Zion Hill Baptist Church marks 150th anniversary (5/24/2023) - Gloucester’s Zion Hill Baptist Church rang to the rafters with joyful music on Sunday in celebration of the church’s 150th anniversary. Led by the powerful JBC Choir of Hampton Roads,… …
Church Mother (5/24/2023) - Delores Pinkett, 92, was named First Baptist Church Mother recently. Family and friends from various states, and a niece from Italy, attended this service in her honor. Shown here, First… …
Church summer camps and activities 2023 (5/24/2023) - Saturday, June 3 CHRISTIAN OPEN MIC: Joel Emerson will host Sing for the King from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at 4737 Piney Swamp Road, Hayes. This open mic event… …
Services and other activities announced by local churches (5/17/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, announced that diapers and wipes are being collected this month to benefit… …
Blessing of the Fields (5/17/2023) - St. James On-the-Glebe’s Blessing of the Fields took place on Rogation Sunday. The season of Rogationtide has been characterized by asking God’s blessing on the spring planting, as a reminder… …
Mercy Ships co-founders to speak at LightHouse (5/17/2023) - Don and Deyon Stephens, co-founders of Mercy Ships, will be speaking at the 10 a.m. service this Sunday, May 21, at LightHouse in Hayes. There will be an opportunity to… …
Feast of the Ascension (5/17/2023) - Episcopal churches of Gloucester and Mathews will sponsor a service of Lessons and Hymns to celebrate the Feast of the Ascension today, Thursday, May 18, at Ware Episcopal Church on… …
Services and other activities announced by local churches (5/10/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold Holy Eucharist services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Both… …
Thanking the staff (5/10/2023) - The pastor of Zion Poplars Baptist Church, Gloucester, presented plaques to the administrative staff on Sunday thanking them for their dedication. Shown here from left are Pastor Ronald W. Gayle… …
UUFR speaker to address ‘Life After Death’ (5/10/2023) - Cliff Schelling will present “Life After Death” to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at 366 James Wharf Road, White Stone. Cliff is a former… …
National Day of Prayer (5/10/2023) - A number of Mathews County residents, including some pastors and county employees, met around the flagpole last Thursday, May 4, on the National Day of Prayer, to pray for the… …
NNO concludes season with ‘Too Hot to Handel’ (5/3/2023) - The Northern Neck Orchestra will perform an all-Baroque concert featuring a gospel version of Handel’s Messiah and classic works by Bach to conclude its 2022-2023 season on Saturday, May 20,… …
Services and other activities announced by local churches (5/3/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold Holy Eucharist services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Both… …
Handbell Consort to perform Sunday at Bethany UMC (5/3/2023) - The George Nelson Memorial Concert Series will present a concert by the Virginia Handbell Consort at 4 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary of Bethany United Methodist Church, Gloucester Point. The… …
‘Sing for the King’ to be held Saturday (5/3/2023) - “Sing for the King,” a Christian open mic event, will be held from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the Hayes home of Joel Emerson (4737 Piney Swamp Road). This event is… …
Services and other activities announced by local churches (4/26/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold Holy Eucharist services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Both… …
Rising Valley Baptist hosts reunion for Brooks School (4/26/2023) - Earlier this month, a gathering was held at Gloucester’s Rising Valley Baptist Church to remember the historical Brooks Memorial School and honor a group of students who attended the primary… …
Ladies’ tea (4/26/2023) - The Catholic community of the Church of Francis de Sales, Mathews, hosted the third annual Ladies’ Tea Luncheon on Saturday, April 15. More than 70 attendees were present for a… …
Covenant Partners (4/26/2023) - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Gloucester, received 16 people as Covenant Partners on Sunday. Pictured, from left, are Phyllis and George Koos, Crystal Appleby, Jim Ruff, Jason and Erika Alderman, Randy… …
Services and other activities announced by local churches (4/19/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold one Holy Eucharist service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The service… …
Family Fun Night (4/19/2023) - Beulah United Methodist Church, New Point, held a Family Fun Night on April 14. An Easter Egg Hunt was held with 900 eggs being hidden. Pictured from left, first row,… …
Baptism (4/19/2023) - Church of the Living Word, Hayes, held a baptism on Sunday. Pictured from left are Evangelist Wallease Burnell, DeJane Woodhouse and Minister Gary W. Minerve Sr. …
Recycling program (4/19/2023) - The Creation Care Team of Central United Methodist Church, Mathews, presented a program on recycling to the fifth graders of Cindy Machen’s class recently. Students, from left, Kaden Ornsby, Atticus… …
Rev. Diggs honored by Virginia Senate (4/19/2023) - The Rev. Dr. Robert A. Diggs Sr., senior pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Petersburg, who grew up in Mathews County, received a framed copy Sunday of Senate Resolution No.… …
Services and other activities announced by local churches (4/12/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Antioch Baptist The Rev. Julia Forrest of Antioch Baptist Church, Susan, will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday. The service… …