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“Are You For Us or For Our Enemies?” Joshua asked the man standing in front of him just outside of Jericho. ” [Joshua 5:13] “Neither,” he responded, saying he was with God, as the commander of the army of the Lord. In the wake of this fraught election season, said Lighthouse church pastor Marcio Sierra, it would be good to find our unity in God and not politics, “loving each other as God loves us.” Pastor Sierra offered the reflection as part of the third annual community ecumenical Thanksgiving service, held Monday, November 25, 2024, at Bethel Lutheran Church. One…
Madison, WI — A coalition of churches across Madison is coming together to host the third annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Monday, November 25, 2024. The service will be at Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave. It will provide an inclusive space for worshippers of diverse Christian traditions to gather in gratitude and fellowship. The evening begins with a musical prelude at 6:15 pm, followed by a service that brings together Catholic, Evangelical, and mainline Protestant community members. Attendees will have the chance to celebrate Thanksgiving by reflecting on God’s many blessings, reflecting on shared faith in Christ, and supporting…
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -Good Shepherd Lutheran Church partnered with Westwood Christian Church for its 14th annual ‘Trunk or Treat’ event on Saturday. Three-hundred monsters, princesses and more gathered in the parking lot of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Around 20 cars decorated their trunks and gave out candy. Read more of this story.
By Emilie Heidemann – Wisconsin State Journal – ARGYLE — “We are going to be okay.” The Rev. Dan Bohlman, pastor of Apple Grove Lutheran Church that was destroyed Saturday by a tornado, told this Sunday morning to more than 100 people gathered near what little was left of the 129-year-old church building during a worship service to grieve its loss. The crowd convened just to the left of the rubble, some visitors crying with others somberly soaking in Bohlman’s words as he began the service. Attendees clapped when Bohlman said all would be well. They later sang hymns and…
A rainy Sunday at the end of a stormy week revamped Brat Fest plans for the last day of the 3-day festival. The music acts were condensed from three outdoor stages to one indoor stage, in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Brats were still for sale but Friday’s Take Your Brat to Work drive-through lanes were revived. And the cornhole tournament was moved to the Arena, starting right after the church service. An enthusiastic crowd of several hundred worshipers filled the Arena for the 9:00 am church service. “They have moved heaven and earth to get us out of the…
By Seth Nelson- Wisconsin State Journal – Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Downtown Madison was damaged by fire Friday morning after its steeple was apparently struck by lightning. The first call about a fire at the historic church, at 120 W. Johnson St., came in at 11:17 a.m., about 10 minutes after witnesses reported hearing an extraordinarily loud boom in the area, likely from a lightning strike, Madison Fire Department spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said. Read more of this story.
By Nicholas Garton – Capital Times – Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, a predominantly Black church in Madison, is looking for a new home after an alliance it formed with the mostly white Lake Edge United Church of Christ fell apart. Christ the Solid Rock has a congregation of about 300 total members, with approximately 150 attending worship services on Sundays. Lake Edge UCC currently has a membership of around 50 people. The two congregations share a building at 4200 Buckeye Road on Madison’s east side. Read more of this story.
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A Madison church held an inclusive Easter service Sunday, as everyone is invited to join in the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Music blared and people danced, sang, and prayed at the Fountain of Life Covenant Church Sunday morning. “We put a little extra secret sauce on it for Easter Sunday,” long-time Pastor Reverend Dr. Alexander Gee said. “It’s dancing, it’s singing, it’s poems, it’s good food. It’s being with family because it’s just good to be reminded that we’re not on our own and that we have this energy that comes through the…
By Gayle Worland – Wisconsin State Journal – On Christmas Eve the church was filled with candlelight, carols and the sound of a brass quartet. On Friday, members of Luther Memorial made their way past the soaring stone arches and ornamental windows to celebrate Twelfth Night Epiphany Eve, the 12th and final night of the Christmas season, with Holy Communion. A cheery reception would follow. It’s been a festive year at Luther Memorial, the elegant, towering neo-Gothic church at 1021 University Ave. that has just marked a century in Madison. Read more of this story.
By David Dahmer – Madison 365 – Some amazing Gospel artists will be performing at Mount Zion Baptist Church on Madison’s South Side on Friday, Dec. 8, as PeBoGa Productions hosts the 19th Annual Fall Gospel Fest. “Year 19. That’s amazing, isn’t it?” says Clyde Gaines, the organizer of the 19th annual Fall Gospel Fest. “It’s amazing to be around that long because when we first started, we were just doing this event to bring Gospel music at that level to Madison and not really thinking we would be doing it for 19 years. It’s been an incredible run.” Read…