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By David Dahmer – Madison 365 – Mt. Zion Baptist Church, the largest African-American congregation in Madison, is an important institution on Madison’s South Side. Over the years, Mt. Zion has provided numerous important programs and services to support people in the greater Madison community. Much of that community work that they do now is under the MTZ Charitable Organization, established in 2021, which operates programs for underprivileged and impoverished youth in Madison to advance equity and accelerate their academic achievement. In an effort to let the community know more about MTZ, Mt. Zion will host “Building Hope Together: Introducing…
Hope Night Wisco! Frank Lloyd Wright probably didn’t have this in mind when he first began designing what became Madison’s Monona Terrace Convention Center: a Friday night Holy Ghost revival service that filled Exhibition Hall B for three hours or more. Hope Night Wisco at Monona Terrace was the 13th event in a series of Hope Nights that started a year ago last March when a recently converted couple in Chippewa Falls decided to sell their bar and event center. Before the sale their pastor, Landon Huie of Eau Claire’s Oasis Church, suggested, “Let’s have a worship night and lift…
Experience the awe and wonder when a community worships around-the-clock together. “Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” – Psalm 95:1-2
The Christian church is a multinational, multicultural, multilingual body that spans every society on the globe. In the twenty-first century, the vast majority of Christians live in the “Global South”—Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Yet in many conversations about “the Church,” Americans tend to focus on themselves. In this summer series of conversations Upper House will host five talks to explore some of the dominant social issues in the global church—issues that affect all Christians, albeit in different ways depending on location. We’ll seek to learn from people in our community who have experience and expertise in other parts of…
Lots of Christian music, a community-wide worship service, and a tent showing off ministries that are making a difference in Madison, will all be a part of the Bakertilly stage at Madison’s Brat Fest on Sunday, May 28, 2023. At 9am Heartland Church Band and Pastor Jon McNary lead off with a lively and energetic community-wide worship service. And then the music takes over. 11:50 – JP Got Saved 12:55 – Project Brave 1:55 – Nicky Gracious 2:55 – Kelly Roose 3:55 – One Way North 4:55 – Stars Go Dim 5:55 – Alexander Pappas 7:00 – Britt Nicole From…
By Melissa Perry – Wisconsin State Journal – The largest Methodist congregation in Dane County has voted to break from the United Methodist Church over disagreements regarding gay marriage and gay leadership, leaving people on both sides of the vote brokenhearted and dismayed at the rupture in their church. Members of Asbury United Methodist Church, 6101 University Ave., voted 224-76 Sunday to separate from the denomination. In order to disaffiliate from UMC, two-thirds of those in attendance needed to vote to leave. Read more of this story.
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.
Daniela Jaime – Wisconsin State Journal – Imagine a Madison where the isthmus between lakes Mendota and Monona is a seeping wetland. Where cornfields stretch from Wisconsin Avenue to James Madison Park. Herds of deer gather on State Street, and waterfalls pour from Wiicawak Bay (formerly Squaw Bay) into the Yahara River. Before the first white settlers arrived in Madison in 1837, that imaginary place was real and called “Teejop” (“four lakes”) by the Ho-Chunk people, said Janice Rice, Clan Mother and Peacemaker of the Ho-Chunk Nation. Dozens of Indian mounds dotted the landscape, from Lake Mendota to Lake Kegonsa,…
WAUNAKEE – One man’s calling has breathed life into another man’s legacy, creating a gift that will resonate with generations of parishioners at St. Victor Catholic Church in Monroe. Read more.
David Murrow has a theory about why more men don’t attend church. "Men don’t come to church because (churches) have a reputation as a place for women and weirdos and wimps," said the author of "Why Men Hate Going to Church" Read more.