baptist Association has severed ties with the First Baptist Church of Decatur over what it calls a “misalignment” of biblical standards. First Baptist’s Senior Pastor David Jordan, ...

DECATUR, Ala. _ Senior Pastor Doug Ripley looked at Decatur Baptist Church’s books and quickly realized the annual budget was totally out of whack. But he knew exactly what to do next. He gave away ...

Pastor Julie Pennington Russell is stepping down as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Decatur after eight years of leading the historic church. In an April 29 open letter to the congregation, ...

The 2,700-member First Baptist Church of Decatur, Georgia, has become the largest church associated with the Southern Baptist Convention or the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to hire a woman as senior ...