Prayer breakfast will honor Rev. Hawthorne
Every year, Lillie Johnson and a group of volunteers prepare a Prayer Breakfast in honor of the Rev. Willie Hawthorne. The breakfast marks the beginning of a series of services honoring Rev. and Mrs. Hawthorne’s anniversary at Greater Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church. The fifth annual Prayer Breakfast will be held this Saturday, May 25, [...]
Read More →Fr. Milsted honored on 50th anniversary (with photo gallery)
Parishioners, family and guests gathered Saturday morning, May 18, at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Father Gordon Milsted’s ordained priesthood. A Mass of thanksgiving was held at 10 a.m., with a reception at The Club following. Attendance was so great that extra chairs had to be brought in to [...]
Read More →Mt. Pisgah honors pastor, first lady (with photo gallery)
Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church was packed wall to wall Sunday afternoon as members and guests gathered for the Fifth Year Pastor’s Anniversary honoring Pastor Dr. Michael L. and First Lady Delois Wilson. Services were held Wednesday night through Friday night, May 15-17, with the final service Sunday, May 19, at 3:30 p.m. The theme [...]
Read More →Greater Mount Triumph MBC to celebrate pastor’s and first lady’s anniversary
The officers and members of Greater Mount Triumph Missionary Baptist Church invite everyone to worship with them as they celebrate the tenth year anniversary of their Pastor and First Lady, the Reverend Willie and Sister Carolyn Hawthorne. Several events have been planned for this years’ celebration. Saturday, May 25, 9 a.m., the fifth annual breakfast [...]
Read More →Bethel UMC hosting Phil Cross in concert
Phil Cross will be in concert Saturday, June 1, 7 p.m., at Bethel United Methodist Church. Cross, who lives in Chattanooga, is one of the most acclaimed Christian songwriters of the last 30 years. He has been named Songwriter of the Year four times, has had Song Of the Year three times, and has multiple [...]
Read More →Rev. Milsted to celebrate 50 years of ordained priesthood
The Reverend Gordon N. Milsted, Pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of his ordained priesthood on Saturday, May 18. The celebration will begin with a Mass of thanksgiving in the church at 10 a.m. Concelebrating the Mass with Father Milsted will be Archbishop Thomas Rodi, the Archbishop of [...]
Read More →Pray-ers read Bible in 30 minutes (with photo gallery)
They read their Bibles. They read the traditional books. They read on cell phones and iPads and e-readers. But they all read. And in 30 minutes, they had read the entire Bible. More than 200 people gathered at Atmore’s National Day of Prayer event to pray and read the Bible. The event was to be [...]
Read More →Rev. Langford returns ‘home’
The congregation of Pensacola Baptist Temple celebrated the church’s 78th anniversary on Sunday, May 5. Guest preacher was the Rev. C.L. Langford of Atmore. Rev. Langford was licensed to preach on October 31, 1945, by Pensacola Baptist Temple. Rev. C.L. and Lenna Langford have been in the ministry for 67 years. Special music for the [...]
Read More →National Day of Prayer is Thursday – The entire Bible will be read in 30 minutes
The National Day of Prayer will be observed Thursday, May 2. The walking trail at Tom Byrne Park will be available all day and names will be written on the walk so that you may pray for city, county, state and national leaders. In Atmore, the day will begin early with prayer in Tom Byrne [...]
Read More →Mt. Pisgah celebrating Pastor’s Aide
The members, pastor and officers of the Pastor’s Aide Society cordially invite everyone to worship with them on their annual observance to be held Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m. They are asking your Pastor’s Aide Society to sit with them in their uniforms if they have one. Special guest speaker will be Bishop Willie Williams, [...]
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