Faith
First Baptist Church to celebrate anniversary
MARYVILLE, Mo. — In 1870, 25 years after early settlers established the city of Maryville, the First Baptist Church was formally organized and this year it plans to celebrate its 151st anniversary with a block party and everyone is invited. From 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, the church plans to host a…
Read MoreUrsaline Sister celebrating 50th jubilee
An Ursuline Sister who ministered in Maryville is one of nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph celebrating anniversaries of religious profession in 2021. Sister Elizabeth Mary “Betsy” Moyer is celebrating her 50th jubilee. A native of Nebraska City, Nebraska, she combined both her education and health care backgrounds in Missouri. She was an LPN…
Read MoreDifficult truths
On my way to Maryville on April 27, I went through several road work areas. Some of them required me to slow down quite a bit. Experiencing these made me feel somewhat frustrated because I was running late getting to work. While going through this, part of my mind was working on this Sunday’s sermon…
Read More“A Life of Service”
April was volunteer month. This is a time not only to recognize the service that volunteers give, but also to highlight the great need for these giving men and women. These are people who see a need somewhere in their community and willingly give of their time and their talents to fill that need. During…
Read MoreVaccinations
Everyone is fully aware that we are in the midst of a global pandemic. Everyone is also fully aware that there has been a great deal of controversy concerning what needs to be done and how we must deal with it. No one seems to be able to agree about anything when it comes to…
Read MorePresbyterian minister settles into Maryville
MARYVILLE, Mo. — After four years on the west coast, minister Joel Whiteside is back home in Missouri, leading the First Presbyterian Church in Maryville. Whiteside said he’s been settling into the community since taking over in mid-November of last year, but it’s been made easier because he still has friends in the area from…
Read More‘Love One Another’
Matthew 12:1-8 “At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.’ He said…
Read MoreChristian revival set in Mound City
MOUND CITY, Mo. — The Christian Fellowship Church will host its spring revival from April 11 – 14 at the church located at 18080 State Highway 59 in Mound City, MO 64470. Starting at 6:30 p.m. Homer Allison, founder of Battle Cry Ministries will speak and an ice cream social will be held following the…
Read More‘From darkness to light’
At the time of this writing we are in the waning days of winter. We have just recently changed from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time. The days are getting steadily longer. The light is with us for a greater amount of time each day. We need the light. The light or the absence of…
Read MoreBeing hope
Let’s recap — the story starts with Adam and Eve and God. God created the world and everything in the world. The amazing truth that we find in the Bible is that God wants to have a relationship with humanity. But then we messed everything up. Adam, Eve, you and me, we’ve all made choices…
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