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Pastoral 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…
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…
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