Church
A comeback for St. Leo’s
Sitting on top of the bluff in rural Randolph County, St. Leo’s Church overlooks the Mississippi River Bottoms. The original church was built in 1893. It was rebuilt in 1925…
Read MoreSolar grounded in Columbia
Members of Christ Community Church in Columbia found out the hard way that you can’t fight City Hall. Despite all accounts of church leaders performing their due diligence and trying to…
Read MoreFather Brian heeds the call
Immaculate Conception Church in Columbia recently welcomed a new priest, with this hopefully proving to be one of his longer parish tenures. Father Brian Barker stepped in Aug. 20 for…
Read MoreImmaculate Conception realizing the dream
A year after announcing a capital campaign for a major renovation to the parish grounds, Immaculate Conception Church in Columbia hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday, marking the start of a…
Read MorePastoral change in Columbia
The Diocese of Belleville announced a pastoral change coming later this summer for Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia. Per the diocese, Rev. Steve Thoma, CR, pastor of Immaculate Conception…
Read MoreFirst American pope chosen
The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics have a new leader — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first American-born pope. Prevost, 69, is originally from Chicago and has chosen the papal name…
Read MorePope Francis dies at 88
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, died Monday. He was 88. The Associated Press reported that…
Read MoreBishop McGovern moving to Omaha
Pope Francis on Monday appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Neb., after he accepted the resignation of Omaha Archbishop George Lucas. McGovern, 60, has…
Read MoreHorn’s calling comes to a close
Friedens United Church of Christ in Hecker bid farewell to its pastor of 17 years, marking the end of his lengthy career in ministry and what will hopefully be his…
Read MoreMany years of small town ministry
A pastor for one of Monroe County’s smaller church communities will be retiring at the end of the year, having spent over four decades preaching with a particular focus on…
Read MoreHecker parish turning 200
St. Augustine of Canterbury Parish in Hecker will soon celebrate its 200th anniversary, with residents gathering to commemorate two centuries of faith and community tradition. Village of Hecker Trustee Aaron…
Read More‘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…
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