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Column: What could have been had The Graw stayed open

2012-05-15 17:00:00

It's Armed Forces Day dear readers. Saturday is also the running of the 137th Preakness, part of the Triple Crown. After the Kentucky Derby, now Maryland gets to shine. Lots of hoopla and black-eyed Susans will be the fare at the Pimlico Racetrack....

Holy Week and Easter services in Laurel

2012-04-06 05:49:00

Assembly of God Lifehouse Church, 1102 Montgomery St. — Easter Sunday: 11 a.m. service. Baptist Faith Baptist of South Laurel, 12700 Claxton Drive — Good Friday: 11 a.m. service. Easter Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Bible study and 11 a.m. worship...

More than 400 attend Columbia vigil for Trayvon Martin

2012-04-09 19:26:00

Their message was in their medium. They gathered in a large group, clad in hoodies, standing in solidarity, dressed like the fallen teen. In a town founded on and lauded for its diversity, they spoke of how what happened to Trayvon Martin in Sanford,...

History Matters: Flood's aftermath had residents anxious over fate of loved ones in 1912

2012-04-08 00:00:00

100 Years Ago Flood worries Notices in the Times from Hanover: "M.E. church preaching 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. Pastor Rev. Edward Cisrael. Mrs. Maggie Moliman of Dorsey has returned to her home after spending a few days with her daughter Mrs. H....

Women's conference a success

2012-04-17 00:00:00

Editor:� Thank you, Harford County, for joining Oak Grove Baptist Church in our second annual Women's Conference held March 31.� With over 200 in attendance, we enjoyed the Bible lessons and accounts shared by our speakers, Laurie DeYoung, WPOC morning...

Philathia Yvonne Reese-Calhoun, outreach director

2012-04-20 14:46:17

Philathia Yvonne Reese-Calhoun, former director of community outreach at Maryland New Directions, died Monday of cancer at Northwest Hospital. She was 63. The daughter of a church sextant and a homemaker, Philathia Yvonne Reese was raised in Richmond,...

Newsmakers: Hereford resident honored for 70 years at volunteer fire company

2012-03-16 05:34:00

Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church welcomed new pastor the Rev. Chris A. Brammer, of Hampstead, on Jan. 28. Pastor Brammer also serves as senior pastor of Hampstead Baptist Church ,where he has served for the last twenty-five years. He is also the pastor of a...

Same-sex opponents begin training petition collectors

2012-03-20 13:11:00

The opponents to Maryland's new same-sex marriage law are holding a series of closed-door training sessions to teach volunteers how to properly collect signatures to petition the measure to referendum. In an email, the Maryland Marriage Alliance said it...

Shirley H. Atkinson, school parent liaison

2012-02-24 15:33:00

Shirley H. Atkinson, a former public school liaison officer and longtime active member of Sharon Baptist Church, died Feb. 18 of complications from diabetes at St. Agnes Hospital. The lifelong Sandtown-Winchester resident was 77. The daughter of a...

Laurel's Emmanuel Baptist Church celebrates pastor's 21st anniversary

2012-03-06 13:14:00

Emmanuel Baptist Church, 11443 Laurel Bowie Road, celebrates the 21st anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. Byron Day, Sunday, April 1 at 5 p.m. Celebration theme is "Pressing Toward the Goal," and Scripture will be Philippians 3:12-14. Guest pastor...

New pastor making a difference at Columbia Baptist Fellowship

2012-03-09 12:03:00

The Columbia Baptist Fellowship officially welcomed its new leading pastor, the Rev. Dave C. Stancil, March 4. The installation service celebrated the pastor's accession with hymns and praises. Each speaker shared lighthearted anecdotes and words of...

Hundreds turn out to mourn slain 13-year-old

2012-03-10 15:48:00

In the end, Monae Turnage, lying in a casket with a white beaded gown and purple bangle bracelets, could be a catalyst for change in her East Baltimore neighborhood, her pastor told a crowd of roughly 700 at her funeral Saturday. The Rev. Donte L....

"Ignite" brings Christian singles together at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Richland Township.

2011-10-26 06:08:58

Jim Mersereau, Pastor of Oak Hill Baptist Church in Crossville, TN., served as the Senior Pastor of Central Baptist Church in El Centro from 2000 -2004.

2011-09-20 13:53:48

LOCATION: National Ave. at Republic Rd., Springfield SUMMARY: This new facility will house Seminole Baptist Temple's expanding children's and youth programs. Executive pastor Tim Wertz said construction on the two-story addition began in the Spring of 2011. COMPLETION: May 2012

2011-08-16 19:35:11