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3:16 Church celebrates 10 years

Ten years after a small group of people began meeting together to worship in rented space at the Holiday Inn, 3:16 Church has found a permanent home and is growing in their commitment to serve the Lord and the local community. “We started the church on July 4, and when we started it was ...

Area churches join to host New Year’s celebration

Shiloh Baptist, Ebenezer Baptist and Love Unlimited Ministries will be uniting together for a community watch service on Dec. 31. Shiloh Baptist will be hosting the service at 433 Walnut St. from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. with a meal provided in the church basement. Rev. R.L. Clayton, senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist, said the plans for the event started when “I had a meeting two weekends ago with the Love Unlimited pastor and asked him “What are you doing New Years Eve?’ He said ‘Nothing.’ So I suggested we have a service together here at Shiloh. Then the pastor from Ebenezer joined ...

Footsteps to Follow: Real Christmas

The Lord asked me this question about Christmas. I have heard about the history of Christmas. First it started as Christ-mass. As time went on, it became other names. But what is the real Christmas? It is supposed to be about the birth of the Christ Child. Well, let’s see what we can find ...

Footsteps to Follow: How Chanukah made the world safe for Christmas

Since the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7 and the ensuing Israeli response, it has become increasingly uncomfortable and even dangerous to be Jewish in the United States and around the world. Anyone who has studied European and Middle Eastern history knows this is a centuries-old phenomenon. With ...