Fit for service: Realife buys former wellness center site, plans to remodel into church
GREENFIELD — Jake Hughes remembers the day he and his wife, Stephanie, first ventured into Realife Church and took a seat near the back....
Technology grants help local churches enhance online presence
It’s a making-do scenario: To film without a camera, the church used an older-model smartphone. To position that lens at the right height, those...
‘A surreal, thankful moment’: New Palestine church to open new sanctuary Sunday
NEW PALESTINE — They filed in around the clock. A mother and son. A few women from the same Bible study. A husband and...
‘How beloved he was’: Church plans sculpture to remember late pastor
CUMBERLAND — Over the years, the Rev. Kevin Rose gathered quite the collection of bow ties. He sometimes made long ties into bowties, a...
‘We were better together’: Fortville, Gateway churches join as one
FORTVILLE — In any other year, the joining of two congregations into one larger one might have been celebrated with bounce houses and food...
Harvest of Talents plans continue because needs continue, organizers say
FORTVILLE — It was a dilemma: Cancel a fundraiser to feed hungry people, not wanting to gather a group during a pandemic? Or press...
Preparing to launch: Mercy Road church set to open in Fortville
FORTVILLE — It’s not the timeline originally anticipated. But a new Mercy Road church in Fortville is nearing its grand opening.
Leaders of Mercy Road...
Closing stanza: Sunday’s service to be First Presbyterian’s last
GREENFIELD — Years ago, Jill Lyon collected signatures from fellow parishioners. They were stitched onto a quilt celebrating a milestone anniversary of First Presbyterian...
Pastor plants new Quaker church in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — The applause continued in the little white church in the woods. Some of those gathered for the annual service at Beech Church...
Church records its prayers for a year, counts 10,000
NEW PALESTINE — The colorful cards are tacked up in jumbled rows, some pinned on top of others, some poking beyond the borders of...
