FAITH MATTERS: Somber Day After End Of Mardi Gras
It’s one of the biggest parties of the year.
Mardi Gras is a crazy day of parades and costumes, but the day that follows is about something different entirely.
Faith Matters
Together in Worship
Music, sermon, prayer and fellowship. They’re elements we find in many churches across our area. However, some congregations look very different.
Faith Matters: Getting New Faces to Church
One of the biggest challenges facing many churches is getting people inside who have never been before or haven’t gone in years, and some Christian churches are trying creative new ways to get the message across.
Faith Matters: Churches Keeping Christians Engaged Between Christmas, Easter
For many Christian churches in the River Region, attendance spikes around Christmas, but after the holidays, many churches face a challenge–keeping members and visitors coming to services all year long.
Faith Matters: Hanukkah the Festival of Lights
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Jewish people around the world are celebrating Hanukkah. The Festival of Lights is an eight-day celebration of faith, miracles and victory.
Faith Matters: Thrift Store Bringing Faith To Prisons
The non-profit We Care is taking its ministry to a place many people may not want to go.
Selma Family Working to Build Non-Profit Christian Radio Station
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A family in Selma is working on a project to send out positive vibes — and the good news of the gospel all over the community.
Church Officials Praise Supreme Court Ruling
Many church leaders in our area are applauding this week’s US Supreme Court decision.
Faith Matters: Faith-Based Programs Provide Summer Meals to Kids
For students in our area, summer break is just days away. For some of them, the break doesn’t bring days at the pool or trips to the beach. It can mean going hungry. Some churches are stepping up to help.
Faith Matters: Local Temples Prepare for Passover
Next Monday is the beginning of Passover – The Jewish holiday which marks the delivery of slaves from Egypt. Local temples are getting ready for one of their biggest services of the year.
