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By Will Briggs – Madison CapTimes – One of Madison’s oldest churches is set to celebrate its 175th anniversary this weekend. As it does, the congregation is tracing its own history alongside the growth and social changes in the state’s capital city across nearly two centuries. Founded in 1851, Christ Presbyterian Church, on the northern side of the isthmus, will see hundreds of members gather for a meal Saturday and anniversary services Sunday morning at 9 and 11 a.m at 944 E Gorham St. Read more of this story.

Erik Ogren – BGEA – As the snow falls quietly around Abundant Life Christian School and City Church in Madison, Wisconsin small groups of people huddle together. In some ways, it may seem like just another December day. But the long line of yellow sheriff’s department tape tells a different story. On Monday, a 15-year-old student brought a gun to the school, where she shot classmates and a teacher. The attack claimed two lives and left six others wounded (including two who remain in critical condition). The teenager also took her own life. In the midst of “the most wonderful…