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By Juliana Tornabene – MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – The 2024-25 Abundant Life Christian School’s boys basketball team was honored Friday with the Spirit of Sport award, to recognize their resilience and faith in the wake of tragedy. The National Federation of State High School Associations created the award and it is given to teams or individuals who embody qualities of resilience, sportsmanship and education-based athletics values. Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin presented the award to the team, who was represented by head coach and athletic director Mike Thies. Read more of this story.

by Gordon Govier The meeting of the Wisconsin State Committe of the American Solidarity Party (ASP) at a Fitchburg restaurant Saturday started and ended with a prayer. “It’s our first big face-to-face meeting since COVID,” said state party chair David Bovee. It was not a big meeting. Three committee members were present and a half-dozen interested and curious local residents joined them. The State Committee meets on a monthly basis and meetings post-COVID have been online up to March, 2026. A few items of business were dispatched, including election of officers. Much of the discussion focused on how to build…

Local ministries, “the hands and feet of Jesus,” were encouraged by the community support offered through the first United Madison Christian Givers (UMCG) grant award event of 2026. Six Madison area ministries received financial grants to further their work. The amount of the grant awards were determined by the votes of the UMCG members who gathered at the InterVarsity building on Monday evening, February 9, 2026. Members make contributions of $50/quarter or more, 100-percent of which goes to local Christian ministries who share the Gospel through their compassionate services. More than $1.3 million has been awarded to more than 70…

After President Trump suspended the refugee admissions program, some new arrivals found themselves out in the Wisconsin cold. With help, they have survived. Story by Kurt Streeter for the New York Times in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The January wind stung Luismar Liendo and Edwin Perez the moment they stepped from the plane into Eau Claire, Wis. They had landed in a place colder than they had ever known, a biting contrast to the swelter of their native Venezuela. The married couple, political dissidents, had been granted refugee status by the United States, and pictured this new land as a welcoming…

“People are not our enemies, they are our mission,” said Rev. Dr. Elie Hasbani, the speaker at this year’s annual Governor’s Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by Milwaukee’s Christian Courier newspaper. The Grand Ballroom of the Wisconsin Club on West Wisconsin Avenue was filled with several hundred attendees. Rev. Hasbani is a native of Lebanon, was trained as a soldier by Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and was severely wounded when he stepped on a landmine. He came to the US in 1991 and now pastors Ethnos Church in Milwaukee, while also operating a ministry called Running for Hope that provides healthcare in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court. In a case that could have wide-ranging effects, the justices suggested the Catholic Charities Bureau should not have to pay unemployment taxes because the work of the social services agency is motivated by religious beliefs, and the state exempts religious groups from the tax. Read more of this story.

World Relief Wisconsin will be better equipped to welcome newcomers to the Fox Valley as the Oshkosh office moves in August to the Hyde Family Community Center, 545 Monroe St. As a community partner in the new center—a component of the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh’s recent $18.5 million expansion—World Relief Wisconsin will provide refugees arriving to the Fox Valley with a more accessible, family-friendly space to seek services. Read more of this story.

By Jim Polzin – Wisconsin State Journal – It’s easy to assume that Will Pauling’s transition to the University of Wisconsin football program was a seamless one. Pauling’s results during the 2023 season certainly support the idea that he arrived in Madison 16 months ago and hit the ground running, that he’d passed through the transfer portal and landed in his comfort zone, that it was easy to produce on the field because he was at peace off it. CJ Williams had come to the same conclusion. He, too was part of Luke Fickell’s first transfer haul, and nobody from…

Several hundred attendees and late stragglers at the Madison Farmers Market heard the pleas and prayers of the Don’t Mess With Our Kids Prayer Rally at the Wisconsin state capitol, Saturday afternoon, April 13, 2004. Simultaneous rallies were taking place at state capitols across the country, as part of a nationwide campaign to help parents defend their children against pressures that are tearing apart families and society. Jeane Wagner, local rally organizer and emcee, said, “We kicked God out of our nation. We need to bring Him back, that’s what this is about. It’s about standing up. Forgive us for…

Wisconsin’s Christian Business Leaders unite for this half-day, interactive conference to be better equipped for integrating faith in the workplace, to learn how to best apply biblical tools to their businesses, and to be fueled to make a greater Kingdom impact. FUEL (Faith Uniting & Equipping Leaders) Marketplace Ministry Conference is annual, collaborative event organized by National Christian Foundation Wisconsin, Convene, C-12, Halftime Institute, and Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Center for Christian Leadership. 2024 Speakers Include: Jeff Van Duzer – Author of “Why Business Matters to God” Steve Nooyen – Founder of We Care Senior Care, Wheelchair Whitetails Full Speaker lineup…