Pastor proud to serve

Pastor proud to serve

  • By DAVID MONROE
    City Editor
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Ruth McKinney has worked in ministry for about 30 years, but when she was recommended to be pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church earlier this year, it was a daunting prospect.

N. Greenwood Baptist collecting shoeboxes of gifts

N. Greenwood Baptist collecting shoeboxes of gifts

  • By GERARD EDIC
    Staff Writer
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North Greenwood Baptist Church is again helping with an  international nondenominational Christian organization’s campaign to provide shoeboxes full of gifts to children throughout the world.

Pastors for change

Pastors for change

  • By GERARD EDIC
    Staff Writer
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A new group, the Christian Pastors Coalition for Change, is hoping other citizens will join it in praying for resolution to the community’s issues.

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Food giveaway

Food giveaway

  • By ADAM BAKST
    Staff Writer
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More than 1,000 boxes of food were handed out to all who dropped by a Carrollton Avenue church Friday.

Food giveaway

Food giveaway

  • Adam Bakst
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Greenwood Ward 4 City Councilman Charles McCoy hands out a free USDA food box at Whittington Park on Thursday. Mayor Carolyn McAdams, who sponsored the event with the Greenwood City Council through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program, said about 175 boxes were given out.

Pastor ending long career

Pastor ending long career

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The Rev. Dr. Rusty Douglas brought a short set of talking points along when he and his wife, Betty, sat down in the parlor of First Presbyterian Church to speak about moving to Montreat, North Carolina, after 21 years in Greenwood.

Lenten Lunch to be held Wed.

The Greenwood-Leflore Ministerial Association will hold the third meeting in its annual series of Lenten Lunches on Wednesday.

Lenten Lunches to start Wed.

The Greenwood-Leflore Ministerial Association will hold the first in its annual series of Lenten Lunches on Wednesday.

Church needs makeover

Church needs makeover

Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Money Road north of Greenwood needs a facelift, and Sylvester Hoover is asking the community to help restore the historic structure.

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150 years of ministry

150 years of ministry

CARROLLTON — Bear Marsh Missionary Baptist Church sits among towering pines along Jackson Street, a winding road a few miles from the town’s courthouse square.