COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — When it came time for Sunday services at First Pentecostal Church in Columbus, Mississippi, the congregation was ready but the church building had been blown apart by a tornado. So they picked up whatever furnishings they could salvage and held a prayer service ...

Kent Hinkel made his first pilgrimage to Israel when he was a student in his last year of ministry training in 1994. “In the years now as a pastor, especially as a teaching pastor, I have found it invaluable to have immersion into the context of scripture – the land of the Bible. It’s so ...

One of my ongoing goals is to build new relationships and grow current relationships healthier. The longer I live, the more I realize the quality of our relationships determine the quality of our life. Relationship building is a skill we must continually practice, take risks in and improve ...

Vincent United Methodist Women of Minot will hold a rummage sale and bake sale on Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Customers are asked to use the south entrance to the church. The rummage and bake sale will also include a lunch of sandwiches and soup served from 11 a.m. ...

Lighthouse Church in Minot will host missionaries Rev. Duane and Cari Heuder on Sunday during the 10:30 a.m. service. Rev. Duane Heuders is a full-time missionary working with Teen Challenge International. He and his wife, Cari, have been involved in Teen Challenge since 1969, both in the ...

What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? Is it a diamond, a rainbow, mountains or art? One of my favorite sites is a sparkling lake with snow capped mountains behind it. What is the most amazing thing you’ve ever heard? Perhaps it’s a favorite genre of music, the giggle of a ...