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Their progress developing residential transition housing for survivors of sex trafficking in Dane County is worth celebrating. Madison, Wisconsin – Zeteo Community will raise awareness and funds for developing what will be the only residential transition housing of its kind in Wisconsin for women survivors of sex trafficking and their children. The public is invited to attend this celebration and vision-casting evening on Thursday, February 23, from 7:30–8:30 PM with heavy hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6:30 PM. The event will be held at The Tinsmith, 828 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703. Individual tickets or corporate sponsorships are now open…
The public perception of Madison is incomplete. The so-called Athens of the Midwest is indeed the home to a world-class center of learning, the University of Wisconsin, and the home of the “Sifting and Winnowing” statement, “by which alone truth can be found.” But there is another truth plaque on the University of Wisconsin campus, on the corner of South Hall, which says. “Ye shall know the truth and the truth will make you free.” These are the words of Jesus. Every day, in the Madison area, followers of Jesus are putting the Gospel into practice. Prisoners are being set…
By Fred Grossenbach – MCGF – Twenty-two young scholars of Lighthouse Christian School were baptized in the Lighthouse church sanctuary this week. Originally, nine students were scheduled to be baptized, but over the weekend, Bob Lenz from Life Promotions, was used mightily by God and 13 more students committed their lives to Jesus. “The Gospel is preached daily to our students and every year we have a baptism service for children who have received Jesus into their hearts and do not attend a church of their own,” said Marcio Sierra, Senior Pastor of Lighthouse Church. “This year, many children have…
By Andrew Bandstra – WISC TV – JANESVILLE, WI — After 110 years, the First Christian Church held its final service Sunday. It leaves behind a congregation of service, but above all else, it accepts everyone with open arms. Read more of this story.
By Kristine Hansen | Photography by Hillary Schave – Everything Diane Hanson does is guided by her Christian faith. “I was born a peacemaker. I always knew that about myself,” says the former chaplain. “I really feel that my faith is what led me to start United Madison.” As the founder of United Madison, an organization she founded in 2016 to bring the community together on issues by providing awareness and working towards a goal of solving problems, her faith remains a strong part. But this faith is not overtly part of the organization, more like a part of her…
Cally was desperately searching for medical care in September of 2020. She worried she might be pregnant and had no insurance coverage. And to make matters worse, the pandemic had made it incredibly difficult to access health care. “I called place after place. No one would see me. No one even offered help or suggested where I could go. ‘Sorry we can’t help you’ was what I heard every place I called. I was on my own and felt so alone. I can’t explain how desperate and afraid I felt.” Read the rest of this story. More stories about Care…
Alysin Amant, the Fitchburg Star – The City of Fitchburg will resume hosting meetings for local faith leaders at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, Mayor Aaron Richardson said during his report at the Common Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The gatherings’ regular schedule was previously interrupted due to the pandemic. “It’s something where a bunch of our faith leaders, community members, a lot of staff and other officials are welcome to get together, talk about things they’re doing and try to coordinate where possible,” Richardson said. “We’ve done this for quite a while, but because of COVID, we…
By – Collaboration Project – For the second year, Leopold Elementary School has partnered with three local churches to support their students and families for Christmas. City on a Hill Church, along with the Church, and Christ Church hosted a Christmas Toy Shop on Tuesday, December 14, serving 50 families in the school community and neighborhood. Pastor Jeff Franklin of City on a Hill noted that the event was an unexpected blessing of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, with Madison public schools still closed, he was able to offer use of the church building to bring families in to shop…
By Marcio Sierra, pastor, Lighthouse Church – Hallelujah, the work of building a permanent food pantry at Lighthouse Church and Lighthouse Christian School Madison has officially started. We can’t wait for this space to be ready so that we can continue to serve more people in the community. Thank you Extended Hands Pantry for running this pantry and all the work that you have done to make this happen. We are happy to say that together, we have raised over 3/4 of the finances needed to complete this project. If you would like to invest in people through this great…
By Nicholas Garton – Capital Times – Ramiah Whiteside stood tall as a proud mentor of currently and formerly incarcerated people. Whiteside, who volunteered in the restorative justice program run out of First Congregational Church of Christ in Madison, spent 25 years incarcerated in prison before getting out and paying forward the wisdom and tools he developed while inside. Whiteside knew what his presence meant to several of the current inmates who attend restorative justice groups and other related seminars. He was a beacon of hope for them because he embodied what they could become. Whiteside, who was taking classes…