Samford University's former campus minister, professor dies
Samford University’s former campus minister, professor dies Updated Feb 23, 2021; Facebook Share Barnette died on Monday, Feb. 22. He was 59. Barnette retired from the university this year and a scholarship was endowed in his name. Last year, Barnette was diagnosed with Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, an untreatable degenerative brain disorder. He had recently been in hospice care. Barnette had also served as senior pastor of Brookwood Baptist Church in Birmingham since 2016 and teaching pastor since 2008. “Jim was a gifted teacher and preacher,” said Brookwood interim Pastor Blake Dempsey. ...