(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) Local moms are getting the chance to connect with each other through an exciting new opportunity starting in neighborhoods across the community known as Gather. Gather is a neighborhood community of moms meeting regularly in their homes to encourage and support each other to be more intentional with their […]
Celebrating 500 Years of the Protestant Reformation (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 5, 2017) The year 2017 for the Western Church marks the 500th anniversary of the historic pinning of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Castle in Germany. This day, October 31, 1517, is generally recognized as the official birth of the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 4, 2017) The J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall welcomed Rockwall ISD teachers for some good food, fellowship and prayer during the RISD Teacher Prayer Breakfast on Friday, August 4. Guests helped themselves to steaming hot plates of delicious breakfast food served by Preston Hollow Catering as they enjoyed a beautiful musical […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – June 5, 2017) There’s a non-descript office complex perched on the east side of Ridge Road in Rockwall with a view toward Lake Ray Hubbard. For passers-by, a street-facing signboard suggests a missions or ministry office: Global Advance. Curiosity about the organization sent me online, where I found a world of good: […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 31, 2017) Sabine Creek Ranch is offering its full summer camp experience for day campers in July. “Sabine Creek has been the only traditional summer camp facility of its kind in Rockwall county since 2003,” said Laney Duncan, Day Camp Director, “But our day camps were added in recent years for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 31, 2017) First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall, located at 602 White Hills Drive, off Ridge Road by Wal-Mart/I30, is offering a fun alternative to vacation bible school called Mission Camp, June 12-14 from 9am-noon. Children who have completed kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to be the “hands and feet of […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 27, 2017) “He who has begun a good work in you will complete it….” Philippians 1:6 (NKJV) As a mother of three young adults (forever young to me), I enjoy reading articles and blog posts by millennials whose faith is surviving the powerful sway of the bigger world they navigate. This […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 5, 2017) The City of Rockwall will host the Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at The Center in Downtown Rockwall, located at 108 East Washington Street, in conjunction with the annual National Day of Prayer. Mayors from cities throughout Rockwall County will be in attendance. The […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 9, 2017) I tried to push the sewing needle through the layers of fabric again and again before assuming I had a dull needle. Choosing another one, I kept at it—without success. Everyone around me in the quilters’ club worked easily while I spent half an hour trying to make one […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 28, 2017) Earlier this year, Kevin and Cheyenne Weable opened the doors to a new nonprofit providing necessities for foster children in Rockwall County and the surrounding area. Room 29:11 is a foster closet which provides new and gently used clothing for children of all sizes, gently used or new shoes, […]