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A group of Mississippians from several Delta-area church congregations pause for a photo while participating in a recent short-term mission trip to Mexico. (Photo by Joe Young)

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Delta mission team has long record of service in Mexico
By JOE YOUNG
Thu,09/12/24-11:18AM , 1802 Reads 3,297 Statewide
A team of short-term missionaries with roots in the Mississippi Delta recently returned from Mexico.
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Bishop Dorothy Wells, left, speaks with Billy Bowman at the monthly Mission Mississippi of Leflore County meeting at Westminister Presbyterian Church on Thursday morning. Wells is the newly elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi and is the first female and African American to hold that position. Mission Mississippi is a statewide organization dedicated to racial and denominational reconciliation. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Bishop in town
Fri,09/06/24-2:00AM , 774 Reads
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Sherby Hale, Rev. Herron Wilson and Nearline Anderson share memories as they go through decades of photos taken at Delta Missions projects. Photo by Bryan Davis/Emmerich Newspapers/Copyright 2024

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‘Rising hope’: Delta Missions to mark 30 years with reception, screening
By BRYAN DAVIS - THE ENTERPRISE-TOCSIN
Mon,09/02/24-7:38PM , 12066 Reads 52,364 Statewide
Theo Avgerinos was a senior in college when he decided to join his old youth group from New Canaan, Connecticut for a mission trip to the Mississippi Delta.
The film student brought his camera to document the journey to Indianola-based Delta Missions.
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Church Happenings for 8/30
Fri,08/30/24-2:00AM , 1541 Reads
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