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Over four to five hours a day, Laurie Warren Jones cuts fabric, snips elastic to length and sews the pieces together. The retired American Girl employee has turned her home on Madison’s North Side into a one-woman assembly line for cloth face masks: Churning out 3,300 facial coverings in nearly five months of work — all of which have been donated. More than half have gone to St. Mary’s Hospital. Others were donated to organizations and groups like the Lussier Community Education Center, the Platteville Library, the YMCA of Dane County and Pres House — a Presbyterian ministry and apartments…
On June 19, the African American Council of Churches (AACC) organized a celebration of Juneteenth by serving over 2,000 households in Dane County. Over the course of an afternoon, more than a hundred volunteers from 30 local churches came together to celebrate through united service. Considering the number of families served and volunteers involved, one would think an event like this took months of preparation… Yet, just two weeks prior to Juneteenth, Rev. Dr. Marcus Allen — Senior Pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and President of the AACC — put his plan in motion to gather in a big…
What does “love your neighbor” look like when a perfect storm hits? Who is our neighbor? What’s the perfect storm?
When Blackhawk Church opened its 42,000 square foot facility in December, providing space as a community resource was a part of its plans. But its leaders found unexpected ways to bring those plans to fruition after the spread of coronavirus forced churches and congregations to close. The building, which can seat over 750 people during gatherings at 5935 Astor Drive, is closed for church services until Dane County reaches at least Phase 3 in its Forward Dane plan, but it’s been open to a Red Cross blood drive and YMCA child care services, and lead pastor Daniel Owen said he’s…
MADISON (WKOW) — Sunday brought another pair of drive-up and virtual services at Mount Zion Baptist Church. This Sunday also included church leaders launching a fundraising effort to pay off the church’s remaining debt. “It’ll be amazing for us to say ‘that’s our property, that’s ours, it belongs to us,” said Rev. Marcus Allen, the church’s pastor. “That we paid off the debt, that we accomplished that goal.” Currently, a little more than 10 percent of Black families in Dane County own their own homes. It’s one of the worst rates in a state that ranks among the nation’s worst…
WAUKESHA – The presidential race finally arrived in the Wisconsin battleground Tuesday as Vice President Mike Pence sought to improve enthusiasm for the president in a reliable Republican stronghold. Pence kicked off President Donald Trump’s campaign against former Vice President Joe Biden with a pair of appearances in Waukesha County to focus on issues important to the Wisconsin GOP: school choice, religious faith and security.
The pastor of a 121-year-old Wisconsin church told Fox News it’s been a long process moving the building on wheels to its new location. Burke Lutheran Church in Madison held online services like a lot of other churches amid the coronavirus pandemic, but over the weekend the congregation made an even bigger change. The 121-year-old sanctuary was raised up and moved Saturday. The move — about 300 feet, Neubert said — will give the church, which was surrounded by a cemetery, more parking, full handicap accessibility and greater capacity.
In response to heightened awareness surrounding issues of racial injustice and disparity, 65 Madison pastors and church leaders have co-signed an open letter to the African American community and local pastors pledging to preach “against the sins of racism.” “We felt like it was very important for churches to stand, specifically with the African American churches and community, and express sorrow for all that has happened and ask for forgiveness,” said City Church Pastor Tom Flaherty, who developed the letter. “These things keep happening in our country and we want to step up.”
Madison Christian radio station Life 102.5 (WNWC) has been named 2020 Christian Music Broadcasters Station of the Year in the medium market category. The award recognizes stations demonstrating a commitment to excellence and dedication to serving their communities. Three nominees in small, medium, and large market categories are selected by judges within the Christian music format. Radio professionals primarily outside of the CMB industry then select one station in each category to receive the Station of the Year award.
I had an interesting encounter yesterday while grocery shopping, and it’s been in my head ever since and so I need to share it. I tried twice to tell this story verbally and both times I ended up cutting it short because I got weepy. Not sad, just overcome with emotion because this exchange broke my heart in a good way. Just busted it wide open. I can’t tell the story without my voice wavering, but I also can’t NOT tell the story. While I was shopping I noticed a black woman and a small child. The kid was strutting…