Holy Rollers (6/7/2023) - A group of local Episcopalians drove from Gloucester to Palmyra, New York, on May 15 to begin a physically challenging spiritual retreat. For the fourth time, the Holy Rollers set… …Services and other activities announced by local churches (5/31/2023) - 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… …
Volunteer appreciation (5/31/2023) - Bread for Life Community Food Pantry volunteers were honored with an appreciation cookout Sunday at Ware Episcopal Church for their service to the community. As part of the celebration, the… …MHS baccalaureate Sunday at Mathews Baptist (5/31/2023) - Members of the Mathews High School Class of 2023 will be honored at a baccalaureate service at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mathews Baptist Church, 8284 Buckley Hall Road, Hudgins. The… …
Project to help Mathews faith communities address climate crisis (5/31/2023) - Virginia Interfaith Power and Light is partnering on a new project with Creation Justice Ministries, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to address flooding and resiliency in Mathews… …
Pastoral Anniversary (5/31/2023) - The Rev. Ward Warren, pastor of First Baptist Church, Ordinary, observed his eighth Pastoral Anniversary recently. Pictured here with Pastor Warren is First Lady Cleo Warren. …
Fabulous Blackwood Quartet (5/31/2023) - The Fabulous Blackwood Quartet (Tony Goforth, Mark Blackwood, Jamison “Bucky” Blackwood and Jason Gordon, from left) will be in concert at 11 a.m. Sunday in Yorktown Baptist Church. Carrying on… …
A joyful celebration (5/24/2023) - The Rev. Jeffrey D. Burrell of Atlanta, Ga., was the guest speaker Sunday as the congregation of Gloucester’s Zion Hill Baptist celebrated the church’s 150th anniversary. For more on the… …Services and other activities announced by local churches (5/24/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Antioch Baptist The Rev. Julia Forrest will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday service in Antioch Baptist Church, Susan.… …
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… …