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GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Their spiritual leader is behind bars in California after pleading guilty to sexually abusing minors. Yet legions of followers of Naasón Joaquín García in his hometown in Mexico remain fervently loyal to…

(This op-ed represents the collective view of the Akron Beacon Journal editorial board, which includes three editors and four community members.)The community conversation Akron desperately needs finally began on a sunny Saturday eight days…

A former newspaper dispenser has been transformed into a period pantry providing free access to menstrual products for those in need. New Jilly stamps Period panties are located at Change Today, Change Tomorrow on South 15th Street.…

HOWELL - Residents will soon be able to access the services they need on the first floor of City Hall, once the planned move to the lower level is complete.At its July 25 meeting, the City Council approved by a 6-0 vote a plan to move staff…

The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is a site of…

BERLIN – Grace Church, 5850 County Road 77, Berlin, in partnership with 95Network, invites pastors and church leaders to a one-day event on October 12. Because far too many pastors lead in isolation, the event is planned as a day of…

PRESENTATIONS were not alien to the main business of the meeting, but aligned with the vision and aspirations of the 10-year plan and the funding announcement. The photo from Swansea and Brecon showed a cross section of ministries,…

The video game market is an important pillar of the modern entertainment industry. Home gaming is an increasingly popular pastime, with hit names like "Fortnite" and "Call of Duty" captivating audience.The video game remains a relatively…

A community hymn song featuring vintage favorites will be hosted by Wesley United Methodist Church on Sunday, September 18. The event will take place at 3 p.m. at the Church Sanctuary, 14 N. May St. in Aurora. The…

St Matthew's Church, Buckley, was consecrated on 25 September 1822 by the Bishop of Chester. Over the past 200 years, St Matthew's Christian community has changed, as has the church itself. The original church,…

Archbishop Elpidophoros Congratulates Metropolitan Nicholas, Newly Elected First Hierarch of ROCOR His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros today sent a letter of congratulations to the newly elected first hierarch of the Russian Orthodox…

Michael Campbell EXTON, Pennsylvania–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq:BSY), infrastructure engineering software provider, today announced the appointment of Michael Campbell as Product…

The Church of Scientology in the Valley hosted a very special family reunion hosted by Los Angeles-based community leaders and the Governor of Oaxaca. Promoting Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of…

A turbulent three-day meeting of Germany's "synodal way" ended on Saturday with the adoption of a controversial proposal to create a permanent body made up of lay people and bishops to oversee the local church.The Synodal Way is a…

Hello again everyone ! It's me, Paula Constance, your Bedford Daily host. Let's start Monday off right, with a quick rundown of everything going on in Bedford today. First, today's weather forecast: Rather cloudy. High: 84 Low:…

LONDON — Elizabeth II was not only Queen of the United Kingdom, she was also supreme governor of the Church of England and defender of the faith.Each member of the Anglican clergy took an oath, not only to God, but to God's anointed,…

NYS Senator Anna M. Kaplan and Congresswoman Gina L. Sillitti officially open the "Lance Corporal Matthew A. Falcone Memorial Bridge" over the Northern State Parkway in Nassau…

The Yomiuri ShimbunLiberal Democratic Party General Secretary Toshimitsu Motegi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 1:00 p.m. JST, September 11, 2022 Even after the ruling Liberal Democratic…

Photo submitted At the southernmost point of the Heit el-Ghurab site, left to right, National Geographic senior archaeologist Fred Hiebert; Daniel Jones, AERA Senior…

Pediatric Healthcare Associates recently held its annual back-to-school supply campaign. Group doctors filled backpacks, which Group CEO Dr Andrea Hagani and Group Marketing Director Dr Nimrod Dayan presented to United Way of…

A woman holds a sign calling for the firing of two police officers during a packed city council meeting at City Hall in San Rafael, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)From left, San Rafael City…

Nine Wayne County 4-H participants will receive scholarships totaling $7,000 at the Wayne County Fair, which begins Saturday.Kara McKay will be recognized as the 4-H/FFA Doyle Findley Purse Winner and Christine Anfang as the 4-H/FFA Beef…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are calling on the community to step in and help end the violence.A church in the Thomas Community of Birmingham is trying to do its part by organizing a prayer walk this Saturday.The drive-by…

This article follows MBI's Inside Modular podcast, where Stuart Cameron, co-founder of a UK-based design company SCMS Associates talks about designing net zero modular buildings in and around England ahead of London's…

Alexandria Presbyterian Church, 1300 W Braddock (Photos: Alexandria Presbyterian Church) Alexandria, VA - The Presbyterian Church of Alexandria has opened the doors to its new home at 1300 W Braddock. After years of renting…

In response to the now-expanding heat wave that is expected to bring several days of triple-digit temperatures to Napa County, Pacific Union College Church opened its Fireside Room as a community cooling center on…

Gospel music has long been a part of the fight for equity, inclusion, and racial justice in America, and a…

St. Francis, MO (September 4, 2022) – A traffic accident reported in Saint-François on Saturday morning injured a 17-year-old woman. Just after 11:20 a.m. on September 3, calls for help arrived regarding a motor vehicle collision on…

Surrounded by acres of vegetation, members of the Mid-Missouri Pagan community gathered this weekend for a…

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) - A church in eastern Alabama condemns hate speech they found scribbled in red spray paint on the church's welcome sign. Reverend Chris Rothbauer is the minister of the Auburn Unitarian Universalist…

MILL CREEK - Tyrand Cooperative Ministries will celebrate 60 years of community service with a special event next weekend. "Sixty years is a milestone" Belinda Toms, the…

EASTHAMPTON — The city is about to embark on the first stages of an estimated $13.9 million infrastructure project to redesign one of its main thoroughfares.Beginning next week, land surveyors will establish existing conditions on Main…

Saint-Barthélemy is a community of people formed in the likeness of Jesus and directed towards God, the poor and the world. As a church, we exist for the fulfillment of others. Our parishioners come from all over Nashville for our…

ElderWoodTexasElder Caleb Wood with his mission leaders, Sister Julie Atkinson and Elder Mark Atkinson, and Courtney Weaver, front row, operations manager at Trusted World. Photo courtesy of the Wood family, courtesy of Church News.All…

To all accredited media Invitation All accreditD media are cordially invited to: World Council of Churches 11th Assembly Press Conference Focus: Care of Creation When: September 1 at 11:15 a.m. CEST. Venue: The studio, Gartenhalle,…

On the evening of Wednesday August 24, the City Council of the City of Portola met for a regular meeting. After the Pledge of Allegiance and with everyone present, the meeting moved to public comment.Resident Josh Hart spoke on behalf of…

Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst recently announced the opening concert for the 24th season of "Music @ Bethel", featuring a performance by internationally acclaimed Italian violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua.…

After rejecting the formation of a hotly contested "After School Satan Club" earlier this year, a district in central Pennsylvania will rent out its high school cafeteria next month for a fundraiser sponsored by The Satanic Temple.The…

HOLYOKE - Plans continue for a White Hut restaurant at 825 Hampden St. City Council will vote on a special permit for Betlai LLC. at a meeting on Thursday evening.On Monday, Edison Yee, the director of the restaurant group, appeared before…

ISLAND GROVE - Betty June Dippel's family moved to a farm near New Berlin in 1940 when she was just 10 years old.The first family she met at nearby Island Grove United Methodist Church were the Winklers, who had two sons, including Charles,…

For nearly half a century, St. George's Antiochian Orthodox Church has celebrated the myriad cultures of the Middle East that represent its congregation. At the height of the pandemic, the church kept the festival alive by turning it into…

Linda Anne Shotsberger Linda Anne Shotsberger, 75, died quietly and peacefully on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 2:45 p.m. after a year-long battle with ALS. She died at her home in The Villages, Florida, with her husband, David, by her side.…

FORT SMITH -- Sebastian County has participated to help defray the increased costs of a project that is expected to have a significant economic impact on the region.The Sebastian County Quorum Court unanimously approved spending $1.8…

Kenmore Presbyterian Church does not look like a typical church with a large edifice, steeple, spire and steeple, nor is it adorned with any religious iconography that usually denotes such a structure - at the exception of…

Members of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock want their campus to be a vibrant and dynamic center of activity, and they have hired a community engagement pastor to help make that happen.Justin Bronson Barringer, who has held…

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The Westmoreland Historical Society has a new focus for its annual home tour. Instead of featuring private residences, the tour will include seven historic places of worship in downtown Greensburg. On September 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,…

EDNA — Volunteers rushed in all directions inside the community hall of the Edna Crosstimbers Community…

BOSTON, Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risk strategies, a leading…

LionHeart Academy, a Christian STEM school, will move to a new location with First Baptist Church of Greenwood, near the intersection of Averitt Road and Stop 18. Renderings submitted by First Baptist Church A Christian school focusing…

Palo Alto's First Congregational Church got the go-ahead Monday to launch a "secure parking" program for homeless people after the city council rejected an appeal from church neighbors.The council voted 5-2, with Vice Mayor Lydia Kou and…

Comment this storyCommentPETERSBURG, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said Monday he was committing his administration to an unusual partnership with this economically struggling and violence-prone town south of Richmond, to revitalize its…

Kathyjo Gordon, Regional Manager This is a great opportunity to join an exceptional company,” said Gordon. "I can't wait to get started and make a difference for the residents of our…

One of the first churches in Whitley County celebrates its 175th anniversary this year. St. John's…

Religious view: Greg DavidsonWe live in perilous economic times. Skyrocketing prices for gasoline, food and housing. Galloping inflation crushes the outsiders. People are suffering everywhere. What is the solution? Government has the…

BLAKELY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— On Saturday evening, a faith-based community in Lackawanna County came together to say “thank you” to our veterans in a special way. Our heroes deserve to be recognized not just on Veterans…

Work has begun on a new Starbucks drive-thru at the same Thousand Oaks site where the developer's previous plans to build a 7-Eleven and gas station were turned down by the city amid community opposition .Grading of the empty lot at 2198 N.…

Conyers, GA. (CBS46) - A congregation in Conyers is left with ashes after a devastating fire on Friday evening.Excel Church Worldwide published several photos on its Facebook page showing the remains of the fire.The emergency teams…

A 68-year-old man accused of fatally shooting one person and injuring five others at a Taiwanese Presbyterian church in Laguna Woods pleaded not guilty on Friday to multiple crimes stemming from the attack, which authorities called a hate…

On Thursday, the bishops of Peru, within the framework of their 123rd Plenary Assembly, expressed themselves on the current political crisis affecting the country, urging the civil authorities to “urgently” seek a way out of the “deep…

Yenise Rozon, Haverhill's deputy treasurer and tax collector, will take over from her boss next week and become the first Latina to lead a town hall service Rozon, of Haverhill, has served as the office's second-in-command since 2014.…

Myrtis E. Davis, 85, of San Angelo, TX, was welcomed into her heavenly home on August 8, 2022. Myrtis was born March 22, 1937, in Corpus Christi, TX to Wesley Silas Harris and Letha Myrtis (Stone) Harris . She grew…

Volunteers led a community walk in West Baltimore that is part of a renewed effort to tackle vacant and abandoned homes across the city. Wednesday marked the sixth such neighborhood walk in West Baltimore , and the…

November 7, 1939 – August 17, 2022 Milton R. Braswell, Sr., 82, of the community of Bethany, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at the Chapel of Bryant Funeral Home…

IRVING, TX, August 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Whole Woman Conference is the first of its kind, a community-based, faith-based mental health and wellness experience for women only. You don't want to miss it! Rejoin New Solution…

The Executive Committee of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has appointed Alberto Timm Associate Director of the Biblical Research Institute (BRI) in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA on August 9, 2022. Timm is…

Praying outside Evanston Secondary School on Monday morning are (left to right) Keir Young, a member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church; Reverend Phyllis Pickett, of Bethel; Kat Banakis,…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) — A proposed Hindu temple sparked contentious debate on Thursday as the Henderson Planning Commission voted to approve the permit after hours of public speakers arguing for the denial.The council chambers at Henderson…

Breadcrumb Links New Local News Bonavista Church worshipers gathered in a park directly in front of their fire-damaged church on Sunday morning Bonavista Church senior pastor John Estabrooks speaks during the…

Published on: 08/14/2022 - 13:47Amended: 08/14/2022 - 13:54 More than 40 people were killed in a fire that…

Placeholder while loading article actionsAfter writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage at the Chautauqua Institution on Thursday, the idyllic New York community of Chautauqua, known for its annual summer educational and cultural programs…

Do you know Anna? Not Sorkin with the greasy hair and the sordid scams. But Anna, the town north of Dallas, Richardson, Plano, Allen, McKinney and Melissa. That's a lot of "norths". But Anna is also south of Van Alstyne…and Oklahoma,…

"I'm not an Adventist, but when they started building a church in front of my business, I went straight to the pastor to tell him I wanted to donate for the renovation project," Freddy Alcívar, a well-known merchant in Santa Lucia, Ecuador,…

BEECHER CITY, Ill. -- LRSone of the leading independent providers of waste diversion, recycling and portable services in the United States, today announced the acquisition of the Beecher City, Illinois-based company. Doty Sanitation, a…

The dedication of St Mary MacKillop's Church in Bannockburn took place last Sunday evening. It was the first-ever church consecration to be held in St Joseph's Catholic Parish in Meredith, with hundreds of community members attending the…

According to The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council approved a proclamation honoring the 165th anniversary of Mt. Joy Baptist Church at its Tuesday, August 9, council meeting. (L to R) Councilmember…

DeLAND – George Harvey Edwards, 94, of DeLand died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday August 4, 2022 at Piatt County Nursing…

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A church on the shores of Loch Lomond believed to have a direct link to the Kirk's origins is under threat of closure, sparking a community campaign backed by the current Duke of Montrose. Buchanan Parish Church was…

Clergy, Catholic school leaders, catechists, teachers and lay ministers gathered at Sacred Heart Major Seminary for a day of reflection and education during the "All Are Welcome" conference on Friday, August 5, which focused…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05T4yWvmjwE Demonstrators returned to Bank Street Road in Batavia, opposite Cornerstone Church, on Sunday to protest against an event planned for next Friday and Saturday which a spokesman said gave fascists…

City of AspenCourtesy The eight-month moratorium on residential development in Aspen ends Monday, and officials expect to see a slew of applications coming in for one of the six demolition…

The Eldress Mary Henderson is now "forever at her service" after…

“Easter Sunday” has a PG-13 rating, released on August 5. Joe Valencia's mother and aunt fight, but the drama reaches a new level when the two women show up to church wearing the same long brown dress -…

RONALD-CARL MONTGOMERY, 85, a lifelong resident of Lapeer, died Thursday, August 4, 2022. Ronald was born July 3, 1937 in Port Huron to Carl and Mildred (Frazer) Montgomery. He graduated from Lapeer High School, Class of 1955. He…

St. Louis, Missouri (August 6, 2022) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to the accident site following a vehicle collision in the St. Louis area Friday afternoon. Just after 2:45 p.m. on August 5, calls for help arrived…

Following the war between Russia and Ukraine, some Ukrainians sought…

The former top Catholic official in the Nigerian capital says violence in the country is "spinning out of control", with no one safe in a country of 200 million people, and it's not just Christians who are paying the price price. !-->!-->…

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Father Jonathan Resmini kisses the casket during the reburial of Father Polycarpos Krithinakis at Evergreen Cemetery in Charlotte.On its 100th anniversary, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral moves the bones of its first priest to…

The signing of the Basic Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Serbian Orthodox Church. Photo: Government of Montenegro A number of government coalition parties on Wednesday announced a no-confidence motion in Prime…

The Ferrum Farmer's Market will be open from 12pm to 5:30pm in the Ferrum Faith Assembly car park. Local farmers, bakers, traders and artisans are invited to participate. There are no setup fees. Only local agricultural…

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - "Maggie's On The River" is one of Watertown's most popular bars and restaurants, and is now selling for a million dollars.But this has not always been the case.The same property has already been purchased for a…

More than 160 Ukrainian cultural sites have been damaged or destroyed since Russia invaded the country in…

The New Vienna Community Church will host a concert featuring Dusty Barrett on Sunday, August 7 at 10:30 a.m. as part of its "Bring a Friend Sunday" program. Barrett grew up and lives in Greenfield. He sang in Christian bands for many…

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) - U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito said there was "growing hostility to religion" in a keynote address he gave highlighting the unique…

A conceptual rendering of the new fire station planned next to Laurel Meadow Elementary School. (Hannover county image) Site acquired for a new fire station in Hannover Hanover's supervisory board accepted a donation of 3.5 acres from the…

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HAZARD, Ky. — National Guard firefighters and crews swarmed eastern Kentucky after days of deadly flooding, rescuing hundreds of people who became trapped in the dangerous waters.Also preparing to send a delegation: the small community of…

(The Center Square) - U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito said there was "growing hostility to…