Lovers Lane United Methodist Church will host a day of meal packaging from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, benefiting Feed My Starving Children. In 2010, Lovers Lane UMC packaged 107,784 meals that fed South American children. This year, they hope to feed more than 130,000. This enjoyable service event was so popular last year that more than 500 volunteers […]
Lover’s Lane United Methodist Church will host its annual Family Gingerbread House Contest with a new twist. Join them from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 at Asbury Hall for all the great fun of year’s past, but with a new focus on community outreach. Participants who register online for the Family Gingerbread House Contest have the option […]
The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce is honored to recognize First Rowlett United Methodist Church as the Business/Organization of the Month for November 2011. Pastor Jan Davis accepted the plaque from Chamber Ambassador Chair Pam Minatrea on Nov. 9. Criteria for this award includes modeling high ethical standards, practicing exemplary customer service, demonstrating “can do” attitude, […]
A depressed soul and a holiday make a poor pair. I sat down to pray about my unhappy condition on a mid-November morning. I had my health, my family, and a new home. I could have written a turkey-size list of things to be thankful for. But instead, complaints ran through my mind like newsfeed […]
(Rockwall) Join First Baptist Church of Rockwall, located at 610 S. Goliad St., for the 22nd annual Hanging of the Green service at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 in the Worship Center. The service will feature the church’s older preschool choirs, children’s choirs, praise ringers, and youth who will assist with the hanging of the […]
First Baptist Church of Rockwall, located at 610 S. Goliad St., welcomes the community to join them for Into All The World, a special missions musical presented by First Family Worship Choir and Orchestra. Performances will be during all three worship sercvices on Sunday, Nov. 13: at 8:10 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. Guest narrators […]
Dallas American Legion Carl B. Fenton Post 20 will host its 12th annual Veterans Day Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at Valley Life Center Church, 1795 SE Miller Ave. in Dallas. Current military personnel, veterans and their families are welcome to enjoy a full breakfast including eggs, sausage, pancakes, orange juice, coffee […]
(Sachse) Pastor Bryan Jarrett of Northplace Church in Sachse details the journey of our extravagant response to God’s outrageous love in his debut book, “Extravagant,” available in the church’s Resource Center. Northplace Church is located at 2709 Third St. in Sachse. Sunday service times are 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Northplace offers a Spanish […]
Pirates and Princesses shared the night at the Oct. 26 “Once Upon a Time” fairy tale-themed Fall Festival at The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson. “We love the way our fall festival reaches out into the community and draws people from all walks of life,” said Pennie Olivo, preschool minister at The Heights. “Families come […]
(Rockwall) First United Methodist Church Rockwall opened their Wesley Arts Lecture Series with Dr. Robert A. Hunt, Director of Global Theological Education at SMU Perkins University, Dallas. Hunt is an expert on world religions, including Islam, and has served as religious consultant for Washington D.C. officials, including President George W. Bush. An author of numerous […]