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Rev. Rick Steele is new pastor at UCC

Rev. Rick Steele has joined Minot’s Congregational United Church of Christ as its pastor. An ordained minister in the UCC, Steele grew up in Chicago, attending a UCC church. He was called to full-time ministry after a career in information technology, with AT&T, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Spencer Foundation. His wife, Ruth, retired after a career as a tax accountant. The couple joke that, when Rick told her about God’s call, Ruth, who had hoped to retire to a Caribbean beach, said the call must have been a wrong number. He and Ruth join the Minot ...

Men Rise Up

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Minot wants to help men reconnect with their faith and about what it means to be a man of God. They are taking part in the Men Rise Up challenge, which individual men and churches all over the world will be participating in this spring. Church member ...

Ready, set, grow Part 3

Let’s continue our discussion on maturity from the book of James in the Bible. There are five chapters in James, and each chapter teaches us a mark of maturity. In chapter one the mark of maturity is “How do I react to problems?” In chapter two, “How do I treat other people?” In chapter three, “Do I control what I say?” The fourth characteristic, from chapter 4, is that a mature person is a peacemaker in the midst of trouble. When there is trouble and conflict: Do I like to argue? Do I like to gossip? Do I like to “get in on the news” on the latest happenings of ...

Minot Christian Women’s Luncheon to be held Tuesday

The Minot Christian Women’s Club will hold a non-denominational luncheon from 12:15 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Grand Hotel in Minot. The cost is $13. Chocolatier Lesli Getzlaff, of Mikey’s Country Candy, will share. Musician Larry Nelson will perform. Kelly Reuer, Kenmare, will speak on the topic of “Unfolding Grace.” For reservations, contact Marlys at 838-1282 or minotchristianwomens@hot-mail.com.

Cowboy churches feel like home for many

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The church occupies a corner of the shopping center, behind the Taco Express, squeezed between the karate dojo and the massage and tattoo parlors, a few doors down from the medical marijuana shop. "Lord God, we thank you for this place, this church," the Rev. Brian Badger says at the start of the service. "We know it may be small, but Lord, we love filling it up." And the fold-out chairs are filling up all right — 31 folks, leaving a dozen or so seats open. "Amen," they say. Then the man up front in his cowboy hat and cowboy boots picks up his ...

Ready, set, grow Part 2

Last week we started a discussion on maturity as described in the book of James in the Bible. The first test of maturity is, “How do I react to problems?” Every problem in my life can either be a stepping stone to further maturity or a stumbling block holding me to immaturity. That is the choice we make. The second mark of spiritual maturity is found in James Chapter 2. A mature person is sensitive to people; their hurts, needs and feelings. The second evaluation question is, “How do I treat other people?” In James 2:8 he writes, “If you really keep the royal law found in ...