PELL CITY -- The Alabama Citizens Action Program announced recently that New Hope Baptist Church Pastor the Rev. Paul Brasher was appointed to the ALCAP Board of Directors.

Reverend Leroy Gerome Parker, 38, of Bridgeport, has a laugh while teaching Bible study class in the sanctuary of New Hope Baptist Church, in Danbury, Conn, on Wednesday, night, May 14, 2014.

The New Hope Baptist Church Mass Choir of Birmingham was recently named the top choir in the nation at the Sound Awards in Dallas. “This choir is magnificent,” said the Rev. Gregory L. Clarke ...