Complex sentence: He was active throughout his life in the Southern Baptist Convention and was elected Deacon in 1964 at Southside Baptist Church in Birmingham, and continued his service at the First Baptist Church of Birmingham until his death on October 3,2003.
Split into simpler sentences: He was active throughout his life in the Southern Baptist Convention and was elected Deacon in 1964 at Southside Baptist Church in Birmingham. He continued his service at the First Baptist Church of Birmingham until his death on October 3,2003.