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Alabama News Network has been following the efforts to save Judson College in Marion. The Christian college was founded in 1838 and is the fifth-oldest women’s college in the country. It’s also home to the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame.
The Board of Trustees is now launching a campaign to raise $5 million by April 2.
“The board was unanimous in seeking to identify donors to support the college in the coming academic year,” Judson College President W. Mark Tew said. “While this is a monumental challenge, I would like to remind all of you that we serve a great God. Prudent financial responsibility dictates that we have firm commitments from our donors before we can proceed into the next academic year,” he said.
Former Alabama Baptist Convention presidents, Rev. Dewey Corder 80, (L) and the Rev. Harper Shannon, 89 (R). | Alabama Baptist Convention
The Alabama Baptist Convention recently lost two former presidents just days apart to complications from the new coronavirus and dementia. The Rev. Harper Shannon was 89 when he passed from progressive dementia Wednesday while the Rev. Dewey Corder was 80 when he died from COVID-19 on Christmas Day.
Rick Lance, state missionary and executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions remembered both men in a statement Thursday.
“Dewey Corder was a true gentleman. He was one of the most cheerful men I have known. Every time I talked to him, he was upbeat as he talked about how the Lord was blessing him and his ministry,” Lance wrote of Corder.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Judson College in Marion has reached it’s year end fund raising goal. However, the long-term future of the private Baptist College remains uncertain. “We have now surpassed our first goal of a half million dollars in December. And we’re well along the way towards the total goal, including that half million, of $1.5 million.” Judson.
Former state Baptist president, Trussville pastor, dies of COVID-19
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
The Rev. Dewey Corder died on Christmas. He was a longtime pastor and former president of the state Baptist Convention. (AL.com File photo by Dave Dieter/Huntsville Times)
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He was 80.
Corder was known for “his faithfulness, complete integrity, never changing,” his wife said.
“He was always honest about what he thought about Jesus,” she said. “That was his main thrust: Do you know Jesus?”
Corder was president of the state Baptist Convention from 1992-94, and led some of the discussions with Samford University after the university’s board of directors voted in 1994 to break legal ties with the state convention.
con sinvinced convinced. bill brubaker is a life long republican and evangelical christian. but won t be voting in his state. i think for the reason judge moore s message has resonated because of the culture. like many, dr. john killian, former president of the alabama baptist convention thinks this republican state is ripe and ready for the taking by the former judge but some like brubaker think ha s an unfair assumption. evan jgelicals have been painted with a broad brush. he says this goes deeper. a candidate wrapping himself in christianity and pulls out a hand gun. moore has been hitting his