Ivan Parker in concert at Northplace Church

Ivan Parker in concert at Northplace Church

(Sachse) Award-winning Southern Gospel singer Ivan Parker (“The Voice”) is coming to Northplace Church in Sachse at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. At ivanparker.com, Ivan’s bio relays how he was saved at age 9 at his father’s church, when an evangelist preached a fiery sermon on the rapture of the church and heaven. “I remember […]

FCC Rockwall adjusts services for Triathlon, Oct. 2

On Sunday, Oct. 2, First Christian Church Rockwall will have just one worship service at 11 a.m. (no Sunday School; no 8:45 a.m. service), due to traffic considerations with the Toyota US Open Triathlon happening in the area that morning. FCC will observe World Communion Sunday with a special communion service followed by a potluck fellowship dinner featuring […]

St. Anthony’s to host ‘Little White Church’ festival

(Wylie) St. Anthony Catholic Church, located at 404 N. Ballard St. in Wylie, will host its annual Wylie’s Little White Church Festival from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, complete with a 5K run, car show and all day entertainment. Enjoy a raffle and silent auction, live entertainment, train rides, games, food and fun for the […]

Of snakes & pumpkins: even a perfect fall day is better with prayer

Of snakes & pumpkins: even a perfect fall day is better with prayer

 Our Texas porches want pumpkins in autumn, temperatures notwithstanding. There might not be color in the trees yet, so we depend on pumpkins and chrysanthemums.  I’ll set my favorite yellow and deep orange mums atop a weathered bench on the front porch and add a few pumpkins to accentuate their glory. I’m only a fair-weather […]

Youth Abstinence Rally with Pam Stenzel, Jason Castro

‘Sex has a price tag’ (Mesquite) Mimosa Lane Baptist Church, 1233 N. Beltline Road in Mesquite, will host a Youth Abstinence Rally with presenter Pam Stenzel, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Atlantic recording artist and American Idol finalist Jason Castro will provide the musical backdrop for this event. Stenzel’s passion for […]

Ministerial Alliance to meet

(Rockwall) The Rockwall Ministerial Alliance will meet at noon Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Helping Hands conference room.  As always, pick up a lunch; drinks and desserts will be provided.  The program will begin with a five-minute presentation about the Will Graham crusade by John Lowry, Pastor of First Baptist Church-Terrell.  There will be prayer time, as well […]

What are you doing this Sunday?

(Sachse) Northplace Church, located at 2709 3rd St. in Sachse, will join with thousands of churches across the country to extend a special invitation encouraging everyone to come to church during National Back to Church Sunday, Sept. 18. Northplace service times are 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Northplace passed out invitation cards to its […]

Coat drive at Northplace Church

(Sachse) Do you want to be involved in missions, but don’t know how to get started? Inner city families from the Dallas Dream Center need warm winter coats. Bring new or gently used/clean coats to Northplace Church, 2709 3rd St.  in Sachse, and drop them in the collection bins that will be placed in the foyer. Collections […]

God is Our Refuge

On the ten-year anniversary of 9-11, who should we fear? By Patti Richter (This article is a shorter version of a feature story published recently by The Beacon in San Antonio) We had reason to be afraid; enemies were among us. They hated our freedom and our influence in the world. And they hated us […]