Monthly Archives: December 2021
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History of the Chino United Methodist Church 1960-1999 | Opinion and commentary
Bobbie lane WWith the unification of the Methodist Church in 1968, women’s societies have grown and grown. In 1973, all women’s groups became United Methodist Women ... -
Patton calls for merit rather than dependence | Morung Express
Kohima, December 30 (MExN): Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister and Home, Roads and Bridges Minister Y Patton said on December 30 that the main goal of young ... -
Winnifred Knust | Obituaries | Etoile Terre Haute Tribune
Winnifred knust February 23, 1932 – December 27, 2021 CORY – Winnifred Knust, 89, visited her Lord on Monday, December 27, 2021 at IU Methodist Hospital ... -
Cash-strapped government shuts down three diplomatic missions – the Island
“Yugadanavi is one of the many contentious issues” By Shamindra Ferdinando Minister of State Jayantha Samaraweera said the country would not have been in such turmoil ... -
Barry Hunt Jones obituary
Obituaries Barry Hunt Jones, 86, of McDonough, GA died on Monday, December 27, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on ... -
Sierra Bible Church prevents flooding
Sierra Bible Church prevents flooding Sonora, California – About 50 people went out Sunday afternoon to quickly clean up the floods at the Sierra Bible Church ... -
Time Machine: Marion Methodists built a historic church in 1896
This announcement about the dedication of the new First Methodist Episcopal Church in Marion appeared in the Pilot newspaper for June 25, 1896. The church, later ... -
FACTBOX-Global coronavirus cases exceed 280.12 million, death toll rises to 5,701,788
FILE PHOTO: Joanna Martinez, a funeral home worker, examines a refrigerated cooler with people who have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) marked with red labels inside ... -
Obituary of Jean Stewart (1933 – 2021) – Denver, North Carolina
Jean stewart November 14, 1933 – December 25, 2021 Denver, NC – Jean Shirley Brown Stewart, 88, died in hospital from pulmonary fibrosis and complications from ... -
Local Priest Designs Software to Help Church Leaders | Local news
MURRAY – Families at St. Leo Catholic Church in Murray have new resources at their disposal thanks to the new tech-savvy parish priest. Father Josh McCarty ... -
Obituary of Hilda White (1948 – 2021) – White Sulfur Springs, WV
Hilda Jean White, 73, of Organ Cave died on Christmas December 25, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family.She was born April 13, 1948 ... -
God’s hand seen despite pandemic closures
When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China two years ago this month, no one imagined the devastation that would ensue: more ... -
Volunteers serve kindness, Christmas dinners
People pick up their free dinners at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church on Christmas Day. By MADDY VITALE Volunteers at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in ... -
As pandemic persists, churches adapt for safe Christmas services :: WRAL.com
By Chris Lovingood, WRAL presenter / reporter Cary, North Carolina – As the world approaches two years of the coronavirus pandemic and with variations contributing to ... -
Time Capsule – Christmas at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1991 | Local news
CHIPPEWA REGION HISTORY CENTER Chippewa Herald, December 15, 1991. By Irene Herrmann Nowhere is the true meaning of Christmas more evident this year than in the ... -
“My grandmother was hiding Jewish children”: the underground network of refugees in Poland | Global development
IIn the attic of a thatched cottage in the woods near the Polish village of Narewka, a young Iraqi Kurdish crouched down, trembling with cold and ... -
Church leaders named Extra Mile Heroes | News, Sports, Jobs
ELKINS – Reverend Jeremiah Jasper and Mike Brooks, both of Woodford Memorial Methodist Church, were among the local winners of the Extra Mile Hero Award, recently ... -
Sudbury Churches Plan Christmas Eve Services While Addressing Omicron Concerns
As churches finalize their plans for Christmas Eve services this year, pastors and other leaders are trying to balance the desires of their parishioners with the ... -
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas Eve
by: Wild Bill Wood, with photojournalist Justin Abshire Posted: Dec 22 2021 / 06:15 CST / Update: Dec 22 2021 / 06:15 CST NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) ... -
UNESCO, Huawei and Government of Kenya launch DigiSchool pilot project on school connectivity
Within the framework of the Global Education Coalition (GEC), UNESCO and Huawei, in collaboration with the Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Education; ICT, innovation ... -
Methodist Church Cooks Sweeten Area Mission Profits | News
Missions in the area benefited from the sale of homemade cookies and candies of your choice in early December at Atchison United Methodist Church. Members of ... -
Springfield Church Seeks to Create Transitional Shelter to Help Resolve Homelessness | KOLR
FILE – In this file photo from February 9, 2016, a man is lying in a tent with others camped nearby under and near an overpass ... -
Pittance Chamber Music announces the 2022 season at the historic first United Methodist Church in Pasadena – Pasadena Weekendr
Pittance Chamber Music will return to the stage at Pasadena’s historic First United Methodist Church for Season VIII, starting Saturday, January 22 with the engaging lead ... -
Martha Ballentine obituary (1929 – 2021) – Blythewood, SC
Martha Burnette Ballentine March 26, 1929 – December 18, 2021 Blythewood, South Carolina – Martha Burnette Ballentine, 92, of Blythewood, South Carolina, won her heavenly wings ... -
Trump heads to Dallas on Sunday to attend First Baptist Church and make an appearance in the arena with Bill O’Reilly
Former President Donald Trump spends the Sunday before Christmas in Dallas, appearing at the American Airlines Center with former Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly and attending ... -
WRESTLING PREPARATION: Enterprise scores two more victories; Northside Methodists crush Dothan | High school
Northside Methodist’s only win was a Brayden Monk forfeit win at 285. Four exhibition games were held and Northside Methodist won three, two on first period ... -
Emerging Technologies in Education – GulfToday
Officials and participants during Education Week at Expo 2020 Dubai. The Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), through its agency Education Malaysia Global Services, recently concluded ... -
Fire truck visits local church with Santa in tow
Ellis Anglin, 5, chats with Santa during “Santa Claus on a Fire Truck on December 11 at Acts 2 United Methodist Church in Edmond. EDMOND – ... -
Northern County pastor carries out outreach work in Lebanon and Syria
Five years ago, a pastor from North County traveled to the war-torn Middle East to meet people who live there and bring some hope. He heard ... -
Old Starr Methodist Church brings Christmas past to life | Community
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South Korea, US set to hold high-level economic talks in Seoul
Senior diplomats from South Korea and the United States are scheduled to hold annual economic talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation on global ... -
at church | Faith | greenevillesun.com
CEDAR HILL CPC Cedar Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church will host the Shepherd’s Table from 11 a.m. to noon Monday. Those who want a free hot meal ... -
KCMO church broken into days before Christmas service
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A church in Kansas City, Missouri, was robbed just days before its first in-person Christmas service in nearly two years. Now, leaders ... -
Senators fall late to Spartanburg Methodists | Sports
Walters State led late but couldn’t hold out on Tuesday afternoon, losing to Spartanburg Methodists 63-57. With the loss, the Lady Senators drop to 7-4 this ... -
The world must understand the plight of Afghan journalists, women and children
After three months of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan is considered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises with a poor economy. As the harsh ... -
Clergy Rainbow Coalition Repels Hatred in Palo Alto – J.
Uniting to speak out against hate crimes, an interfaith group of Palo Alto clergy gathered on December 9. “Hate is a dark side of being human,” ... -
Bishop denies mining company executive claim that church leaders support Tampakan copper-gold project
DAVAO CITY –– An executive at Sagittarius Mines Inc. claimed that the controversial $ 5.9 billion (P297 billion) Tampakan project in southern Cotabato had won support ... -
Springboard Collaborative works with Conley United Methodist Church on transitional housing
A Sussex County church is considering placing temporary transitional housing on its property. The proposal comes from the nonprofit – The Springboard Collaborative – which wants ... -
Casting Crowns ‘Healer Tour’ to stop Buffalo
Casting Crowns (Image courtesy of Merge PR) Mon 13 Dec 2021 12:45 pm Grammy-winning multi-platinum group Casting Crowns has announced plans for the 24-city “Healer Tour”, ... -
Charlotte Webb Obituary (1931 – 2021) – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Charlotte Warren Webb, 90, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, died on December 8, 2021. She was born on February 25, 1931 in Petersburg, Virginia, to Percy Arlington ... -
Women Lead Religious Groups in Many Ways |
The conversation What constitutes women’s leadership in religious communities is open to many interpretations. In the United States, more attention has been paid to the ordination ... -
Women Hold Leading Positions in Black American Churches
When a bishop’s post arose in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in 2010, Teresa Jefferson-Snorton looked around to see if any women were volunteering to run ... -
LIST: Shelters and donation sites in Local 6 area following devastating storms | News
If you fall victim to Friday night’s tornadoes and storm damage, local areas are opening up for shelter. If a family member was working at the ... -
Anonymous Christmas Overcomes Weather Problems
“Our only problem was getting clients and volunteers here,” said Christmas Anonymous president Beth Kosta as the organization’s annual food and gift distribution began on Saturday ... -
Christendom marks third Sunday in Advent, December 12 – Manila Bulletin
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Be awake, keep your heart. Let us add an essential ingredient: the secret to being vigilant is prayer, ”Pope Francis reminded the ... -
Houston Methodist Birthing Center in The Woodlands named Best Maternity Hospital by US News & World Report
THE WOODLANDS, TX – Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital has been recognized by US News & World Report as one of the nation’s top maternity hospitals. ... -
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John Brown Obituary (1941 – 2021) – Nashville, TN
John richard brown May 2, 1941 – November 29, 2021 Mr. John Richard Brown, 80, known as “Richard” joined his wife Mary Bunella Collins Brown to ... -
The weakness of complementary theology exposed in the Duggar trial – Baptist News Global
As we reflect on 2021, one of the themes will be how three of the main conservative evangelical denominations have been compromised by sexual abuse and ... -
Houston Methodist confirms eight cases of omicron variant
Joël Umanzor, Personal editor December 8, 2021Update: December 8, 2021 at 11:26 p.m. Houston Methodist Hospital which is part of the Medical Center, pictured Monday August ... -
Episcopal Church to reach 100,000 people served in 40 years of refugee resettlement services – Episcopal News Service
Ali Al Sudani, program manager for Interfaith Ministries in Greater Houston, Texas, meets with some of the refugees served by the organization, a branch of Episcopal ... -
Léon Roger Johnson | News, Sports, Jobs
Leon Roger Johnson, 86, of Mayville, died Sunday, December 5, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was born October 16, 1935 in Brocton, ... -
Quick shots: on the reputation of an archbishop and mandatory vaccines
By Phil Lawler (bio – articles – email) | 07 Dec 2021 Gradually emerging from the “brain fog” which was, thank goodness, in my case the ... -
SMU Law School Dean to Become Rhodes College’s Next President
Jennifer Collins, Dean of Law at Southern Methodist University, is delighted to follow the institution’s “long tradition of sending people to presidencies.” After nearly eight years ... -
FACTBOX-Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 265.85 million, …
By Lynx Insight Service BENGALURU, Dec. 7 (Reuters) – More than 265.85 million people are believed to have been infected with the novel coronavirus worldwide and ... -
35th Annual Christmas and Candlelight Music Program – SWARK Today
(WASHINGTON, Ark.) – Join the staff at Washington State Historic Park for its 35th annual Christmas and candlelight Christmas taking place on December 10-11, 2021. You ... -
COLUMN / PERSPECTIVE: Religious leaders play an important role outside the courthouse | Local news
Glynn County has amazed the world. Despite being dangerously close to Florida and South Carolina, the state that plunged the nation into civil war, a Glynn ... -
Obituary of Betty Anderson Richardson (1921 – 2021) – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Betty Lou Richardson, 100, of Winston-Salem, passed away peacefully on Dec. 4 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born on October 1, 1921 in Des Moines, ... -
Trade officials hold key to COP26 success
During COP26, we saw a new wave of commitments to end the devastating loss of nature mainly due to agricultural expansion. More than 130 countries have ... -
TikTok of Mississippi Baby playing with a kitten goes viral | Mississippi News
By LICI BEVERIDGE, Hattiesburg American SUMRALL, Miss. (AP) – When Emily Hixon shot a video of her daughter, Sojourner, playing with a kitten the family had ... -
Rocklane Christian Church opens new worship space for 175th anniversary
Pastor Seth Amerine delivers a sermon on November 22 at Rocklane Christian Church in Greenwood. On December 5, the church will hold its first service at ... -
COMMUNITY CALENDAR | News, Sports, Jobs
SAT / 12-4 Beloit West Branch Class of 1970, breakfast, 10 a.m., Perkins Board of directors DARE (Divorce / Death Aren’t Really the End), bowling at ... -
Explained: How Members’ Questions Are Allowed, Not Allowed
On Tuesday, The Indian Express reported how a question from Congressman KC Venugopal to Rajya Sabha, which was due to be answered on December 2, was ... -
Adventist Journal Online | Ted Wilson’s trip to the Philippines was “just in time”
December 2, 2021 From visas to the rain and a helicopter, God’s timing is called perfect. By Andrew McChesney We have received the following view from ... -
United Methodist leaders urge congregations to reject proposed settlement with Boy Scouts – Baptist News Global
United Methodist Churches Across the United States are urged to reject the proposed sexual abuse settlement plan that is part of the Boy Scouts of America ... -
Parl Panel Calls On I&B Lax Department To Settle Complaints Against TV Channels, Marketing & Advertising News, AND BrandEquity
On Wednesday, a parliamentary committee questioned the Ministry of Information and Audiovisual for its “laxity” and its “lax approach” in the settlement of complaints against television ... -
Community Memories 12-1-21 – Escalon Times
Community Briefs provides a list of events and activities taking place in and around the Escalon area. To have an event featured, email the information to ... -
Cardinal Pell says prison helped him understand Christ’s suffering
CARDINAL George Pell, jailed for more than a year for crimes of sexual abuse of which he was ultimately exonerated, told an American audience that the ...