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A report in TIME magazine incorrectly stated that InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (which has its national office in Madison) was firing employees who support gay marriage. This is not accurate. No InterVarsity employee will be fired for their views on gay marriage.
In Madison’s early days, immediately following the construction of the first capitol in 1844, there were few other public buildings in the city. Thus the capitol became, in the words of historian David Mollenhoff, “the most popular temporary house of worship in Madison’s history.”
An unassuming church on Madison’s east side is set to become the first location outside of Milwaukee to host a faith-based employment program championed by Wisconsin’s senior U.S. senator. The first Madison class of The Joseph Project — and the 14th since the program began in Milwaukee — will meet in October at the Capital City Sanctuary Church of God on Jenifer Street, led by Superintendent Raymond Davis.
An unassuming church on Madison’s east side is set to become the first location outside of Milwaukee to host a faith-based employment program championed by Wisconsin’s senior U.S. senator. The first Madison class of The Joseph Project — and the 14th since the program began in Milwaukee — will meet in October at the Capital City Sanctuary Church of God on Jenifer Street, led by Superintendent Raymond Davis.
Christian Music Broadcasters has revealed the winners of its 2016 CMB Station of the Year Awards. Winners were announced at Momentum 2016 during the CMB Awards Dinner on September 7, 2016. Life 102.5 (WNWC)/Madison, WI was the winner for medium market stations.
The Madison Christian Giving Fund has begun its annual fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $150,000 to donate to Madison-area ministries next year. The goal was announced at a dinner at the Radisson Hotel last week, where participants heard reports from representatives of five ministry outreaches that were supported this year. A total of $220,000 has been raised and distributed over the past three years since the Madison Giving Fund began, according to fund chairman Scott Haumersen. “We are trying to increase the capacity for giving in Madison,” he said. The fund has sponsored four workshops this year to…
When Madison and its surrounding areas were being settled, many of these new communities were brought together by their places of worship so that the settlers — often immigrants — could gather together and celebrate their faith in their own language or tradition. Now, more than 150 years later in some cases, there are few remaining buildings still standing from that bygone era. The handful that are still standing represent the dedication, determination and dreams of those who erected them.
The nation seemed to let out a collective sigh of relief last weekend. Football was back. After months of predictions, polls, and talking heads, we were treated to actual football games. Twelve. Straight. Hours. As a campus minister at the University of Wisconsin, I eagerly awaited the showdown with #5 LSU for most of the summer (as did every single resident of Wisconsin). My excitement in the final minute of the game was short lived. It is hard to explain the elation of seeing someone like D’cota Dixon come down with the interception and then have that feeling suddenly dissipate…
Summer break appears to have dampened the most visible protests to a weekly faith-based luncheon held adjacent to Middleton High School. After a groundswell of opposition led to verbal clashes between students last spring, “Jesus Lunch” resumed Tuesday in Firemen’s Park with minimal resistance.
Colin Kaepernick’s actions show how much influence professional athletes can have on a culture both on and off the field. For good or for ill, NFL players have a platform and it is up to them how well they will use that platform to influence society.One NFL rookie is quietly using his new position to encourage others in the Christian faith. Green Bay Packers center Jacob Flores recently wrote an article explaining “3 Ways the NFL Taught Me To Deepen My Faith.”