Church
‘Continuing the dream’ at ICS
Just over a decade after the completion of the new church and five years after students were first welcomed into the new school, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia is…
Read MoreBarrett leads Bethany
Like many Methodist churches in the United States, Bethany Church in Columbia underwent a substantial change last year as it stepped away from the United Methodist Church, welcoming a new…
Read MoreGiving HOPE to Nepal
After 30 hours, three planes and two layovers, a group consisting of mostly members of HOPE Christian Church in Columbia arrived in Nepal last month to begin an 11-day mission…
Read MoreSending love to Biloxi
A group of parishioners from St. Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia recently took a mission trip to Mississippi, offering their services to a long-lived mission which focuses on…
Read MoreChurch group tackles Cambodia mission
A group from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo recently returned from a two-week mission trip in Cambodia, having come back home with fond memories of a journey originally meant to…
Read MoreState report details Catholic sex abuse
A total of seven Catholic priests who had served in this area were listed in a 700-page report released last week by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office disclosing sex…
Read MoreNew priest ‘at home’ in Columbia
With longtime priest Fr. Carl Scherrer stepping away this past summer, his position has since been filled by another priest who has found a place for himself at Immaculate Conception…
Read MoreTroup retires from Immanuel Lutheran
The associate pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo is stepping away from the position following 26 years of service. Rev. Dr. Tony Troup first joined Immanuel as sole pastor…
Read MoreFather Carl saying goodbye
Pastors Carl Scherrer and Nick Fleming will both soon be stepping away from Immaculate Conception Church in Columbia, signaling a changing of the guard for the Catholic parish. Scherrer leaving…
Read MoreHope Christian pastor leaving
Pastor Darrell Jones started Hope Christian Church in 1993, and after 30 years of growth, community outreach and venue changes, he’s finally stepping away. Hope’s story begins in Chicago, where…
Read MoreColumbia church gets a new look
Previously, 600 Columbia Center Drive was home to Faith Columbia. Now, the large brown building facing Route 3 is starting its beginnings as The Way Church. While the building that…
Read MoreCatholic listening session a success
On March 20, participants from Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Waterloo, St. Augustine in Hecker, St. Mary’s in Valmeyer and St. Patrick’s in Tipton participated in the worldwide…
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