Midland Community Christmas Dinner on Dec. 25 at St. John's Lutheran Church served more than 200 people between dine-in, take-out and delivery. The annual dinner was restarted after a hiatus due to ...

East Palestine Masonic Lodge #417 and East Palestine Order of the Eastern Star #381 held its annual Masonic Bodies Christmas Party. Eastern Star Junior Past Matron is responsible for the gifts for the ...

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A video of a Kenyan man kneeling to propose to his girlfriend in church has gone viral. Church congregation cheers as couple gets engaged. Photo: Shiru Stuart. In the heartwarming clip, the young man ...

Twelfth Night is not a national holiday in the UK and is nowhere near as celebrated as Christmas. But, you may well have heard of it, perhaps through your digital calendar or through the famous ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – In yet another case of worsening insecurity in Nigeria, a Catholic priest in Anambra State has been shot dead. Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo was shot dead Dec. 26 by ...

Actor Dennis Haysbert said being in The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s 2024 Christmas concerts was “a no-brainer for me — and especially when I started to read the script.” Haysbert ...

Evergreens like fir, holly, ivy, and mistletoe that thrived in winter despite the darkness and the cold were favourite decorations for the Christmas season. Illustration by Birket Foster for the ...

The Immanuel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church invites all to celebrate the Holy Feast of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ with a Divine Liturgical Service on Monday [Jan 6] at 9:30 PM ...

CHRISTMAS is over for another year, leaving many to wonder when is the best time to take festive decorations down. The decision is down to you when it comes to packing up the tinsel and the tree.

Despite the UMC's efforts to defuse tensions, it had already lost more than 7,000 churches, about a quarter of its total congregation nationwide since the initial vote. Bering Church in Houston is ...